George E. Gerpheide invented the touchpad in 1988
Douglas engelbart invented the computer mouse/pointing device.
The first mouse pad was invented in 1969 by Jack Kelley.
Richard Lyon of Xerox and Steve Kirsh of Mouse Systems Cooperation in 1981 invented the first optical mouse. Douglas Engelbart was the first inventing a computer mouse with the name "The Locator X-Y"
Douglas Engebart invented the computer mouse in 1970. Even though he is the one who invented the computer mouse, he never received any royalties for the invention.
mickey mouse was made in 1928November 1928 in "Steamboat Willie" .
Go to Start, Control Panel, Hardward and Sound, then Mouse. Your mouse and touchpad software should open where you can do this.
To switch from a cordless laptop mouse to the laptop's built-in touchpad, simply disconnect the cordless mouse by turning it off or unplugging its USB receiver. If the touchpad doesn't activate automatically, you may need to press the designated function key (often labeled with a touchpad icon) or adjust the settings in your laptop's control panel under "Mouse" or "Touchpad." Additionally, ensure that the touchpad is enabled in the device settings.
Could be a mouse, a trackball or a touchpad.
touchpad
Most laptops already come with a touchpad. They have them built in and it is what is used as the "mouse" of the laptop.
its a pad that you touch tomove your mouse only on laptops.
If you have a computer with a mouse and a touchpad, click the mouse with one hand, and have someone else click the touchpad at the same time. The game thinks you're clicking twice as fast!
A laptop's touchpad is similar to a mouse as used on a desktop computer. Basically, it is an inbuilt pointing device: a finger moves the cursor on the screen, a tap of the finger acts like the left mouse button.
Most laptops are fitted with a touch-pad rather than a mouse. However, Windows software is usually capable of recognising when a mouse has been plugged into a USB port, and will set up the necessary drivers.
It is called a touchpad.
If the computer does have a touchpad then no you can't
A touchpad is an input device. It operates on the same principle as your mouse does, taking your movements or gestures and translating them into a form the computer can understand in order to get work done.