Commodore Amiga 500 - Using the Amiga Without a Mouse; Moving the Pointer Without a Mouse; Selecting Without a Mouse

Using the Amiga Without a Mouse
On the Amiga, anything you can do with the mouse you can also do from the
keyboard:
• move the Pointer
• make selections
• use menus
Moving the Pointer Without a Mouse
To move the Pointer without a mouse, hold down either the Commodore or
Amiga key, then, with that key still held down, pre
ss a cursor key.
With the Commodore or Amiga key held down, the Pointer moves
in the
direction
of the cursor key you press. The longer you hold down the keys, the
faster the Pointer moves. To make the Pointer move even faster, hold down both
the
SHIFf key along with the other two keys. To stop moving the Pointer,
release the cursor key.
Selecting Without a Mouse
To select an icon without using a mouse, first point to the icon, then press both
the Commodore key and the left AL T key at the same time.
Anything you do by pressing the Selection
Qutton on the mouse you can also do
by pressing the Commodore key and the left AL T key at the same time.
C-6 Using the Amiga Keyboard