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Using the mouse – Compaq 8000 User Manual

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Getting Started

3–29

Using the PC

Using the Mouse

Your PC includes a mouse for directing the cursor
on the Windows desktop. Use the mouse on a flat
surface.

The mouse has three parts on the top. Click the left
mouse button

1 to position the cursor or to select

an item (double-click to open an application or
file). Use the center wheel button

2 to scroll

through a document, or use it to activate the
autoscroll feature. Click the right mouse button

3

to display a menu of commands available for the
item you clicked.

You can change the function of the left and right
buttons for left-handed use. Refer to “Switching
Mouse Button Functions” on page 3–31.