UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice
Dependingonyourpreference,youcanusetheThinkPadpointingdeviceinoneofthefollowingmodes:
•TrackPointmode
•Trackpadmode
•ClassicTrackPointmode
TochangeamodefortheThinkPadpointingdevice,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”
onpage37.
Note:Bydefault,theTrackPointmodeandtheTrackpadmodearebothenabled.Youcanuseeither
oneofthem.
TrackPointmode
IntheTrackPointmode,usethepointingsticktomovethepointer,andusethetrackpadtoperformother
actionssuchasleft-click,right-click,andscroll.Youalsocanusethetrackpadtoperformavarietyof
touchgestures.
Forinformationaboutusingtouchgestures,see“Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures”onpage36.
1Point
Usethepointingsticktomovethepointeronthescreen.
Tousethepointingstick,applypressuretothepointing
sticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.
Thepointermovesaccordinglybutthepointingstickitself
doesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermoves
dependsontheamountofpressureyouapplytothe
pointingstick.
2Scroll
Pressandholdthedottedscrollingbarwhileapplying
pressuretothepointingstickintheverticalorhorizontal
direction.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,
Website,orapps.
3Right-click
Presstheright-clickzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.
4Left-click
Presstheleft-clickzonetoselectoropenanitem.
Trackpadmode
IntheTrackpadmode,usethetrackpadtoperformalltheactions,suchaspoint,left-click,right-click,and
scroll.Youalsocanusethetrackpadtoperformavarietyoftouchgestures.
Forinformationaboutusingtouchgestures,see“Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures”onpage36
.
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