Using The Thinkpad Pointing Device; Using The Trackpoint Pointing Device - ThinkPad P50 User Manual

• Darkens the computer display.
• Brightens the computer display.
• Manages the external displays.
• Enables or disables the wireless features.
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– Windows 7: Opens Control Panel.
– Windows 10: Opens the Settings window.
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– Windows 7: Opens Windows Search.
– Windows 10: Opens the Cortana
• Views all the programs that you have opened.
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– Windows 7: Opens Computer.
– Windows 10: Views all the programs.
Key combinations
• Fn+Spacebar: Controls the keyboard backlight.
There are three modes for the keyboard backlight: Off, Low, and High. Press Fn+Spacebar to change the
mode of the keyboard backlight.
• Fn+4: Puts the computer into sleep mode. To return to normal operation, press the Fn key or power
button.
• Fn+End: Has the same function as the Insert key on a conventional keyboard.
• Fn+B: Has the same function as the Break key on a conventional keyboard.
• Fn+K: Has the same function as the ScrLK key on the conventional keyboard.
• Fn+P: Has the same function as the Pause key on the conventional keyboard.
• Fn+S: Has the same function as the SysRq key on the conventional keyboard.

Using the ThinkPad pointing device

This section provides information about using the ThinkPad pointing device.

Using the TrackPoint pointing device

The TrackPoint pointing device consists of the following components:
1 Pointing stick
2 Right-click button (secondary-click button)
3 Scroll bar
4 Left-click button (primary-click button)
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Use the pointing stick
pointing-stick nonslip cap in any direction parallel to the keyboard. The pointer moves accordingly but the
pointing stick itself does not move. The speed at which the pointer moves depends on the amount of
pressure you apply to the pointing stick.
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to move the pointer on the screen. To use the pointing stick, apply pressure to the