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probably useless with the stuck key, so you might as well try to clean it.

Worse comes to worst, you can always buy another keyboard.

Pointing Devices

Have you ever tried to use Windows or macOS without a mouse or other

device to move the cursor? It’s not fun, but it can be done. All techs

eventually learn the navigation hot keys for those times when mice fail, but

all in all we do love our mice. There are two common pointing devices, mice

and touchpads. A mouse moves the cursor as you move the mouse; a

touchpad moves the cursor as you move your fingers over its surface.

In macOS, Apple definitely ups the ante for touchpads, including those on

Apple laptops and the Magic Trackpad, with Multi-Touch gestures. With two

fingers together, for example, you can scroll up and down on a page by

moving your fingers up and down. Have a bunch of Windows open and want

to access your desktop? Spread your thumb and three middle fingers apart on

the touchpad. See something interesting on a Web page or PDF? Double-tap

with two fingers to zoom in; then double-tap again to zoom out. The list of

possible combinations goes on and on. Check here for the scoop:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204895.

In Windows, you can adjust your mouse or touchpad settings through the

Mouse Control Panel applet or Settings app. Figure 10-20 shows the

Windows 10 Settings app and Control Panel applet. macOS has both Mouse

and Trackpad applets in System Preferences.

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