UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice
TheTr ackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthreeclickbuttonsatthe
bottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer5onthescreen,youapplypressuretothenonslipcaponthe
pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboar d;thepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedat
whichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thefunctionsoftheleft4
andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.
TheTr ackPointcenterbutton3,calledthescrollbar,enablesyoutoscrollWebpagesordocumentsinany
directionwithnoneedtousethegraphicscrollbarsonthesideofthewindow.
IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeTr ackPoint,theseinstructionswillhelpyougetstarted:
1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywitheitherindexngeronthepointingstickin
thedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.
Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyout omoveitup,towardyoutomoveit
down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.
Note:Thepointermightdrift.Thisisnotadefect.StopusingtheTrackP ointforafewseconds;the
pointerwillstopmoving.
2.T oselectanddrag,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumbandmovetheTr ackPoint
pointingstick.
CustomizingtheTrackPoint
Youcancustomiz etheTrackPointpointingdeviceanditsbuttonsasfollows:
•Switchthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbutt ons.
•ChangethesensitivityoftheTrackPoint.
•EnabletheMagnifyingGlassfunction.
•EnabletheTrackPointscrollingfunction.
•EnabletheTrackPointScrollingTips.
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