8 PC Basics Guide
Click means to press the left button on the mouse once.
Double-click means to press the left button on the mouse two
times in a row. To double-click, you click the button (press it
and then release it), and then quickly click it again.
Right-click means to press the right button on the
mouse once.
To select an item, click the item.
To select sequential items in a list or group, click the first
item in the list, and then press and hold the Shift key on the
keyboard while you click the last item.
To select non-sequential items, click the first item, and then
press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while you click
the additional items.
NOTE: Your mouse may look different from the one shown here.
You can switch the function of the left and right buttons for left-handed use. Refer
to “Switching Mouse Button Functions” on page 9.
Scrolling
Click the left mouse button to place the cursor in a document, and then:
• To scroll toward the beginning of a document, roll the scroll wheel button up
(away from you).
• To scroll toward the end of a document, roll the scroll wheel button down
(toward you).
Autoscrolling
1 Place the cursor anywhere in the text, and press the scroll wheel button
once. An autoscroll icon appears.
2 Move the mouse in the direction you want to scroll. The farther you
move the mouse from the starting point, the faster the document scrolls.
3 To stop autoscrolling, press the scroll wheel button again.
NOTE: Autoscrolling does not work with some software programs.
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