Window Terms

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# B.1 Window Terms

Menu and sub-menu items are indicated by File>Open, which means select the File menu and then select the Open menu item.

Balloon Help - short help message which is displayed as you move the mouse pointer over a control.

Canvas - an area within a window where objects are drawn.

Check Box - a button with a small square indicator to the left of its text. A check mark appears in the indicator when the button is selected.

Click - press and then release the left mouse button.

Drag - press and hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse to 'drag' the cursor on the screen.

Dialog - a type of window in which you input information.

Drop Down List - a list-box which is only displayed when you click on the 'drop-down' button.

Edit Box - an area where you can enter a String, Integer or Floating Point value.

Highlighted - an area on the Canvas which is in inverse-video.

Left-Click - same as Click, used in contexts where Right-Click is also used.

Left+Drag - same as Drag, used in contexts where Right+Drag is also used.

Mouse Pointer - is most often an arrow that is you can use to point at different objects on your screen. When the pointer is over an object, you can Click a mouse button to perform an action on that object (such as selecting the object).

Press - click on a button.

Radio Button - a button with a small round indicator to the left of its text. The indicator is filled when the button is selected.

Radio Button Group - a group of radio buttons which indicate mutually exclusive choices.

Resizing Border - a thick border around re-sizable windows that you can use to change the window size.

Right-Click - press and then release the right mouse button.

Right Drag - press and hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse to 'drag' the cursor on the screen.

Select - click on an object to indicate you want to do something with it.

Shift+Left-Click - Left-Click while holding down the Shift key.

Shift+Right-Click - Right-Click while holding down the Shift key.