Alps Touchpad
Click the Start button, then type “mouse” without quotation marks and press “Enter.” The Mouse Properties window opens. Click the “Tapping” tab. Click to put a check mark in the box labeled “Tap Off When Typing.” This will disable the touchpad’s tap-to-click feature while you are typing. Click “OK.”
Synaptics Touchpad
Click the Start button, then type “mouse” without quotation marks and press “Enter.” The Mouse Properties window opens. Click the “Device Settings” tab. Click the item labeled “Synaptics TouchPad,” then click “Settings.” The Synaptics TouchPad Settings window opens. Click “Pointing,” then “Sensitivity” and finally “PalmCheck” in the left pane. Drag the PalmCheck slider all the way to the right to decrease the touchpad’s sensitivity to clicks while typing. Click “OK.” Writer Bio
