Using The Ultranav Pointing Device; Using The Trackpoint Pointing Device - Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420 User Manual

If you press this key and another key at the same time, the System Properties window or the Computer (in
Windows XP, My Computer) window is displayed. For details, refer to the Help in the Windows operating
system.
Numeric keypad
You can use this numeric keypad to input numbers quickly.
Four special keys
Your computer has four special keys above the numeric keypad:
• Launch calculator
• Lock operating system
• Open operating system search
• Open My Computer

Using the UltraNav pointing device

Your computer may come with the UltraNav pointing device. The UltraNav consists of the TrackPoint and
the touch pad, each of which is itself a pointing device with both basic and extended functions. You can
configure both devices by choosing the settings you prefer, as follows:
• Set both the TrackPoint and the touch pad as pointing devices.
This setting enables the use of all the basic and extended functions of the TrackPoint and the touch pad.
• Set the TrackPoint as the main pointing device and the touch pad for extended functions only.
This setting enables the use of all basic and extended functions with the TrackPoint while limiting the use
of the touch pad to scrolling, tap zones, and slow-motion pointer functions.
• Set the touch pad as the main pointing device and the TrackPoint for the extended functions only.
This setting enables the use of all basic and extended functions with the touch pad while limiting the
use of the TrackPoint to scrolling and Magnifying Glass functions.
• Set the TrackPoint as the main pointing device, and disable the touch pad.
• Set the touch pad as the main pointing device, and disable the TrackPoint.
Changing the UltraNav settings
You can change your settings of UltraNav in the UltraNav tab of the Mouse Properties window.
• For Windows 7: Click Start ➙ Control Panel ➙ Hardware and Sound ➙ Mouse ➙ UltraNav.
• For Windows XP: Click Start ➙ Control Panel ➙ Printers and Other Hardware ➙ Mouse ➙ UltraNav.
You can also change the UltraNav settings by clicking the UltraNav icon on the system tray. To display the
UltraNav icon on the system tray, see "Displaying UltraNav icon" on page 34.

Using the TrackPoint pointing device

The TrackPoint pointing device consists of a pointing stick
bottom of the keyboard. To move the pointer
pointing stick in any direction parallel to the keyboard; the pointing stick itself does not move. The speed at
which the pointer moves depends on the pressure you apply to the pointing stick. The functions of the left
2
and right click buttons correspond to those of the left and right mouse buttons on a conventional mouse.
The TrackPoint center button
direction with no need to use the graphic scroll bars on the side of the window.
5 on the screen, you apply pressure to the nonslip cap on the
3 , called the scroll bar, enables you to scroll Web pages or documents in any
1 on the keyboard and three click buttons at the
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Using your computer