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Here are some of the basics of controlling windows, something that all PC users should know.<\/p>

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For this example, there is a window with Google, and a window for email behind.<\/p>

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If you double (left) click the top left icon of a window, it will close,\u00a0 if you click once, it gives you a few window options.<\/p>\n

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If you are using Internet Explorer (or Chrome, Firefox, etc) or reading an Adobe Acrobat document, you can easily scroll round it.\u00a0 Move the mouse pointer to somewhere in the middle of the screen, then press down on the roller wheel on your mouse, press it until you hear the click,\u00a0 the mouse pointer drops an arrow symbol.\\\"\\\" Now anywhere you move the mouse around this point, the page will scroll in that direction. To stop this scroll method, press any mouse button. If you are using a laptop touchpad, you may find this method works by pressing both left and right mouse buttons at the same time.<\/div>\n
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Using shift<\/strong> \u2013 Left click once the first one file, highlighting it, now move the mouse to the bottom of the list, then press and hold SHIFT then left click the file that you want at the bottom of the selection, you will now see they are all selected<\/p>\n

Using ctrl<\/strong> \u2013 allows you to select individual files, hold down CTRL and left click on an few files, and they will be selected, click the file again to un-select it.<\/p>\n

Lassoing<\/strong> \u2013 with the mouse pointer at a little distance from the files left click and drag the mouse over the files, lassoing them with the box.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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