As a general rule, for items which are resident on the Icon Bar (either permanently, or after
they have been made active), you would click a mouse button just once. For items not on the
Icon Bar you would 'typically' click twice (to activate programs, load documents, open
directories etc.). If you double-click on an application icon on the Icon Bar then you will
open two documents for that program - unless you were intending to open more than one
document, a single click will suffice. When opening directory folders, if you open the
directory using SELECT then the sub-directory filer windows is opened keeping the
original (the 'parent') also open on screen. If you open a directory using ADJUST then, as
the sub-directory is opened, the parent directory is closed (which can help to keep the
desktop clear of too many windows - you can have many windows open on screen at the
same time, it is simply easier and less confusing to have as few as possible and as many as
necessary windows open on screen simultaneously).
Double-clicking with <SHIFT>
Double-clicking on an application whilst holding down the <SHIFT> key opens the
application directory rather than activating the program. This allows you to access resources
within the application. Double-clicking on a file whilst also holding down the < SHIFT> key
will open that file into a text editor rather than load the file into an application which would
usually handle that type of file. You can double-click using SELECT or ADJUST.
You can drag an icon from a filer directory window or from a 'save as' box by clicking either
SELECT or ADJUST on the icon, keeping the mouse button held down as you move the
pointer to the desired location, then releasing the mouse button. This sounds more
complicated than it really is. This is known as 'Drag and Drop'. When you click and hold
SELECT or ADJUST over an icon, the new icon will appear under the pointer which is a
transparent version of the original icon (if more than one icon is selected then the
group of objects has been selected).
These are the same as double-clicking:
• If you drag an application's icon to the Icon Bar then that program will be made
active.
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