I'm visiting Lisa (aka lkane12673) for a couple of days and I forgot my mouse at home. She has a couple old extras laying around but I can't get the feel of any of them, so I've been trying to scrap with the trackpad on my laptop and it just isn't working for me. It made me wonder how many of you, if any, use your trackpad when you scrap.
I use my trackpad exclusively! I scrap on my laptop squished into a corner of the couch, so there's nowhere to rest a mouse anyway LOL
lol Penelope - I scrap on the couch, too but I have this lap desk that has a spot for the mouse. I'm going to keep trying. We're snowed it and it's the perfect opportunity for scrapping.
I have an iMac and will only use the track pad. Even though my computer isn't a laptop, I still prefer the track pad over a mouse that I have to slide all over my desktop. It does take some getting used to though. Maybe you could go into the mouse settings and tweak them until it feels like your regular mouse? Just a thought.
It's funny, I didn't have an easy time with the trackpad on my laptop. When I got my MacBook Pro it didn't come with a mouse, so I tried the trackpad and found that I have an easier time with it than I did with the mouse. I'm not sure if it's that much different from the one on my PC or if I just didn't give the one on my PC a chance because I could use the mouse.
Me too. I used a mouse for a while right after I got my laptop, but I sort of just stopped, not even really on purpose. Haven't used a mouse in years!
I used to scrap with my track pad, but then I got a Wacom tablet, and now I can't go back. I even use it to surf the web half the time!
I haven't used a mouse at home in 5+ years. I find it cumbersome to use other people's computers with mice since I keep having to move my hand back and forth from the keyboard to the mouse.
I have a macbook pro. All I ever use is the trackpad. I have gotten so used to it that I wouldn't even think about using a mouse. Plus on the Mac it has all these awesome gestures you can use to scroll and zoom in.
I also only use the trackpad on my Macbook Pro. I tried using a plug-in mouse a few times and it felt SO strange!!
I used a track pad pretty exclusively. Even when I plug in my tablet, I still use the pad and forget to use the pen!
I have a Macbook Pro, too and do find myself switching to it for gestures, but still can't seem to use it exclusively. I ended up buying another mouse today. :/
I am a mouse girl...when I got my first laptop I didn't use a mouse for scrapping at all....and then I got a mouse and can't go back to the pad. If I am scrapping in bed or on the couch I have a tray that my laptop and mouse fits on.