Using the Mouse

This program requires a mouse or trackball. Any standard mouse installed in Windows will work fine. This program uses the mouse like most other Windows programs. The left mouse button is used for clicking on objects and choosing commands.

Right mouse button (shortcuts)

If you press the right mouse button while in Select mode or Seltext mode (modes are explained elsewhere), a small menu appears near the cursor. You may then choose from a number of frequently used commands that make sense at the time. For example, if you click right mouse button on a figure, the menu contains features that apply to that figure. When you press the right mouse button while in any other mode, it serves as a shortcut method to return to Select mode (or Seltext mode if you used that mode last.)

Cursor

The cursor, or more accurately the mouse cursor, is a small graphic image that indicates where on the screen the mouse is pointing. Different shapes for the mouse cursors indicate different actions that result when you click the mouse. The most common mouse cursors and their meaning are shown below.

Standard select cursor. Click to select objects.

Lasso select cursor. Lassoing objects.

Move cursor. Click to move objects.

Create figure cursor. Click to create figure.

Zoom cursor. Click to zoom in.

Connect cursor. Click to create connector.

Connect-to cursor. Connect to object.

Text label cursor. Click to create label.

Reshape cursor. Reshaping a figure.

Resize cursor. Resizing a figure.

Pivot connector cursor. Moving end of connector.

Split cursor. Splitting a connector.