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    how do you scroll on a thinkpad!?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by ccoleman88, Apr 4, 2008.

  1. ccoleman88

    ccoleman88 Notebook Guru

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    I am wondering if the thinkpads have any means of scrolling. I do software development and i scroll through code ALOT, i noticed the touchpad doesnt have one of those side scroll areas, am i really limited to clicking on the scrollbar in IE!?
     
    ccoleman88, Apr 4, 2008
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    vi3tscorpian Notebook Evangelist

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    The middle button of the UltraNav should do the work. I've been using it to control the scrolling.
     
    vi3tscorpian, Apr 4, 2008
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    dinnerbell Notebook Guru

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    Though the touchpad doesn't have clearly marked scroll areas, they do, in fact, scroll. You can adjust the size of those areas and many other features of the touchpad under main.cpl (the mouse control panel).
     
    dinnerbell, Apr 4, 2008
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  4. ccoleman88

    ccoleman88 Notebook Guru

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    thats pretty badass
     
    ccoleman88, Apr 4, 2008
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    +1. I don't use the touchpad at all. In fact I disabled it.
     
    ressom., Apr 4, 2008
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    drjohn Notebook Consultant

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    Yep I noticed this too. Works well, although for slower scrolling I find myself using simply the down arrow a lot.
     
    drjohn, Apr 4, 2008
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