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UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice
Dependingonyourpreference,youcanusetheThinkPadpointingdeviceinoneofthefollowingmodes:
TrackPointmode
Trackpadmode
ClassicTrackPointmode
TochangeamodefortheThinkPadpointingdevice,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”
onpage27.
Note:Bydefault,TrackPointmodeandTrackpadmodearebothenabled.Youcanuseeitheroneofthem.
TrackPointmode
InTrackPointmode,usethepointingsticktomovethepointer,andusethetrackpadtoperformother
actionssuchasleft-clicking,right-clicking,andscrolling.Youalsocanusethetrackpadtoperforma
varietyoftouchgestures.
Forhowtousethetouchgestures,see“Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures”onpage25
.
1Pointing
Usethepointingsticktomovethepointer.Tousethe
pointingstick,applypressuretothenonslipcaponthe
pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.
Thepointermovesaccordinglybutthepointingstickitself
doesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermoves
dependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.
2Scrolling
Pressandholdthedottedscrollingbarwhilemovingthe
pointerintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thenyou
canscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.
3Right-clicking
Presstheright-clickingzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.
4Left-clicking
Presstheleft-clickingzonetoselectoropenanitem.
Trackpadmode
InTrackpadmode,usethetrackpadtoperformalltheactions,suchasmovingthepointer,left-clicking,
right-clicking,andscrolling.Youalsocanusethetrackpadtoperformavarietyoftouchgestures.
Forhowtousethetouchgestures,see“Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures”onpage25.
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