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2.1.1 Using the Mouse

  A mouse is a hand-operated pointing device that sends signals to your computer. For operations that can be performed with either the keyboard or the mouse, the mouse offers many advantages, such as an intuitive, point-and-click way of working and greater mobility moving around large spreadsheets.

To move the mouse pointer (which usually appears on screen as an arrow), move the mouse across your desktop or mouse pad. To move the mouse pointer further than your mouse area allows, lift the mouse off the surface and reposition it. The mouse has two or three buttons. Most NExS operations require only the left button, used in the following actions:

 

Technique Action
Point Move the mouse pointer to a specific area of the screen.
Click Quickly press and release the left button.
Double-click Quickly press and release the left button twice.
Hold down Hold down the left button while you perform some action, such as moving the mouse.
Drag Press the left button and hold it down while you move the pointer.
Table 2.1: Mouse Actions


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999