HP a1320y, a1590tw, a1580tw, a1590d, a1530tw, a1513in, a1520d manual Using the Mouse Buttons, Scrolling

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.

Click means to press the left button on the mouse once.	B
Double-clickmeans to press the left button on the mouse two A	C
times in a row. To double-click, you click the button (press it
and then release it), and then quickly click it again.
Right-clickmeans 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 8.

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).

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