The Web LCT online help uses the following conventions.
Action |
Description |
|---|---|
Button Name |
Represents button or key name in the interface or dialog box. |
Key1 + Key2 |
Press the keys concurrently. |
Key1, Key2 |
Press the keys in turn. |
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The item with a square bracket indicates the menu option. |
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Multi-level menu options, for example, indicates on the menu option of . |
For keyboard operations, the term "press" means one or more keys are pressed and then released; "enter" means to enter (input) characters from the keyboard.
Convention |
Description |
|---|---|
Click |
Select and release the primary mouse button without moving the pointer. |
Double-click |
Press the primary mouse button twice continuously and quickly without moving the pointer. |
Drag |
Press and hold the primary mouse button and move the pointer to a certain position. |
Choose |
Click or drag the mouse to activate the Main Menu or a shortcut menu, choose the menu item or click a shortcut button on the toolbar of the menu to execute the corresponding menu action. |
Point |
To move the mouse till the top end of the cursor stops on certain interface object. |
Check |
To identify certain interface object by left clicking. |
The mouse operations previously described are for users who are right-handed. Thus in most cases, the click, double-click or drag actions all refer to using of the left button of the mouse. If there is a need to use the right button, it is specially pointed out in the text.