Enable Touchpad while typing

Hello,
I am trying to play games on my new Lenovo G505s laptop. The touchpad is made by ELAN and while I was able to find palmcheck on my previous laptop,Im having trouble trying to find it on my current machine. Thanks in advance for your help.
Cian.
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