Figure 1–1 shows the mouse button orientation for a left-handed and a right-handed 3-button mouse.
The following terms describe actions you perform using the mouse:Click
Press and quickly release the mouse button. Unless otherwise specified, the instruction "click" means that you should click mouse button 1.
Drag
Press and hold down mouse button 1 while moving the mouse.
Point
Move the mouse until the cursor is over the desired item.
Select
Point to an item and then click mouse button 1.
[Shift]+Click
Press and hold the [Shift] key, click mouse button 1, and then release the [Shift] key.
[Ctrl]+Click
Press and hold the [Ctrl] key, click mouse button 1, and then release the [Ctrl] key.
ABAQUS/CAE is designed for use with a 3-button mouse. Accordingly, this manual refers to mouse buttons 1, 2, and 3 as shown in Figure 1–1. However, you can use ABAQUS/CAE with a 2-button mouse as follows:
The two mouse buttons are equivalent to mouse buttons 1 and 3 on a 3-button mouse.
Pressing both mouse buttons simultaneously is equivalent to pressing mouse button 2 on a 3-button mouse.
Tip: You are instructed to click mouse button 2 in procedures throughout this manual. Make sure that you configure mouse button 2 (or the wheel button) to act as a middle button click.
