ThinkPad T430 - Using the Trackpoint Pointing Device

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice
TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthreeclickbuttonsatthe
bottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer5onthescreen,youapplypressuretothenonslipcaponthe
pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard;thepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedat
whichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thefunctionsoftheleft
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andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.
TheTrackPointcenterbutton3,calledthescrollbar,enablesyoutoscrollWebpagesordocumentsinany
directionwithnoneedtousethegraphicscrollbarsonthesideofthewindow.
IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeTrackPoint,theseinstructionswillhelpyougetstarted:
1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywitheitherindexngeronthepointingstickin
thedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.
Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyoutomoveitup,towardyoutomoveit
down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.
Note:Thepointermightdrift.Thisisnotadefect.StopusingtheTrackPointpointingdevicefora
fewseconds,thenthepointerwillstopmoving.
2.Toselectanddrag,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumbandmovetheTrackPoint
pointingstick.
ByenablingPress-to-Select,youcanmaketheTrackPointpointingstickfunctionthesameasthe
leftorrightclickbutton.
CustomizingtheTrackPoint
YoucancustomizetheTrackPointpointingdeviceanditsbuttonsthefollowing:
•Switchthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbuttons.
•ChangethesensitivityoftheTrackPointpointingdevice.
•EnablethePress-to-Selectfunction.
•EnabletheMagnifyingGlassfunction.
•EnabletheTrackPointscrollingfunction.
•EnabletheTrackPointScrollingTips.
TocustomizetheTrackPoint,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.
2.UnderTrackPoint,proceedtochangingthesettings.
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