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Right Clicking and The Scroll Wheel |
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This previously published Tips and Techniques page discusses two techniques for using your mouse, the right click and the scroll wheel. All About "Right Clicking" All current versions of Windows support clicking on your screen with the right hand button of your mouse to obtain a "context-sensitive" menu. You can only single-click with the right hand button; a right double-click has no meaning. What is a context-sensitive menu? It is a menu with a list of choices that will vary depending on exactly where on the screen you have right clicked. For example, if you right click on a blank area of your desktop, you will get different options than you will if you right click on a single icon. Remember, right clicking only presents the menu. To select an option from the menu, you must click on it with the left button. Try right clicking on a highlighted selection in an email message or in your word processor to see the available options. Try right clicking on an image or a link on a web page. Start using right clicking, and you should see your productivity improve. One final note about right clicking. If you see an unexpected context-sensitive menu pop up, you probably right clicked by mistake. To remove this menu, just left click on any blank area of the current screen, or press the Esc (Escape) key on your keyboard. Using The Scroll Wheel Most newer computer mice have a scroll wheel between the left and right buttons. You can roll this wheel (don't press it, just roll lightly) instead of using the Windows scroll bars, to scroll rapidly up or down a long document or web page. You may need to left click inside the document before you can use the scroll wheel. Another use for the wheel is to obtain automatic scrolling. Just position the mouse pointer inside a long document, and press the wheel. This will insert a disk with up and down pointing arrows. Without pressing or clicking again, just slide your mouse up or down to scroll automatically. The distance you move the mouse up or down determines the scroll direction and speed. To stop automatic scrolling, just single click anywhere.
One word of caution: If you are filling out a form on a web page and you select
an item (such as a state) from a list of options, be sure to click somewhere
else before using the scroll wheel. If you leave the list of options selected
(highlighted) the scroll wheel will change your selection!
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