Summary and Shortcuts

Double-click

nDouble-click an object on screen by pointing to the
object and clicking twice in rapid succession, without
moving the mouse.
Double-clicking is a common shortcut for opening an icon or
the selected item in a directory dialog box.

Shift-click

nHold down the Shift key while clicking.
Shift-clicking is a way to select more than one icon or item
in a list.

Working with icons

Selecting icons
To do this Take these steps
Select an icon Click the icon.
Deselect an icon Click anywhere except the selected icon.
Select multiple icons While holding down the Shift key, click
each icon.
Deselect an icon in a While holding down the Shift key, click
group of selected icons the icon.
Select multiple icons 1. Place the pointer at one corner of the
that are near each other group of icons.
2. Drag diagonally to select the icons, then
release the mouse button.
Select contiguous icons 1. Place the pointer to the left of the top icon
in a list or the bottom icon.
2. Drag up or down the list, releasing the
mouse button when the pointer is left of the
last icon.
Select text in an icon’s Click the icon’s name (not the icon itself).
name

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