IBM ScrollPoint User manual

ScrollPoint Mouse
™
User's Guide
OPTIONS
by IBM

First Edition (October 1997)
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Contents
About This Book .......... vi
Part 1: Product Description, Installation and Maintenance Guide 1-1
Part 2: Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Help and Service information .... 2-1
Product Warranty . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Electronic Emission Notices .... 2-12
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About This Book
This manual contains the following
information:
Part 1:
Description of the ScrollPoint Mouse
and its features
How to connect the ScrollPoint Mouse
and install Logitech's MouseWare
configuration software
How to use MouseWare to set up and
configure the scrolling mouse
Product Maintenance (Foreign language
sections only)
Part 2:
Help and Service Information
Product Warranty
Notices and Trademarks
Part 1 is translated into the following
languages:
Note: The illustrations in this manual
might be slightly different from your
hardware.
English German
French Spanish
Japanese Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
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Part 1: Product Description, Installation and
Maintenance Guide
Product Description
Important: Be sure to retain your proof of
purchase because it might be required to
obtain warranty service.
The IBM ScrollPoint Mouse has a mouse
stick 3 that allows you to scroll
documents with fewer wrist movements.
You can also program the mouse stick, the
left button 1 and the right button 2 to
perform typical mouse functions. To use
the ScrollPoint Mouse to scroll in an
application, first make sure the window you
want to scroll has a scroll bar and is the
active window. You can click on any
window to activate it.
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The ScrollPoint Mouse offers two operating
modes:
Office 97 compatible mode allows
special features to work only within
Microsoft's Office 97 software or
compatible applications. Within Office
97, you can use Autoscrolling,
zooming and data zooming.
Universal mode, the default, allows
vertical and horizontal scrolling in
most Microsoft Windows 95
applications. Universal mode also
supports Autoscrolling, zooming and
data zooming in Office 97 and
compatible applications.
Following this paragraph is a list of some of
the features of the ScrollPoint Mouse. See
“Using the ScrollPoint Mouse’s Features”
on page 1-9 for instructions on how to use
the listed features.
One-Touch Scrolling
The mouse stick on the
ScrollPoint mouse is designed
to make scrolling windows
easier.
Autoscrolling
Used within Office 97 and
compatible applications,
Autoscrolling allows you to
scroll a window just by
moving the mouse.
Zooming When using this feature within
Office 97, you can use the
mouse stick to magnify and
reduce your view of a
document.
Data Zooming
When using this feature in
Office 97, you can zoom in on
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key data in a document. An
example would be expanding
or collapsing outlines within a
document.
HyperJump and CyberJump
These are special settings for
your mouse buttons which
conveniently combine eight
different functions on one
eight-button grid. The
HyperJump grid consists of
eight frequently-used Windows
95 commands, and the
CyberJump grid has eight
frequently-used Netscape
commands. By clicking on
the button, the command is
executed instantly, without
having to go to the menu bar.
Connecting the ScrollPoint Mouse
and Installing MouseWare
To connect your ScrollPoint Mouse:
1. If you are using the ScrollPoint Mouse
with a laptop computer which has an
onboard pointing device, or if you are
using a keyboard with an onboard
tracking device, you must disable that
device before installing and using the
ScrollPoint Mouse. When you set up
and configure your ScrollPoint Mouse,
you can use the Device screen in
Mouse Properties to choose between
the ScrollPoint Mouse and your other
pointing device.
2. Make sure your computer is turned off.
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3. Connect the mouse cable 1 to your
computer's mouse port 2.
4. Turn on your computer. When
Windows 95 has booted up, it will
automatically detect a new mouse on
the PS/2 port, and a dialog box will
open asking if you want to configure
it. Select No. You will configure the
mouse after you install MouseWare.
To install MouseWare:
1. Put the enclosed diskette into your
diskette drive (usually drive A).
2. Click on the Start button.
3. Move the arrow up to Run, and click
to select it.
4. In the command line that appears, type:
A:SETUP
5. Follow the instructions that appear on
your screen.
6. Upon completion of the setup program,
Windows 95 will automatically restart.
A dialog box will open stating that the
system has found a ScrollPoint Mouse
on the PS/2 mouse port, and asking if
you want to configure it. Click on the
Yes button.
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Setting Up and Configuring the
ScrollPoint Mouse
After you have installed MouseWare and
indicated that you want to configure the
ScrollPoint Mouse, you will see a dialog
box asking you to choose whether your
mouse is right- or left-handed. Once you
have made this selection, a window called
Mouse Properties will open, with tabs
across the top. If you want to use the
ScrollPoint Mouse with the default settings,
click on the Mouse Setup button. If you
want to configure the mouse yourself, click
on one of the tabbed screens. After you
make changes on any screen in Mouse
Properties, be sure to click on either the
OK or Apply button to activate your
changes.
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Here is a list of the tabbed screens and what you can do on each screen:
Pointers This screen displays the default icons for various pointing functions. You can
either keep the default icons or customize them. Windows 95 with the
Microsoft Plus! add-on has a wide variety of icons, many of them animated.
Without Microsoft Plus! you can select either white or black cursors, in small,
medium and large.
1. To change the icons, select one and then click on the Browse button.
2. Choose from the selection of alternate icons displayed, then click on the
Open button.
Buttons This screen displays a list of functions, including Hyperjump and Cyberjump,
which you can assign to each mouse button and/or to the mouse stick. You
can also use this screen to change your double-clicking speed. The
third-button function available on the mouse stick is designed to allow
reliability with less accidental activation. For instance, you can assign the
double-click function to the mouse stick, and reduce the chance that you will
double-click accidentally. To practice using this function, follow these steps:
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1. At the Buttons screen, assign the Double-Click function to the mouse
stick.
2. Select Apply.
3. Move the mouse cursor over the double-click test box.
4. Press and release the mouse stick to activate the double-click function.
5. Either press OK to keep the double-click function, or select another
function for the mouse stick.
Motions On this screen you can change your cursor speed, turn cursor trails on or off,
or choose SmartMove. If you select SmartMove, your cursor will jump to the
highlighted button of each new dialog box.
Orientation The default orientation for the scrolling mouse is vertical, with the buttons at
the top. If you need to hold the mouse in a position different from the
default, you can use this screen to reset the orientation. Hold the mouse in
the new position, then follow the directions on the screen.
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Scroller The Scroller screen is where you choose either Universal mode or Office 97
compatible mode. On this screen you can also choose your scrolling speed.
Most applications will scroll properly using the Normal setting, however
some applications may scroll very quickly or very slowly. If this is the case,
you can choose a different scrolling speed. When set to Normal, the scrolling
speed will increase with increasing pressure on the mouse stick, up to a preset
limit. Experiment with the Slow, Fast, and Screen speed settings to select
the scrolling speed that is comfortable for you. Some applications use
non-standard scrolling bars and may scroll slowly or not at all.
Devices This screen can be used to switch between pointing devices, if you have more
than one.
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Using the ScrollPoint Mouse’s Features
Here are instructions for using the ScrollPoint Mouse:
One-Touch Scrolling
The mouse stick makes scrolling easy.
1. To scroll up, push the mouse stick forward, to scroll down pull it back.
2. To scroll left or right, push the mouse stick left or right.
Be sure to use only gentle pressure on the mouse stick; excessive force may
cause erratic performance. The side-to-side motion of horizontal scrolling
may feel more difficult because your finger is stronger when pushing or
pulling from front to back.
Autoscrolling
Within Office 97 and compatible applications, you can use the AutoScroll
feature to scroll a document by moving the mouse up or down, left or right.
1. Make sure you have programmed the mouse stick to function as a middle
button. This can be done in the configuration process described in the
previous section.
2. Press or tap the mouse stick until the Autoscroll icon appears.
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3. Move the mouse to adjust the rate of scrolling. The speed will increase
the further away you move the mouse.
4. To stop Autoscrolling, press any key or mouse button.
Zooming Zooming in magnifies and zooming out reduces the view of a document page.
1. To use in Office 97, press and hold the Ctrl key while pressing the
mouse stick.
2. To zoom in or magnify, press the mouse stick forward.
3. To zoom out or reduce, pull the mouse stick backward.
Data Zooming
This can be used to zoom in on key data in a document and then return to a
larger view.
1. To use in Office 97, press and hold the Shift key while pressing the
mouse stick.
2. To expand data, push the mouse stick forward.
3. To collapse data and return to the larger view, pull backward on the
mouse stick.
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Using HyperJump
Remember that HyperJump can be selected during the configuration process
described in the previous section.
Above is an illustration of the HyperJump pop-up button grid. Here is a list
of the button commands, starting at the top left and ending at the bottom
right:
HyperMenu This displays a pop-up menu for the active application.
Minimize This minimizes the current window.
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Close Application
This closes the active application.
Recall This brings the last active application to the foreground.
Vertical Scroll
When you select this button, you can vertically scroll the active
window by moving your mouse.
Horizontal Scroll
When you select this button, you can horizontally scroll the
active window by moving your mouse.
Start Menu This selection makes the cursor jump to the Start button and
opens the Start Menu.
Resize When you select this button, you can resize the active window
by moving your mouse.
Using CyberJump
Remember that CyberJump can be selected during the configuration process
described in the previous section.
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Above is an illustration of the CyberJump pop-up button grid. Here is a list
of the button commands, starting at the top left and ending at the bottom
right:
HyperMenu This displays a pop-up menu.
GoTo Bookmark
This takes you to your bookmark list.
Add Bookmark
This adds the current page to your Bookmark list.
Go Back This takes you to the previously viewed page.
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Vertical Scroll
This function is the same as the Vertical Scroll in HyperJump.
Start ButtonThis function is the same as the Start Button in HyperJump.
Horizontal Scroll
This function is the same as the Horizontal Scroll in HyperJump.
Stop This stops the loading process of the current page.
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