Mouse Customization

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Mouse Customization

You can remap mouse buttons to perform different functions and then choose to save your settings to a profile or use them for the current session only. For example, you can configure the right-click action to perform any of the available functions listed in the General category of the Mouse folder.

Default Mouse Actions

The default mouse settings perform the following actions:

Mouse Setting

Action

Click

Moves the cursor to the pointer location.

Double-click

Selects the word at the current pointer location.

Shift+click

Expands the currently selected area. If an area of text is not selected, it selects the rectangular area between the cursor and the mouse pointer.

Right-click (mainframe and AS/400)

Moves the cursor to the pointer location and transmits the data. This option is useful in programs compliant with System Application Architecture (SAA).

Right-click (VT)

Pastes any clipboard data to the current pointer location.


Related Topics

Remapping Mouse Buttons

Keyboard Customization

Toolbar Customization