UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice
TheTr ackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthreeclickbuttonsatthe
bottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer5onthescreen,youapplypressuretothenonslipcaponthe
pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboar d;thepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedat
whichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thefunctionsoftheleft4
andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.
TheTr ackPointcenterbutton3,calledthescrollbar,enablesyoutoscrollWebpagesordocumentsinany
directionwithnoneedtousethegraphicscrollbarsonthesideofthewindow.
Note:Yourcomputerkeyboardmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.
IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeTrackPointpointingdevice,theseinstructionswillhelpyougetstarted:
1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywithanindexngeroramiddlengeronthe
pointingstickinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.
Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyout omoveitup,towardyoutomoveit
down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.
Note:Thepointermightdrift.Thisisnotadefect.StopusingtheTrackPointpointingdeviceforafew
seconds;thepointerwillstopmoving.
2.T oselectanddragasrequiredbyyoursoftware,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumb
andmovetheT rackPointpointingstick.
CustomizingtheTrackPointpointingdevice
Youcancustomiz etheTrackPointpointingdeviceanditsbuttonsasfollows:
•Switchthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbutt ons.
•ChangethesensitivityoftheTrackPointpointingdevice.
•EnabletheMagnifyingGlass.
•EnabletheTrackPointscrollingfunction.
•EnabletheTrackPointScrollingTips.
TocustomizethesettingsoftheTrackPointpointingdevice,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse➙Ultr aNav.
2.UnderTrackPoint,proceedtochangingthesettings.
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