Users Manual

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthreeclickbuttonsatthe

bottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer5onthescreen,youapplypressuretothenonslipcaponthe

pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard;thepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedat

whichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thefunctionsoftheleft

andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.

TheTrackPointcenterbutton3,calledthescrollbar,enablesyoutoscrollWebpagesordocumentsinany

directionwithnoneedtousethegraphicscrollbarsonthesideofthewindow.

IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeTrackPoint,theseinstructionswillhelpyougetstarted:

1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywitheitherindexngeronthepointingstickin

thedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyoutomoveitup,towardyoutomoveit

down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.

Note:Thepointermightdrift.Thisisnotadefect.StopusingtheTrackPointpointingdevicefora

fewseconds;thenthepointerwillstopmoving.

2.Toselectanddragasrequiredbyyoursoftware,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumb

andmovetheTrackPointpointingstick.

ByenablingPress-to-Select,youcanmaketheTrackPointpointingstickfunctionthesameasthe

leftorrightclickbutton.

CustomizingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheTrackPointpointingdeviceanditsbuttonsasfollows:

•Switchthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbuttons.

•ChangethesensitivityoftheTrackPoint.

•EnablethePress-to-Selectfunction.

•EnabletheMagnifyingGlassfunction.

•EnabletheTrackPointscrollingfunction.

•EnabletheTrackPointScrollingTips.

TocustomizetheTrackPoint,ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

Changingthecap

Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Youcanreplaceitasshownin

thedrawing.

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