TrackPoint
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Moving the TrackPoint
Place your hands in the typing position and press gently with either index
finger on the stick in the direction you want the cursor to move. Pressing
the stick away from you moves the cursor up the screen; pressing it toward
you moves the cursor down the screen. You can also move the cursor side to
side by pressing sideways.
Press the click buttons with either thumb to select and drag as required by
the software.
The red cap on the end of the TrackPoint is removable. You can replace it
with one of the spares supplied with the ThinkPad.
Press-to-Select
TrackPoint with Press-to-Select gives you the complete point-and-select function
under one fingertip. You move the cursor to its target and then indicate "select
this object" with a light, quick pressure of the same fingertip downward
into the keyboard, without shifting your focus. A double-click is, naturally,
a double-press, with the same adjustable time constraints as for the usual
double-click.
Optionally, if "Enable Drag" is checked on the control panel (see
below), you can drag objects on the screen, by simply holding the press. After
a short time, only a very light pressure is needed to maintain the drag. Lift
your finger off the TrackPoint to release the selected object.
Release-to-Select
Optionally, if "Release-to-Select" is checked on the control panel,
you can indicate a selection by simply holding the normal down-pressure used
in cursor movement until you reach the target object, and then lifting your
finger quickly. If you follow the lift with a quick press, you get a double-click
to launch an application.
You will notice that if you don't press exactly straight in to the keyboard,
the cursor may twitch, but it will return to the position it had when you started
the press, so you needn't worry about disturbing the cursor position when using
press-to-select. Press with a single motion, without any 'warm-up' tap.
Of course, the gesture with which you indicate "select this object" must
be different from the one you use to start moving the cursor fast. TrackPoint
can't read your mind. It recognizes a sharp increase in pressure in a mainly
downward direction as a press. A fairly small force is sufficient if done quickly;
if applied slowly, no amount of force will be recognized. Just what is 'quickly'
and 'slowly' is the main thing you can adjust to tune the TrackPoint to your
personal style.
The following paragraphs are intended to serve as a general introduction to
the features of the TrackPoint. For additional and more specific information
about the uses and operation of your TrackPoint device, please consult the
on line Help information provided with your ThinkPad.
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