HP 873n, m280n, m270n, 894c, 884 Mouse, Using the mouse buttons, Scrolling, Dragging and dropping

Mouse

Your PC includes an optical scrolling mouse. When you move the mouse, it uses light and an optical sensor, instead of a roller ball, to sense movement. Use the optical mouse on an opaque surface.

Using the mouse buttons

Like an ordinary mouse, the scrolling mouse has two buttons on the top: the left button, called the primary button, and the right button, called the secondary button.

Click the left mouse button

1 Left-click the item, and then press and hold down the left mouse button.

2 Move the mouse to position the cursor; the item is dragged along.

3 Release the button to drop the item into place.

If you press and hold down the right mouse button when you click and drag, a menu appears when you release the button to drop the item. The menu lets you move, copy, or create a shortcut for the item.

Scrolling

Use the wheel button in the middle of the mouse to scroll or select items.

You can use the scrolling mouse to scroll, to autoscroll, or to pan.

To scroll:

1 Click the left mouse button to place the cursor in a document.

2 To scroll toward the

beginning of the document, roll the mouse wheel up (away from you). To scroll toward the end of a document, roll the wheel down (toward you).

To autoscroll:

1 Place the cursor in the document next to the text where you want to begin scrolling and press the wheel button once. An autoscroll icon appears.

2 To begin autoscrolling, move the mouse in the direction you want to scroll. The farther you move the pointer from the starting point, the faster the document scrolls.

3 To stop autoscrolling, press the wheel button again.

To pan:

1 Place the cursor in the document. Press and hold down the mouse wheel button.

2 Slowly move the mouse in the direction you want to scroll. The farther you move the pointer from the starting point, the faster the document pans.

3 To stop panning, release the wheel button.

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Hardware

to position the cursor or to select an item. Click the right mouse button to display a menu of commands available for the item you clicked.

Dragging and dropping

You can click and drag an item to move it.

Changing for left-handed use

You can change the configuration of the primary and secondary mouse buttons for left- handed use. Refer to “Reverse your mouse buttons” in the onscreen Help and Support Center.

Scroll

Right

Left

The optical mouse cannot work on a glass, translucent, or reflective surface.

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