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Getting Started InfoClick pointer variations 5
InfoClick windows
As you work with multiple windows
• The pointer is an arrow in all window regions not allowing text entry.
• To control an inactive window, press A . You can, scroll, move and resize inactive windows in
this way without activating them. You cannot click inside the text editing area of the window
without activating it.
InfoClick pointer variations
The pointer changes shape to give you feedback as you complete different tasks. You should be
familiar with some of these from your previous activities on the Macintosh. The list that follows
describes InfoClick pointer shapes.
Arrow Pointer The left-slanting arrow points to images, icons, menu commands and
buttons you can choose or click. It also indicates that you have text to drop
elsewhere. Select what you want to move then click and drag the pointer.
Arrow Pointer with Plus
This variant of the Arrow Pointer points to images, or text you can choose or
click. It appears after you begin to drag something and press
4 to indicate
that you have something to duplicate elsewhere. Select what you want to
move then click and drag the pointer, then press
4 .
I-Beam The I-beam indicates where you can enter text. When you click in the text it
changes to an insertion point.
or Margin Mover When your pointer hovers over one of the lines that separate the various
resizable parts of an InfoClick window.
Keyboard shortcuts in InfoClick
You can use the keyboard for more than entering text and numbers. You can use it to give
instructions to the computer to perform certain tasks.
Macintosh keyboards include a variety of modifier keys and function keys. The four modifier keys
are
A (Command), 1 (Shift), 4 (Option), and 6 (Control).
InfoClick dialogs
Dialogs are used to get information from you. Dialogs in InfoClick appear from the Title Bar of the
window to which they refer.
Dialogs can have a variety of controls, including checkboxes, buttons, pop-up menus & text boxes.
• A checkbox ( ) is referred to as checked when there is a “✓” a check mark in it ( ). You
click a checkbox to check or uncheck it. It is possible to check multiple checkboxes in a dialog.
• A radio button ( ) is referred to as selected when there is a “•” in it ( ). You can only select
one radio button in a dialog. Click a button to select it; click an alternate button to deselect the
first one and select the other.
• Text boxes, indicated by a rectangular box, allow you to enter text in a dialog.
To type in a text box, click in the box and begin typing. To move between text boxes, press @ .
InfoClick allows you to copy, cut and paste in all the dialog text boxes.