Using the Tutorial
This module provides information on the conventions used throughout the tutorial.
The Topics in this Module
Conventions Used in the Tutorial
The following font and graphic conventions are used in the Tutorial:
Mouse Instructions Used in the Tutorial
Throughout the tutorial, you will see instructions that tell you to left-click, left-drag, or perform some other action combined with click or drag. These instructions refer to the way you will use the mouse buttons to perform actions in the windows.
The common mouse-button actions are:
Example:
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Meaning:
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click
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Press, or click, the mouse button once. Unless a specific mouse button is mentioned, as in middle-click, the left button is implied.
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drag
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Hold down the button, move the mouse to a new location, and release the button. Unless a specific mouse button is mentioned, as in middle-drag, the left button is implied.
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left-click
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Click the left mouse button once.
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left-drag
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Hold down the left mouse button, drag the mouse, and release the button.
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middle-click
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Click the middle mouse button once.
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middle-drag
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Hold down the middle mouse button, drag the mouse, and release the button.
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right-click
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Click the right mouse button once.
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right-drag
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Hold down the right mouse button, drag the mouse, and release the button.
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double-click
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Click the left button twice, without a pause between clicks.
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triple-click
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Click the left button three times, without a pause between clicks.
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Shift-left-click
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Hold down the Shift key on the keyboard and left-click.
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