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Terminology and conventions – Grass Valley PDR v.2.1 User Manual

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Terminology and Conventions

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Terminology and Conventions

Alt key

Hold Alt down while pressing other keys in a sequence.

Ctrl key

Hold Ctrl down while pressing other keys in a sequence.

Esc key

Press and release Esc, then press other keys in a sequence.

Button (mouse) The two or three buttons on the top of the mouse.

Clicking

Pressing and releasing the mouse button without moving the
pointer.

Double-clicking Pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice without

moving the pointer.

Dragging

Pressing and holding the mouse button while moving the
pointer.

Moving

Changing the location of the pointer on the screen by moving
the mouse.

Pointer

An arrow or other graphic on the screen indicating the current
cursor position for selecting or clicking.

Pointing

Positioning the pointer on an object on the display by moving
the mouse.

Choosing

Choosing menu items,

File | Exit

, for example. (

File | Exit

means choose the Exit menu item under the File menu.)

commands

Commands (a:\setup, for example) are shown in bold.