Using the mouse, Using the keyboard – ProSoft Technology ILX34-AENWG User Manual
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July 8, 2009
The computer you use in the field may be a desktop PC or a laptop PC. Desktop
PCs typically have a keyboard and mouse (pointing device) connected to the
computer by cables, or sometimes by a wireless link. Laptop PCs have a built-in
keyboard and often have a built-in pointing device such as a touch pad or a
trackball. Most laptops also allow you to connect a standard computer mouse if
you prefer it to the built-in pointing device.
10.4 Using the Mouse
As you move the mouse around on your desk, you will see an arrow (or other
shape) moving around on the computer screen. You use the mouse or pointing
device to "point" to a menu, a button, or a data item on the screen. In the PSW-
PWD, you click and release the mouse buttons (left and right) to select a menu
item, to push a button on the screen, to select one or more data items, or to open
a "shortcut" menu.
Most people will click the left mouse button with the right index finger, and the
right mouse button with the right middle finger. You can use the Windows Control
Panel to reverse the operation of the mouse buttons, for example if you prefer to
use your left hand to operate the mouse rather than your right hand. In this
training manual, however, we will refer to the left mouse button and right mouse
button as if you are using your right hand on the mouse.
The left and right mouse buttons have different functions in the PSW-PWD.
Use the left mouse button to select a menu item, click a button or select one
or more data items.
Use the right mouse button to open a "shortcut" menu with commands that
are useful for the item or area of the screen where the mouse pointer is
currently resting.
Some commands require a double-click before the command is recognized.
"Double-click" means quickly pressing and releasing the left mouse button
twice.
Use double-click to:
Open a file or run a program on your computer’s "desktop" area.
Open and close a folder in the PSW-PWD Tree View window.
10.5 Using the Keyboard
Most of the time, you will be using the keyboard to add or edit data items after
you have selected and opened them with the mouse. As a timesaver, however,
you can also use the keyboard to do most of the same things you can do with the
mouse.
Some useful keyboard shortcuts include:
Windows System Key Combinations (page 81)
Dialog Box Commands (page 81)
Windows Program Key Combinations (page 81)
General Keyboard-Only Commands (page 82)