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Using the mouse, Using pc help & tools – HP Pavilion a387x Desktop PC User Manual

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learning the basics

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using pc help & tools

The PC Help & Tools folder (select models only) in the All Programs menu
contains special utilities for PC owners. This folder also contains any onscreen
guides included with your PC.

To see the items in the PC Help & Tools folder:

1 Click Start on the taskbar.
2 Choose All Programs.
3 Choose PC Help & Tools.
4 Click an item to view it or use it.

NOTE:

If there are no guide titles listed in PC Help & Tools, your PC has no

onscreen guides.

using the mouse

Your PC includes a mouse for directing the cursor (pointer) on the Windows
desktop. The mouse uses a roller ball or optics (a light and sensor) to sense
movement and cause the cursor on the screen to move. Use the mouse on a flat
surface.

NOTE:

The optical mouse cannot work on a glass, translucent, or reflective

surface.

A wireless mouse (select models only) is an optical mouse that uses a
receiver/transmitter, instead of a connector cable, to communicate with your
PC. A light on the receiver indicates receiver activity. Refer to “wireless
keyboard set” on page 24 for receiver indicator information.

NOTE:

The wireless mouse goes into a sleep or suspend mode after 20 minutes of

inactivity. Click a button on the mouse to wake it. (Moving the wireless mouse
does not wake it.)

The mouse has two or three buttons on the top:

Click the left mouse button to position the cursor or to select an item.

Click the right mouse button to display a menu of commands for the item you
clicked.

On select models, use the scroll wheel button in the center for scrolling and
panning.