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Using the mouse with file browser windows in Web style integration mode

Click here to see a ScreenCam movie about using the mouse with disk browser windows in Web style integration mode.In Web style integration mode, folder and file names in disk browse windows look and behave like hyperlinks in Web pages. Folder and file names are underlined, and are highlighted when you move the mouse pointer over them. A single click on an item opens it.

With practice, this can become a faster and more and more convenient way of working, but it can take some getting used to, especially when selecting, renaming and group-selecting items. However many experienced users of Windows 95 have not changed over to this method yet, preferring the old standard double click interface.

The ScreenCam movie and the table below describe how to use the mouse in Classic and Web-style modes.

 

Operation Classic mode Web style mode
Select an item. Single (left-button) click. Move mouse pointer over item.
Open an item's pop-up menu. Right-click. Right-click.
Group Selections (more than one item). Select first item (by clicking), then: 

For a contiguous block of items, hold down [Shift] key and click on another item.

To add individual items to the group, hold down [Ctrl] key and click on other items.

 Select first item (either by moving mouse pointer over it, or by holding down [Ctrl] key and clicking on it, then:

For a contiguous block of items, hold down [Shift] key and click on another item.

To add individual items to the group, hold down [Ctrl] key and click on other items.
Drag a selected item or groups selection of items (e.g. to copy or move them to a new folder). Click-hold on the item (or any one of the selected items), drag to new location. Click-hold on the item (or any one of the selected items), drag to new location. Be careful not to release the mouse button until you've started dragging, otherwise the item(s) will be opened instead of dragged.
Rename an item. Right-click on item, choose Rename from pop-up menu or click on item, wait a second, then click again. Right-click on item, choose Rename from pop-up menu.
Deselect an item or items Right-click somewhere other than an item name. Right-click somewhere other than an item name.
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