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It is called a clicker If you mean the built in mouse, it is called a touch pad or mouse pad.
It usually sits on a mouse pad or just on a table
The best way to learn to use a touch pad is by using it. Its a very simple interface to use. Lightly touching it and moving your finger around on it moves the mouse pointer. Tapping it is like clicking the mouse button. You can double-tap it for a double click. Some touch pads have buttons adjacent to it so you can use these buttons like mouse buttons.
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The plural of mouse pad is mouse pads.
Most laptops already have an alternative for a mouse. Some have a mouse pad or touchpad area. Moving a finger around in the touchpad works the same as moving a mouse. Others have a pointing stick in the keyboard, usually between the G H and B keys. It works like a little joy stick. There will also be some buttons below them that work as mouse buttons. Some alternatives to a mouse include a joy stick and a trackball. A trackball is like an upside down mouse where a ball is moved around by the hand. Some laptops also have touch sensitive screens (like an ipad or android) removing the need for a separate pointing device.
any mouse that is opticall can be used without a mouse pad with no problem. However, the ball mouses need the mouse pad for traction
A thin plastic mouse pad.
It is called a touch pad and works with pressure. As you press the pad and move your finger it will move the arrow/pointer on the screen.
With the new Apple Magic Mouse, the user does not need to use a mouse pad. This mouse will work on any surface without a mouse pad with the exception of a smooth glass surface.
The first mouse pad was invented in 1969 by Jack Kelley.
The D-pad buttons is basically the directionall buttons on the ps2 controller... basically the up,down,left,right buttons.