Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145 User Manual page 40

If you are not familiar with the TrackPoint pointing device, these instructions will help you get started:
1. Place your hands in the typing position, and press gently with an index finger or a middle finger on the
pointing stick in the direction in which you want the pointer to move.
To move the pointer, press the pointing stick away from you to move it up, toward you to move it
down, to one side or the other to move it sideways.
Note: The pointer might drift. This is not a defect. Stop using the TrackPoint pointing device for a
few seconds, then the pointer will stop moving.
2. To select and drag as required by your software, press the left or right click button with either thumb
and move the TrackPoint pointing stick.
Customizing the TrackPoint pointing device
You can customize the TrackPoint pointing device and its buttons as follows:
• Switch the functions of the left and right buttons.
• Change the sensitivity of the TrackPoint pointing device.
• Enable the TrackPoint Scrolling Tips.
To customize the settings of the TrackPoint pointing device, do the following:
1. Go to Control Panel and click Hardware and Sound ➙ Mouse ➙ UltraNav.
2. Under TrackPoint, proceed to changing the settings.
Changing the cap
The cap 1 on the end of the TrackPoint pointing stick is removable. You can replace it as shown in
the drawing.
Note: The TrackPoint cap used in your computer has grooves
Ensure that you replace the TrackPoint cap with a correct one that has such grooves.
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as shown in the following illustration.