Lenovo ThinkPad Keyboard User Manual

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Changing the pointing stick sensitivityWhen you are using the pointing stick, you might prefer to use a light touch, or you might want to apply morepressure. You can change the way the pointing stick responds to your touch by doing the following:1. Click the ThinkPad Compact Keyboard with TrackPoint icon on the system tray.2. In the Mouse Properties window, click External Keyboard tab.3. In the Pointer speed area, move the slider toward Slow or Fast according to your preference.4. Click Apply. Then, test how the pointing stick responds to your new setting and make adjustments ifnecessary.5. Click OK to apply the setting.Using the ThinkPad preferred scrolling functionYou can scroll through an active window by moving the pointing stick while pressing the middle button.You also can scroll through an inactive window with the ThinkPad Preferred Scrolling function. To configurethe scrolling function, do the following:1. Click the ThinkPad Compact Keyboard with TrackPoint icon on the system tray.2. In the Mouse Properties window, click the External Keyboard tab.3. Depending on your needs, do one of the following:• To scroll through active windows just as a conventional mouse, clear ThinkPad Preferred Scrolling.• To scroll through inactive windows, select ThinkPad Preferred Scrolling.4. Click OK.Note: If you find it can not scroll on some applications, clear ThinkPad Preferred Scrolling to get morecompliance.Using the function keysThe following table describes the function keys and Fn key combinations. By default, the USB keyboard actsthe standard F1-F12 function. After installing the Thinkpad Keyboard Suite, you can achieve the hotkeyfunction by pressing Fn+Fx (where x represents 1 to 12) keys.Function key FunctionFn+Esc Switch between the hot key and the standard F1-F12 function.Mute the speaker.Decrease the volume.Increase the volume.Mute the microphone.Note: This function key might not work on the Windows XP and Windows Vistaoperating systems.Chapter 2. ThinkPad Compact USB Keyboard with TrackPoint 7