ALeft button
BScroll wheel button (scrolling mouse only)
CRight button
A wireless mouse (select models only) is an optical mouse that uses a receiver/transmitter, instead of a connector cable, to communicate with your PC. A light on the receiver indicates receiver activity.
NOTE: The wireless mouse goes into a sleep or suspend mode after 20 minutes of inactivity. Click a button on the mouse to wake it. (Moving the wireless mouse does not wake it.)
Using the Mouse Buttons
The mouse has two or three buttons on the top:
•Click the left mouse button to position the cursor or to select an item.
•Click the right mouse button to display a menu of commands for the item you clicked.
•On select models, use the scroll wheel button in the center for scrolling and panning.
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mouse once. |
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To select an item, click the item. |
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To select sequential items in a list or group, click the first |
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keyboard while you click the last item. |
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press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while you click |
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the additional items. |
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NOTE: Your mouse may look different from the one shown here. |
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You can switch the function of the left and right buttons for
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).
Introducing the PC 7