What is the red button on my Lenovo ThinkPad?

The red button in the keyboard of Lenovo Thinkpad is a navigation button. This red navigation button can be used for moving the pointer. So, you can use the navigation button instead of using the mouse or touchpad. Using this red button is easy.

How do you use the middle button on a ThinkPad?

Try this:

1. Go to Settings > Touchpad > Additional settings > ThinkPad tab and for Middle Button Action select “Use as middle click”
2. Download and install X-Mouse Button Control.
3. Launch X-Mouse Button Control and configure Middle Button to Mouse Wheel Down.

How do I turn off the red button on my Lenovo ThinkPad?

How to disable TrackPoint – Windows – ThinkPad

1. Windows 10: Type control panel in the search box on the taskbar, and then select Control Panel.
2. Choose Mouse.
3. The Mouse Properties popup is displayed.
4. Choose the UltraNav (Fig 2.1) tab or ThinkPad (Fig 2.3) tab.
5. For the UltraNav tab, uncheck Enable TrackPoint.

How do I right click on a ThinkPad?

You can perform the following steps to use the right click button:

1. Select one or more items you want to right click on.
2. Press the Shift + F10 keys.
3. You can now perform one of the actions below to select an item in the context menu. ( see screenshot below)

How do you right click on a ThinkPad?

How do I enable TrackPoint on ThinkPad?

Answer. Click Start, then type in “mouse” in the empty “search programs and files” field, click it, in the opened window select UltraNav, then check “Enable Trackpoint”, thereafter “Apply”.

What are ThinkPads used for?

The ThinkPad Yoga is an Ultrabook-class convertible device that functions as both a laptop and tablet computer. The Yoga gets its name from the consumer-oriented IdeaPad Yoga line of computers with the same form factor. The ThinkPad Yoga has a backlit keyboard that flattens when flipped into tablet mode.