Using your VAIO desktop

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Using the optical mouse

 

User

Your computer is delivered with a VAIO PS/2 optical mouse, which uses a light-emitting diode (LED) instead

 

Desktop

of a ball. Avoid using the mouse on a piece of glass or other transparent material, as this can interfere with

smooth cursor movement on the screen.

 

 

 

VAIO

Function

Action

point

Move the entire mouse across a flat surface to

 

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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 adjust the mouse pointer speed and other functions under Mouse Properties. To display Mouse Properties, go to the Control Panel, select Printers and Other Hardware, then select Mouse.

✍You can set the mouse up for left-hand use. See the Troubleshooting (page 75) section for details.