INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING MOUSE MENUS Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1991 This document contains information that supplements the Microsoft BallPoint Mouse User's Guide and accompanying software. CONTENTS I. About Mouse Menus Installing Mouse Menus Starting Instructions Using the Mouse with Menus Adjusting Mouse Sensitivity Display Compatibility II. Mouse Menus Included on Disk MSMENU.COM standard menu for most text-based software MS123.COM Lotus 1-2-3, ver. 1A, 2.1 MS123-3.COM Lotus 1-2-3, ver. 3.0 MSWP5.COM WordPerfect, ver. 5.0 MSWRITE.COM Professional Write, ver. 1.0, 2.0, and 2.1 MSWS5.COM WordStar, ver. 5.0 and 5.5 _________________________________________________________________________ I. ABOUT MOUSE MENUS Installing Mouse Menus ---------------------- Install the mouse hardware and software by following the instructions in the Microsoft BallPoint Mouse User's Guide. To load or start a Mouse Menu: If you are using floppy disks: Copy the Mouse Menu file you want to use from the Mouse Menu disk to the working copy of your software. (i.e., MSDB3.COM is the menu file for dBase III Plus, and you would copy only that file to your disk) If you are using a hard disk: Copy the Mouse Menu file to the directory that contains your application. Starting Instructions --------------------- To load a Mouse Menu, switch to the drive or directory that contains the Mouse Menu that you want to use. At the command line, type the name of the file; for example: MSWRITE Then load the application as you would normally. When you have finished with your application, you should remove your Mouse Menu from memory to avoid interference with other programs. To remove the menu from memory, type the name of the menu, followed by OFF; for example: MSWRITE OFF Using the Mouse with Menus -------------------------- The mouse moves the cursor around the screen. When a Mouse Menu has been loaded for your application, the buttons on the mouse generally perform the following functions: Left Button Click - Displays a menu, usually a mouse menu Right Button Click - Same as Both Buttons Click - Same as Button Double Click - (i.e., left or right button double click) Special assignment, specific to each menu The following section on menus provides more specific information on button functions for each specific application. Adjusting Mouse Sensitivity --------------------------- You can use the Control Panel to control the sensitivity of the mouse movement on your screen. For more information the Control Panel, see the "Microsoft BallPoint Mouse User's Guide." Display Compatibility --------------------- The Mouse menus are designed to work with 25-line displays. _________________________________________________________________________ II. MOUSE MENUS ON DISK Standard Mouse Menu (MSMENU.COM) -------------------------------- The MSMENU Mouse Menu lets you use the mouse with applications (including DOS) that don't normally support the mouse. To use this menu, you must load it into memory before you start your application. (See the instructions above for information on loading a mouse menu.) ..Button Functions Once MSMENU is loaded, the mouse moves the cursor like the cursor keys do. The buttons on the mouse work as follows: Left Button Click - Same as Right Button Click - Same as Both Buttons Click - Same as You can adjust the sensitivity of mouse movement by using the CPANEL program. See the "Microsoft BallPoint Mouse User's Guide" for more information on adjusting sensitivity. LOTUS 1-2-3, ver.1A-2.01a Mouse Menu (MS123.COM) ------------------------------------------------ Movement Functions In READY mode, the mouse cursor is separate from the 1-2-3 block cursor. To move the 1-2-3 cursor, move the mouse cursor to the cell desired and press the left button. The 1-2-3 cursor will move to the desired cell. In MENU mode, the mouse cursor is not separate; it controls the 1-2-3 cursor directly. There are 9 Screen Options on the right of the screen - Home, PgUp, PgRt, PgLt, PgDn, and four arrows (up, left, right, and down). These Screen Options and the corresponding keys you would press on the keyboard are shown in the following table: SCREEN OPTION KEY ------ ------ Home PgUp PgLt PgRt PgDn arrows cursor keys Button Functions Left Button Click - Chooses the cell to move the 1-2-3 cursor to (READY/POINT mode) - Activates Screen Option Right Button Click - (Ready Mode) Displays the Mouse Menu - (all other modes) Same as key Both Buttons Click - Same as key Mouse Menu: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 123 Menu Retrieve Erase Col-Width Ins-Row Print Titl-B Titl-H Graph Help Save Format L-Prefix Ins-Col P-Range Titl-V Titl-C Name ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Menu Item Corresponds To Notes --------- -------------- ----- 123 Menu / Displays the 1-2-3 menu Help Displays the Mouse Help screen Retrieve /File Retrieve Save /File Save Erase /Range Erase Format /Range Format Col-Width /Worksheet Column Set-Width L-Prefix /Range Label-Prefix Ins-Row /Worksheet Insert Row Ins-Col /Worksheet Insert Column Print /Print Printer Align Prints whole worksheet if no Go Page Quit range has been set P-Range /Print Printer Range Type a period to anchor a new range Titl-B /Worksheet Titles Both Titl-V /Worksheet Titles Vertical Titl-H /Worksheet Titles Horizontal Titl-C /Worksheet Titles Clear Graph /Graph Name Use Name /Range Name Create LOTUS 1-2-3, version 3.0 Mouse Menu (MS123-3.COM) ------------------------------------------------- Mouse Button Functions The mouse moves the cursor like the cursor keys do. The buttons on the mouse work as follows: Left Button Click - Brings up 1-2-3 Menu (same as slash key "/") Right Button Click - Same as the key Both Buttons Click - Same as the key Left Double Click - Same as , Next Sheet Right Double Click - Same as , Previous Sheet Turning off the "beep" When the mouse/cursor hits one of the sides of the spreadsheet, you usually hear a "beep." In this version of 1-2-3, you can choose to turn the "beep" off. Here are the commands: Left Click (/), Worksheet, Global, Default, Other, Beep, No, Update, Quit Do not select Update if this is to be a temporary status. WORDPERFECT 4.2 Mouse Menu (MSWP4.COM) -------------------------------------- Mouse Button Functions Left Button Click - Calls up mouse menu Right Button Click - Selects highlighted item on a menu, or acts like , or Exit Both Buttons Click - Same as Cancel If you are in a mouse menu and want to leave, the quickest way is to select CANCEL. If you press both buttons, you may drop back to the WordPerfect menu for that command. If this happens, press both buttons again to exit the WordPerfect menu. Mouse Menu The mouse menu contains the most commonly used commands. All commands can still be accessed from the keyboard. Mouse Menu/Equivalent keystrokes: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Block Move Format Delete Save Screen Footnote Print List Exit Codes Text Search Un-delete Retrieve Switch Math/Col Spell Dos Help ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Block - ALT-F4 Codes - Alt-F3 Move - Ctrl-F4 Text - new menu Format - new menu Search - new menu Delete - new menu Un-delete - F1 Save - F10 Retrieve - new menu Screen - Ctrl-F3 Switch - Shift-F3 Footnote - Ctrl-F7 Math/Col - Alt-F7 Print - Shift-F7 Spell - new menu List - F5 DOS (shell) - CTRL-F1 Exit - F7 Help - and Mouse help These Main Menu options will call up mouse menus that correspond to the option chosen. If you are in a WordPerfect menu and would like to use the mouse, press the left button to call up the mouse menu that corresponds to the command you are using. For the Block command: after you highlight the block, press the left button to call up a menu of commands that work with Block. Thesaurus Thesaurus is found on the Spell Mouse menu. When you select this feature, you will get a sub-menu of choices that match the WordPerfect menu. When you select any of these options, you will drop back to the WordPerfect menu for Thesaurus. At this point you can use the mouse to move horizontally from column to column. You must type in your selection from the keyboard or you can press both buttons on the mouse to exit or you can press the left button to see the mouse menu again. Special instructions: Replace Word: To select a word from a different column, press both buttons to exit the mouse menu and move the cursor to the column you wish. Then press the left button to return to the mouse menu and choose "Replace Word". Then type in the letter of the word you want. View Doc: Choose this option on the mouse menu, view your document, and when you are finished, press the right button to EXIT the document. Then press the left button to return to the mouse menu. WordPerfect 5.0 Mouse Menu (MSWP5.COM) -------------------------------------- Starting Instructions To use the Mouse, load Wordperfect 5.0 with the following command: WP/NK Mouse Button Functions Left Button Click - Calls up mouse menu Right Button Click - Selects highlighted item on a menu, or acts like , or Exit Both Buttons Click - Same as Cancel If you are in a mouse menu and want to leave, the quickest way is to select CANCEL. If you press both buttons, you may drop back to the WordPerfect menu for that command. If this happens, press both buttons again to exit the WordPerfect menu. Mouse Menu The mouse menu contains the most commonly used commands. All commands can still be accessed from the keyboard. Mouse Menu/Equivalent keystrokes: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Block Move Delete Format Print Screen Retrieve Save DOS Exit Codes Font Un-del Search Spell Switch Style List Help More ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More: Mark Text Text In/Out Math/Column Foot/Endnote Graphics Main Menu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Block - ALT-F4 Save - F10 Spell - new menu Move - Ctrl-F4 DOS - Ctrl-F1 Switch - Shift-F3 Delete - new menu Exit - F7 Style - Alt-F8 Format - Shift-F8 Codes - Alt-F3 List - F5 Print - Shift-F7 Font - Ctrl-F8 Help - and Mouse help Screen - Ctrl-F3 Un-del - F1 More - additional commands Retrieve - new menu Search - new menu More: Mark Text - Alt-F5 Foot/Endnote - Ctrl-F7 Text In/Out - Ctrl-F5 Graphics - Alt-F9 Math/Column - Alt-F7 Main Menu - return to Main Menu These menu options will call up mouse menus or prompts that correspond to the option chosen. If you are in a WordPerfect menu and would like to use the mouse, press the left button to call up the mouse menu that corresponds to the command you are using. For the Block command: after you highlight the block, press the left button to call up a menu of commands that work with Block. Windows If you want to view two documents and either one has no tabs, you will need to view them full screen (24 line window) and use Switch. Thesaurus Thesaurus is found on the Spell menu. When you select this feature, you will get a sub-menu of choices that match the WordPerfect menu. When you select any of these options, you will drop back to the WordPerfect menu for Thesaurus. At this point you can use the mouse to move horizontally from column to column. You must type in your selection from the keyboard or you can press both buttons on the mouse to exit or you can press the left button to see the mouse menu again. Special instructions: Replace Word: To select a word from a different column, press both buttons to exit the mouse menu and move the cursor to the column you wish. Then press the left button to return to the mouse menu and choose "Replace Word". Then type in the letter of the word you want. View Doc: Choose this option on the mouse menu, view your document, and when you are finished, press the right button to EXIT the document. Then press the left button to return to the mouse menu. PROFESSIONAL WRITE, ver.1,2,2.1 Mouse Menu (MSWRITE.COM) -------------------------------------------------------- Mouse Button Functions Left Button Click - Text Screen - Displays the Mouse Menu at the top of the screen - Help Screen - When Help screen is displayed, pressing the left button again will call up the Help Index Menu (ver. 2 and 2.1) - Write Menu - Calls up a Help screen - Lists Screen - When a list is displayed such as the printer, macro or range name list and the prompt at the bottom of the menu box says to use the PgDn or PgUp key, move the mouse cursor to the bottom or top line in the list and press the left button to scroll down or up a page in the list. Note: The directory and help lists scroll up and down by moving the mouse vertically. - Page Preview - Calls up Options menu and allows you to scroll to the other menus (ver. 2.1) - Style Menu - Calls up a mouse menu for choosing styles. Move the cursor to the ones you want and press the right button. When finished, choose Exit (ver. 2 and 2.1) - Address Menu - When you have found an address, press the left button for a mouse menu that contains applicable commands. Right Button Click - Same as key or key Both Buttons Click - Same as key Left Double Click - Same as Mark Text WORDSTAR 5.0 and 5.5 Mouse Menu (MSWS5.COM) ------------------------------------------- Button Functions The mouse moves the cursor the same as the cursor keys. The buttons on the mouse are defined as follows: Left Button Click - Calls up pull-down menus. Right Button Click - Same as the key Both Buttons Click - Same as the key Left Double Click - Same as , Begin Block Right Double Click - Same as , End Block _________________________________________________________________________