CertiGuide to A+ (A+ 4 Real) - Mouse Control Modifiers

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CertiGuide to A+ (A+ 4 Real)
9 Chapter 1: What are Operating Systems and How Do They Work?
9 Operating System Features
9 The Mouse

The Mouse

Mouse Cursors

Mouse Control Modifiers

Windows also supports “accelerator keys”. These keys you can press whilst performing actions with the mouse in order to access functions that are more advanced. The mouse control chart below shows some of these combinations. Be aware that in newer versions of Windows, the user can select whether the mouse requires a double-click to open documents (as in “classic Windows”), or a single-click (a newer option, designed to save on multiple mouse button clicking and emulate the behavior of a web browser). This can often be quite confusing, so by default the mouse will use the standard “classic Windows” double-click behavior.

**Table 1: Windows Mouse Click Controls**
Windows Task	Set for Single Click	Set for Double Click
Choose item	Point to the item	Click the item
Open item	Click the item	Double-click the item
Select items in range	Press and hold SHIFT key, and point to the first and last items to select	Press and hold SHIFT key, and click the first and last items to select
Select multiple items	Press and hold CTRL key, and point to each of the items	Press and hold CTRL key, and click each of the items
Drag and drop	Point to selection, Click mouse button, hold it down while dragging then release to drop	Point to selection, press and hold mouse button, and drag item, release to drop

Note that when the mouse is set to use single-click to open, that merely pointing the mouse to an item (which would normally do nothing without the user explicitly clicking a mouse button) selects the item.

The Mouse

Mouse Cursors

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