Frequently Asked Questions
Norwood School Technology

Q. How do I get a file to always open in a certain program?

A. Do this:

Right-click any file to bring up the context menu
Choose “Open With”
On the bottom of the drop-down menu click on "Choose Program"
In the list of programs that appears, select the program you want to use.
Check the box on the bottom of the list for “Always use the selected program...”
Click OK

If the program is not in the list, click the "Browse" button
Select the folder for the program you want
Select the application within the folder.
Click OK
 

Q. How do I turn the laptop's touchpad on or off?

A.  There is an icon in the system tray that allows you to enable and disable the touchpad, but you have to have a mouse plugged in if you want to use that icon. The keyboard keys: Fn + F9  toggle the touchpad on and off for certain Toshiba laptop models. Another way to turn the touchpad back on if you don’t have a mouse you can plug in, and Fn+F9 don't work is to use the keyboard keys to access the Mouse control panel. The key with the Windows icon on it (near the space bar) opens the Start menu, then you use the arrow keys to navigate to the Control panel, use the Enter key to "click" it, use arrow keys or letter M to select the Mouse control icon, Enter key to click it, then arrow keys to get to Touchpad tab, and space bar to move between options, Enter key to click it, you can re-enable the touchpad.