Chapter3.Usingthek eyboard
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutusingthekeyboard.

UsingtheNumericLockk ey

WhentheNumericLockkeyisenabled,somealphabetickeys(M,J,K,L,U,I,andO)andnumerickeys(7,
8,and9)ontheThinkPadUSBkeyboardwithT rackPointworkasa10-keynumerickeypad.
Toenableordisablethenumerickeypad,pressFn+ScrLk/NmLk.Whenyoupressthisbutton,the
correspondingindicatorisdisplayedonthecomputerscreenforafewseconds.
Notes:
•ForsomeThinkP adcomputermodelssuchastheThinkPadT400sseries,dependingontheBIOSsetting,
theOnScreenDisplay(OSD)icondisplaysdifferently:
–WhenthesystemBIOSissetasSynchronizedandyoupressFn+ScrLk/NmLkontheThinkPadUSB
keyboardwithTrackPointoronthekeyboardofyourThinkPadcomputer ,theOSDicondisplaysas
inthelowerrightcornerofyourcomputerscreen.Andthisissupportedbythenotebookinternal
application.
–WhenthesystemBIOSissetasIndependent,theOSDicondisplaysdifferently:
–IfyoupressFn+ScrLk/NmLkontheThinkPadUSBkeyboardwithTrackPoint,theOSDicondisplays
asatthebottomcenterofyourcomputerscreen.
–IfyoupressFn+ScrLk/NmLkonthekeyboardofyourThinkPadcomputer,theOSDicondisplaysas
inthelowerrightcornerofyourcomputerscreen.
•FortheWindows8operatingsystem,theOSDsupportdependsonyoursystem.RefertotheUser
Guideofyourcomputer.

UsingtheTr ackPoint

TheTrackP ointconsistsofapointingstickandthreeclickbuttons.Thepointingstickisusedtocontrol
thecursor.Thethreeclickbuttonsaretheleftbutton,therightbutton,andthecenterbutton.Thissection
providesinformationonusingthepointingstick,conguringthecenterbutton,andcustomizingthe
TrackPoint.

Usingthepointingstick

Tousethepointingstick,dothefollowing:
1.Placeyourhandsattypingposition,andpressgentlyonthepointingstickinthedirectionthatyouwant
thepointertomove.Y oucanpressthepointingstickawayfromyoutomoveitup,towardyoutomove
itdown,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdepends
onthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.
Note:Thecursormightperiodicallydrift.Stopusingthepointingstickforafewsecondsandtry
again.Thecursorwillworknormally.
2.Toselectanddraganitem,stopthepointingstickandpresstheleftorrightbuttonwithyourthumb.
Theleftandrightbuttonsfunctionthesameastheleftandrightbuttonsonaconventionalmouse.
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