Using your VAIO desktop

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Sony VAIO Desktop User Guide

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Using the mouse

The VAIO wheel mouse allows you to control the cursor in a number of ways. You can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the buttons and the wheel.

Function

Action

 

 

point

Move the entire mouse across a flat

 

surface to place the pointer on an item

 

or object.

 

 

click

Press the left button (1) once.

 

 

double-click

Press the left button twice.

 

 

right-click

Press the right button (2) once. In

 

many applications, this action displays

 

a context-sensitive shortcut menu.

 

 

drag and drop

Hold the left button down while

 

sliding the mouse. Then release the

 

button to drop the object.

 

 

scroll

Turn the central wheel (3) to scroll up

 

or down a page. Or press the wheel

 

once to lock the scroll action and

 

control the movement by moving the

 

entire mouse. (The scroll function is

 

available only with applications that

 

support a scroll feature.)

 

 

✍ You can set the mouse up for left-hand use. See the Troubleshooting (page 60) section for details.