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Basic Mouse Functions

A mouse, or other pointing device, gives you flexibility that you don’t get with a keyboard. By using mouse buttons in different ways, you can accomplish many tasks more quickly than you can with a keyboard.

In the tutorial, you use just one of your mouse buttons. Take a moment to determine which of the buttons on your mouse is set up as the main button. You use this main button to invoke two mouse functions: choosing and executing. When you single-click a display item with the main mouse button, you are signifying that you want to work with that item. This action is called choosing or selecting.

When you double-click the main mouse button, you are executing the implied function of the widget, if it has one. For example, double-clicking a minimized window restores the window.

In some cases, clicking a display item both chooses and executes the associated function. For example, clicking a button chooses the button and executes the button’s function.


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