Windows Key; Using The Thinkpad Pointing Device - ThinkPad X140e User Manual

Windows key

On the Windows 7 operating system, press the Windows key to open the Start menu. On the Windows 8
operating system, press the Windows key to switch between the current workspace and the Start screen.
You also can use the Windows key together with another key to achieve other functions. For more
information, refer to the help information system of the Windows operating system.

Using the ThinkPad pointing device

Your computer comes with the ThinkPad pointing device. The ThinkPad pointing device consists of the
TrackPoint pointing device 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 pointing device and the touch pad as pointing devices.
This setting enables the use of all the basic and extended functions of the TrackPoint pointing device
and the touch pad.
• Set the TrackPoint pointing device 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 pointing device while
limiting the use of the touch pad to scrolling, tap zones, and slow-motion pointer functions.
• Set the TrackPoint pointing device as the main pointing device, and disable the touch pad.
• Set the touch pad as the main pointing device, and disable the TrackPoint pointing device.
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
and right 2 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.
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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
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