Compaq E500 specifications Navigating with the Pointing-Stick Pointing-Stick Procedures

Navigating with the Pointing-Stick

Pointing-Stick Procedures

Task

Move the cursor

Increase or decrease cursor speed

Right-, left-, or center-click or double-click

Highlight an item*

Select text or an object*

Activate a selection*

Select, then drag and drop an item*

Procedure

Directionally press the pointing stick.

Increase or decrease pressure on the pointing stick.

Press the right, left, or scroll pointing stick buttons as you would the right, left, or center buttons on an external mouse.

Press and hold down the pointing stick as you move the mouse cursor over the item.

Position the cursor over the highlighted text or object, then quickly tap the pointing stick once.

Position the cursor over the selection, then quickly tap the pointing stick twice.

NOTE: To select and activate a preference, first tap the preference once to select it, then tap the preference twice to activate it.

Press down on the pointing stick as you move the cursor over the item, then drag the item to the new location. To drop the item, release the pressure.

*To perform this task exactly as you would with an external mouse, use the left pointing-device button like the left button of an external mouse.

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