CHAPTER 3: Setting Up and Getting Started
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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.
To...
Do this...
Move the
pointer on
the
computer
display
Move the mouse around on
the mouse pad. If you run out
of space on your mouse pad
and need to move the pointer
farther, pick up the mouse,
set it down in the middle of
the mouse pad, then
continue moving the mouse.
Select an
object on the
computer
display
Position the pointer over the
object. Quickly press and
release the left mouse button
once. This action is called
clicking
.
Start a
program or
open a file or
folder
Position the pointer over the
object. Quickly press and
release the left mouse button
twice. This action is called
double-clicking
.
Access a
shortcut
menu or find
more
information
about an
object on the
computer
display.
Position the pointer over the
object. Quickly press and
release the right mouse
button once. This action is
called
right-clicking
.
click
click
click,
click
click,
click
click
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