What is the use of TrackPoint?

The TrackPoint center button can be used to scroll through documents or Web pages. The button can also be used to activate a magnifying glass that enlarges items on the screen. Place the cursor over the document or Web page to scroll through. Press and hold down the TrackPoint center button.

How does the TrackPoint work?

The TrackPoint functions more like a tiny joystick, though. The cursor moves around based on the direction and pressure you put on the nub. Apply more pressure, and the mouse moves (or scrolls) faster. It’s easy to understand how a mouse moves, since it translates the movement more directly.

How do I change the sensitivity of a TrackPoint?

Press ‘start’, type “Mouse”, pick “change your mouse settings”, click “Additional mouse settings”. The window will show up and will have ‘ThinkPad’ tab. Switch to this tab and you will see the track point sensitivity slider. Hope this helps.

Why there is red button in ThinkPad?

And it directly inspired the ThinkPad model 700C, which became IBM’s icon, with one bright red button known as a “TrackPoint” nub. The TrackPoint sat inside the keyboard to aim the mouse, while a right and left mouse button lived below the spacebar.

Why do laptops still have TrackPoint?

On why the TrackPoint has persisted amid ever-improving trackpads. One of the advantages of a TrackPoint is that your hands don’t have to leave the home row to move the cursor. So, you can type and move the cursor without doing this [mimes a hand shifting between a keyboard and a trackpad].

What is the little circle in the middle of my keyboard?

A pointing stick (also referred to generically as a nub or nipple) is a small joystick used as a pointing device typically mounted centrally in a computer keyboard. A pointing stick can be used by pushing with the fingers in the general direction the user wants the cursor to move.

What is the point of the little mouse in the middle of the keyboard?

It is a small, isometric joystick that resembles a pencil’s eraser head, located between the “G,” “H,” and “B” keys on the keyboard. This technology enables the user to keep their hands on the keyboard and still be able to control the mouse.

Is the trackpoint faster?

Trackpoint is far more superior. That’s like claiming hunt and peck typing is faster than touch typing. The ergonomics just favor nub vs track pad since you don’t have to move your hands from home keys.

What is the red dot on laptop keyboard?

Nestled in between the keys of your keyboard, the rubbery red dot sticks out like a sore thumb. The pointing stick, as it’s also called, is a way to control your laptop. Developed by IBM in the 80s as an alternative to the trackpad and mouse, it was designed to keep your hands hovering above the keyboard.

How do I use the red button on my ThinkPad?

You can use the right middle finger (or point finger) to press and hold the red button. Then you slight push the red button to the side that you want the pointer to move to there. Two thumbs can be press the left, right buttons of the touchpad. The red button in the keyboard of Lenovo Thinkpad is a navigation button.

What do you need to know about water track?

Water Track is a web enabled application designed for supervision of Noncommunity Public Water Supplies to foster compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, Act 399 of 1976 as ammended. Water Track application access is restricted to state and contract health department staff with a user ID and password.

Can a driven point well be used for drinking water?

Well water from a driven point well or other shallow well should be regularly tested for potability. See DRIVEN POINT SAND POINT WELL CLEARANCE DISTANCES for setback distances for driven point, sand point and other well types. The maximum depth for driven point wells is about 80 feet. If local soils are hard or rocky a driven well cannot be used.

How to apply for water track in Michigan?

Water Track application access is restricted to state and contract health department staff with a user ID and password. [email protected] to request access.

Where are The submeters on a point of use system?

Point of Use Design. Our submeters are small point of use water meters that install after the shut off at each water point of use. For example, two water submeters would be installed under the kitchen sink, one on the cold water line and one on the hot water line.