Using the Mouse

You can use the mouse to steer the pointer around the screen and to select or pick items by using the mouse buttons. The buttons perform different tasks depending on the type of window, and the position within the window, where the pointer is positioned. The appearance of the pointer changes according to the type of display item that is underneath it.

The left-hand mouse button has three functions:

• On a graphical view, clicking the left-hand button with the pointer over a design element results in that element becoming the current element (that is, the design item on which you want to carry out the next operation).

• In a sequence of menus, dragging with the left-hand button activates the command represented by the highlighted menu option when the button is released.

• On a form, the effect varies according to what you select.

The middle mouse button is used primarily to manipulate a graphical view. The right-hand button is used to access the menu options specific to the graphical view window, or items listed on a form.