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Front view - ThinkPad R40/e
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Front view Thinklight Computer display Power/System status indicators Power switch Forward and Back keys Built-in microphone TrackPoint stick TrackPoint buttons Touch pad Touch pad buttons Spacebar Fn key Access IBM button Volume control buttons Wireless LAN antennas LCD Status indicators Power button Keyboard TrackPoint pointer TrackPoint buttons FN key ThinkPad button Volume controls Wireless antennas Thinklight


Index Item Image Description
1 Thinklight Thinklight

Use the ThinkPad computer under less than perfect lighting conditions. The ThinkLight device illuminates the keyboard.

NOTE: Not supported on R40e models.

2 Computer display Computer display The high-resolution, thin-film transistor (TFT) display provides clear and brilliant text and graphics.
3 Power/System status indicators Power/System status indicators The power-status indicators show whether the computer is in standby, hibernation, or normal mode, whether Bluetooth and Wireless LAN are in use, and show the charge level of the battery. Your computer has four system-status indicators: Drive in use, Numeric lock, Caps lock, and Power on.
4 Power switch Power switch Use the power switch to turn on the computer.
5 Forward and Back keys Forward and Back keys The Forward and Back keys on your keyboard near the cursor-control keys are used with your Internet browser, such as Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. They function like the forward and back arrows in the browser that move you back and forward to pages you have viewed in the order that you opened them.
6 Built-in microphone Built-in microphone The built-in microphone captures sound and voice when it is used with an application program capable of handling audio.
7 TrackPoint stick TrackPoint stick The keyboard contains the unique TrackPoint cursor-pointing device. Pointing, selecting, and dragging are all part of a single process that you can perform without moving your fingers from typing position. Move your fingertip across the UltraNav touch pad to move the cursor. The TrackPoint and touch pad buttons provide functions similar to those of a mouse and its buttons.
8 TrackPoint buttons Touch Pad
9 Touch pad
10 Touch pad buttons
11 Spacebar Spacebar Press Fn+Spacebar to start the FullScreen Magnifier and enlarge the active window.
12 Fn key Fn key Use the Fn key to take advantage of ThinkPad functions, such as turning on the ThinkLight). To use ThinkPad functions, press Fn + the required function key marked in blue.
13 Access IBM button Access IBM button Press the Access IBM button to open the Access IBM, your on-board help system, which helps answer questions and provides quick access to software tools and key Lenovo Web sites.
14 Volume control buttons Volume control buttons The built-in volume buttons enable you to quickly adjust the volume or mute the sound from your ThinkPad computer.
15 Wireless LAN antennas Wireless LAN antennas Some ThinkPad models features an integrated dual diversity antenna system built into the display for optimal reception, enabling wireless communication wherever you are.

 

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Document id:  MIGR-45897
Last modified:  2003-05-14
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