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** File: Mouse.hlp
** Index: 8
** Content: Using mouse and emulated mouse
█ Using the mouse
The mouse controls a pointer on the
screen. You move the pointer by sliding
the mouse over a flat surface in the
direction you want the pointer to move.
You should not press the mouse button when
you move the mouse. If you run out of
room to move the mouse, simply lift it and
the put it down in a convenient spot. The
pointer doesn't move while the mouse is in
the air. Most mice have two or three
buttons: you can either use the left
button or the right button for most tasks
in TechPlot. Moving the mouse and
pressing the mouse button are the only
actions involved in the basic skills of
pointing, clicking, and dragging.
■ Pointing
Moving the mouse to place the pointer
over an item is called pointing.
■ Clicking
Pointing to an item on your screen and
then quickly pressing and releasing the
mouse button is called clicking. You
select menu items or objects in Plot View
by clicking. Double-clicking -- pointing
to an item and quickly pressing the mouse
twice -- is a convenient shortcut for
formatting many of the plot objects in
the Plot View.
■ Dragging
Holding down the mouse button as you
move the pointer is called dragging.
You can use this technique to select a
block of cells in the Sheet View or move
an object around in the Plot View.
█ Using emulated mouse
If no mouse is installed on your
computer, TechPlot will provide you with
an emulated mouse. The emulated mouse
cursor is a cross sign. It is operated
by the following keys on your keyboard:
<Arrow> Move the emulated mouse
cursor in the Plot View.
<Shift+Arrow> Move the emulated mouse
cursor in all views.
<Ctrl+Arrow> Move the emulated mouse
cursor by large step size.
<+> Increase the step size.
<-> Decrease the step size.
<Ins> Press the emulated mouse
button. For most cases,
the first <ins> for mouse
button down and the second
<Ins> for moue button up.
<Space> Move the cursor from one
button to the next in the
Tool Box and Color Palette.
<Home> Move cursor in up-left
<Shift+Home> direction.
<End> Move cursor in down-left
<Shift+End> direction.
<PgUp> Move cursor in up-right
<Shift+PgUP> direction.
<PgDn> Move cursor in down-right
<Shift+PgDn> direction.
<Ctrl+Home> Move cursor in up-left
direction by large step
size.
<Ctrl+End> Move cursor in down-left
direction by large step
size.
<Ctrl+PgUp> Move cursor in up-right
direction by large step
size.
<Ctrl+PgDn> Move cursor in down-right
direction by large step
size.
NOTE:
In some cases, if the active view has
trapped these key down messages, these
general rules may not be followed.
For example:
In the Sheet View, the <Home>, <End>,
<PgUp> and <PgDn> key down message
will be trapped for fast data sheet
scrolling. The emulated mouse cursor
will not be moved by these keys.