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To depress the right button of the mouse while the cursor is over an element of the MOTIF Work Center .
(On a mouse that has more than one button) To quickly depress and release the right mouse button.
(2004-03-25) Ian Eiloart A context-sensitive menu of useful options can be requested by pressing the right button of the mouse on a PC. If you don't have two buttons (eg on a Macintosh computer) you can "right click" by holding down the control key on your keyboard while clicking.
To press and release the right mouse button once quickly.
To click the right button on your mouse
To click the right mouse button; often used to access shortcut menus.
Clicking the right mouse button. Requires a mouse with multiple buttons.
Most actions in Windows are performed by clicking the left mouse button. However, since the arrival of Windows 95, many programs - and Windows itself - make use of the right mouse button click to display a pop-up menu with special functions.
This means to press the right button on your mouse.
To click on with the Right Mouse Button. Many tools have features that can only be accessed by right-clicking on them.
Clicking the right button on your mouse. Most people use the left mouse button to do their primary mousing, but you can right-click to do many secondary functions (in addition to primary ones, too).
Using the right mouse button to open context-sensitive drop-down menus. Scanner: An electronic device that uses light-sensing equipment to scan paper images such as text, photos, and illustrations and translate the images into signals that the computer can then store, modify, or distribute.
To click the right-most mouse button on a mouse with more than one button. This usually performs a different function from the left button, e.g. displaying a context-sensitive menu in Microsoft Windows. Source: Foldoc: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
Using the right mouse button to open context-sensitive drop-down menus. Right-click is REALLY handy and very safe. You never execute a command using the right mouse button. . .but you can choose a command from the menu. Try right-clicking any time on any icon on your computer (or even on the desktop) to see what's available on the menu ROM Read-Only Memory. One of two basic types of memory. ROM contains only permanent information put there by the manufacturer. Information in ROM cannot be altered, nor can the memory be dynamically allocated by the computer or its operator.
Click the righthand button on you mouse. In dintwise, you can right click on an entry in the contents panel to get a popup menu of options equivalent to the "selected playitems" menu. You can also right click on a photo to get a list of options relevant to it.
To press once, and release, the button on the right-hand side of the mouse.
Clicking the right mouse button while your pointer is resting on something (an icon or whatever) will almost always give you a menu that affects whatever your pointer is resting on. For instance, you can almost always delete something by right-clicking on it and choosing "Delete" from the menu that appears. Same with "Copy" and "Paste" and other options depending on what you right-click on. Somebody told me there was a program that allowed you to right-click on pictures of women and it removed all clothing from the picture. Does anyone know the name of that program
If you are using a PC, you will see that your mouse has two buttons on it. Right clicking will give you extra options depending on the software you are using.
Using the secondary mouse button (usually the right button) to open context menus.
An operation that is performed by clicking the button on the right hand side of a mouse. Upon right-clicking, a pop-up menu will appear and the user can select a number of special functions.
To position the mouse over an object, and then press and release the secondary (right) mouse button. Right-clicking opens a shortcut menu that contains useful commands, which change depending on where you click.