Chapter 3: Setting Up and Getting Started
You can use the left and right buttons on the mouse to select objects on the display. You can use the scroll wheel on the mouse to move through a document. This feature is not available in all programs.
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Move the pointer |
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| mouse farther, lift the mouse |
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| mouse pad, then continue |
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Select an object |
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| object. Quickly press and |
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| release the left mouse button. |
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| This is called clicking. |
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Start a program |
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or open a file or |
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| object. Quickly press and |
folder |
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| release the left mouse button |
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Access a |
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| Position the pointer over the |
shortcut menu |
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| object. Quickly press and |
or find more |
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| release the right mouse button |
information |
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about an object |
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on the display. |
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Move an object |
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| object. Press the left mouse |
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| button and hold it down. Move |
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| appropriate part of the |
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| computer display. Release the |
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| button to drop the object where |
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| you want it. This is called |
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| clicking and dragging. |
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For more information about how to adjust the
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