UsingtheTrackPointpointingstick
TousetheTrackPointpointingstick,applypressuretothenonslipcaponthepointingstickinanydirection
paralleltothekeyboard.Thenyoucanmovethecursor.Butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.The
speedatwhichthecursormovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.
UsingtheThinkPadtrackpad
TheThinkPadtrackpadofyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchwithwhichyoucanzoomin,zoomout,scroll,
orrotateonthescreenwhilebrowsingtheInternetorreadingoreditingadocument.
CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice
YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicetoachievetheextendedfunctionsoftheThinkPad
pointingdevice.
TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙ThinkPad.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Replacingthecap
Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Aft eryouusethecapforaperiod
oftime,youcanreplacethecapwithanewone.
Note:TheTrackPointcapusedinyourcomputerhasgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.
EnsurethatyoureplacetheTrackP ointcapwithacorrectonethathassuchgrooves.
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