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- THE CONVENTIONS
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- IF YOU ARE USING A MOUSE: The left mouse button generally
- selects an action and answers questions affirmatively. It is
- also like pressing [Enter].
- The right mouse button ends or cancels actions and
- answers questions negatively. It is also like pressing
- [Esc]. In most drawing modes such as circles and boxes, the
- right mouse button is held down when you want to change the
- size/shape of an object.
- With three-button mice, the center button is useful.
- In most drawing modes such as lines and ellipses, it will
- cancel an object. In other cases, it will bring up help.
- The spacebar on your keyboard will work the same as the
- center mouse button to cancel drawing objects, so two-button
- mice are fully capable of three-button operations.
- In most cases, when the program calls for pressing
- [Enter], you can click the left mouse button for the same
- result. And a click of the right mouse button can replace
- pressing [Esc] in many parts of the program.
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- KEYBOARD: Whether or not you have a mouse, you can also
- control The Multimedia Workshop from the keyboard. The
- [Enter] key simulates the left mouse button. Use [Enter] to
- select actions or answer questions affirmatively. The [Esc]
- key simulates the right mouse button. Use it to end or
- cancel actions, answer questions negatively or bring up
- on-line help.
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- TO MOVE THE CURSOR (ARROW) WITH THE KEYBOARD: For fine
- control, use the arrow keys. Turn the [Num Lock] key off
- for fine control. You can also move the cursor diagonally
- with [Home], [End], [Page Up] and [Page Dn]. For coarse
- control, turn the [Num Lock] key on, and use the same keys.
- In other words, with [Num Lock] off, the right arrow or
- [6] key moves the cursor one pixel at a time to the right.
- But when the [Num Lock] is on, the [6] key moves the cursor
- about 10 pixels to the right each time it is pressed.
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- FOR COARSE CONTROL: [Num Lock] = ON
- FOR FINE CONTROL: [Num Lock] = OFF
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- SIZE MODE / MOVE MODE
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- Many drawing options involve placing a rectangle or
- other object in the picture and adjusting its size. With a
- mouse, moving the object is done by moving the mouse while
- no mouse buttons are held down. To change the size or shape
- of the object, the mouse is moved while the right button is
- held down.
- From the keyboard, this is done differently. To move an
- object, use the arrow or number keys. Then, to change it's
- size, toggle SIZE mode with the spacebar. Click it once.
- Now, when you press number or arrow keys, the shape or size
- of the object changes. To return to MOVE mode, click the
- spacebar again. The spacebar also toggles SIZE and MOVE
- mode with the mouse, so if SIZE is in effect, even without
- any mouse buttons pressed, an object will stretch without
- moving on the screen until the spacebar is pressed again.
- This point can be confusing. If an object misbehaves,
- chances are, you have to press the spacebar.
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- HELP
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- You can often press the [F1] key, and get help. This is
- done by executing MANUAL.EXE, which brings the whole owner's
- manual on-line! To search for a specific topic, go to a
- likely chapter and press [S] to search for a key word or
- phrase.
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- THE MENU SYSTEM
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- To select an item from a menu, point to it with the
- on-screen arrow, then press [Enter] or the left mouse button.
- You can also select most menu items by pressing the key
- corresponding to the letter on the right side of the menu
- item. To return to a previous menu press [Esc], the right
- mouse button or select "Esc" from the menu. Doing this from
- the main menu ends the program.
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- end of chapter.
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