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52 Macintosh User's Handbook
The icons* currently selected are displayed in black on the
Desktop surface. Notice from the Desktop
that the System
Disk icon
is selected. An icon can be deselected by moving the
pointer outside the icon
and pressing the mouse button. Try
this. The Desktop should resemble
that shown in figure 3.8.
To select an icon, move the pointer onto that icon and
press the mouse button. Experiment by selecting and deselect-
ing the Trash icon.
Two
or more icons can be selected simultaneously. This is
accomplished by using the mouse to surround the icons to be
selected with a rectangle. This procedure
is best learned with
an example. Assuming both the System Disk and Trash icons
have been deselected, move the pointer
just above and to the
left of the System Disk icon. Press the mouse button and hold
it down. Move the pointer to the right until it
is positioned just
beyond the System Disk icon.
Notice
that a line is displayed on the screen which traces
the pointer's path. Move the pointer down along the screen's
right edge until it
is located just beneath the Trash icon. Notice
that a rectangle is drawn on the Desktop surrounding both
icons. This is depicted in figure 3.9. Finally, release the mouse
button. Both the System Disk and Trash icons will have been
selected.
• Several icons can be selected simultaneously.