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MOUSE CHANGES
 
Working with Windows
 
To:               Point to:
Close window      Close icon (upper-left corner
                   of window) and click mouse
                   button
Maximize/restore  Maximize/restore
 window            icon (upper-right corner of
                   window) and click mouse button
Move window       Title bar and drag to new
                   position
Open footnote     Split icon (═) at top of
 or annotation     vertical scroll bar, , hold
 pane              Shift, and drag down
Size window       Size icon (lower-right corner
                   of window) and drag to new
                   position
Split window      Split icon (═) at top of
 horizontally      vertical scroll bar, and drag
                   down
 
Using the Ruler and Tabs
 
To:               Point to:
Turn ruler on     Ruler/ribbon icon and click
 and off           mouse button
Clear tab stop    Tab marker and drag off ruler
Move tab          Tab marker and drag to new
                   position
Set tab           Ruler position and click mouse
                   button
 
Dialog Box Buttons
 
To choose an option or command button in a
dialog box, point to the option or command button
and click.
 
Scrolling
 
Click the scroll arrows to scroll line by line.
Click the scroll bar (gray area) to scroll a
screenful at a time.
 
To go to the beginning or end of a document, drag
the scroll box to the top or bottom of the
vertical scroll bar.
 
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