Using a Mouse

This section explains how to navigate in HP VUE using the mouse. Instructions for navigating with the keyboard are in Chapter 3 “Learning Basic Skills”.

For a right-handed mouse, the buttons are numbered as shown below. Your right index finger rests on button 1. To reverse the button mapping for left-handed use, see “Changing Mouse Behavior”.

Figure 1-1 Button numbering on two- and three-button mice.

As you move the mouse across your desk, a corresponding arrow moves across the screen. This arrow is called the pointer.

You may notice these different mouse and cursor shapes while using your system:

Pointers (Mouse)		Cursors (Keyboard)
Working:	workingc	Inserting:	inserting
Moving:	moving	Selecting:	selecting
Pointing:	pointing
Resizing:	resizing
Help:	cshelp
Grabbing:	sighting

Figure 1-2 Moving the pointer and dragging objects.

To move the pointer:: To drag an object:
Move the mouse.: 1. Move the pointer over the object.
: 2. Press and hold down the mouse button.
: 3. Move the mouse.
: 4. Release the mouse button.

You give HP VUE instructions by performing the following actions:

To click:: Press and release a mouse button quickly (usually mouse button 1) without moving the mouse pointer.
To double-click:: Press and release a mouse button twice quickly (usually mouse button 1) without moving the mouse pointer. To change the double-click speed, see “Changing Mouse Behavior”.
To select:: Specify an object by moving the mouse pointer over the object and clicking. No action is performed until you choose another object, such as the OK button.
To choose:: Perform a command or action by moving the mouse pointer over an object and clicking.

Figure 1-3 Selecting and choosing objects.

Using a Mouse

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