HP HP-380467-003 PC Basics Guide - Page 14

A Left button B Scroll wheel button (scrolling mouse only) C Right button Click means to press the left button on the mouse once. A Double-click means to press the left button on the mouse two times in a row. To double-click, you click the button (press it and then release it), and then quickly click it again. Right-click means to press the right button on the mouse once. To select an item, click the item. To select sequential items in a list or group, click the first item in the list, and then press and hold the Shift key on the keyboard while you click the last item. To select non-sequential items, click the first item, and then press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while you click the additional items. B C NOTE: Your mouse may look different from the one shown here. You can switch the function of the left and right buttons for left-handed use. Refer to "Switching Mouse Button Functions" on page 9. Scrolling Click the left mouse button to place the cursor in a document, and then: • To scroll toward the beginning of a document, roll the scroll wheel button up (away from you). • To scroll toward the end of a document, roll the scroll wheel button down (toward you). Autoscrolling 1 Place the cursor anywhere in the text, and press the scroll wheel button once. An autoscroll icon appears. 2 Move the mouse in the direction you want to scroll. The farther you move the mouse from the starting point, the faster the document scrolls. 3 To stop autoscrolling, press the scroll wheel button again. NOTE: Autoscrolling does not work with some software programs. 8 PC Basics Guide