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Jul 19, 2011 1:13 PM in response to pierrefromquebecby Kappy,Open Universal Access preferences. Under either the Keyboard or Mouse tab should be a checkbox option to prevent accidental input when typing. If you don't find it there then check in the Trackpad preferences.
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Jul 19, 2011 1:14 PM in response to pierrefromquebecby eww,There is no way to turn the trackpad off. To prevent it from registering any accidental touches, cover it with a thin piece of cardboard. The cardboard from the back of a standard pad of office paper is sufficient.
But do you really want to type without either a mouse or a trackpad? Sounds awfully inconvenient to me.
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May 26, 2013 5:55 AM in response to ewwby farmerJack,Are you kidding? This is the number one complaint I have against my Macbook. Windows has had this feature for years. I love the trackpad, and want to keep using it, but when it moves the cursor around while I am typeing (do to inadvertant keypad touches) it makes me want to scream.
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May 26, 2013 6:07 AM in response to pierrefromquebecby freddobonanza,Like Kappysaid :
Kappy wrote:
Open Universal Access preferences. Under either the Keyboard or Mouse tab should be a checkbox option to prevent accidental input when typing. If you don't find it there then check in the Trackpad preferences.
or find the apple instructions here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3608
Good luck
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May 26, 2013 7:03 AM in response to freddobonanzaby farmerJack,Thanks for the reply and so quickly too, but the link you refer to describes how to disable trackpad when another mouse or keyboard is present. I cannot find a check box for preventing accidental input. The only workaround I have found is to disable single touch on the trackpad. That stops the cursor jump madness when typing, but requires a full press to activate click on the track pad. The windows synaptics driver has had a feature that disabled they trackpad for a user configurable delay after a keyboard key is pressed. I am disappointed that my Macbook does not have this feature.
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May 26, 2013 8:20 AM in response to pierrefromquebecby sanjampet,You can also try going to system preferences>universal Access, mouse and trackpad tab, checking ingore built-in track pad when mouse keys are on, everything will need to be done via keyboard. To engage/defeat this you need to press the option key 5 times.
Don't really know if this is what you are looking for.
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May 26, 2013 4:15 PM in response to pierrefromquebecby freddobonanza,Sorry farmerJack i miss read the bit in your post that says "without mouse".. My workaround for this is like you mentioned, where the trackpad is set up so I have to press firmly on the track pad to click, always is as it drives me bonkers having a sensitive trackpad that you can bump easily. Sorry but that is my best sloution.
Good luck
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