Using your VAIO desktop

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Guide

 

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Using the mouse

 

User

The VAIO wheel mouse allows you to control the cursor in a number of ways. You can point to, select, drag,

 

Desktop

and scroll objects on the screen using the buttons and the wheel.

point

Move the entire mouse across a flat surface to

 

Function

Action

VAIO

 

place the pointer on an item or object.

click

Press the left button (1) once.

 

Sony

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 61) section for details.