<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/> <title>Mouse Usage Hints </title> </head> <body> <h2>Mouse Usage Hints</h2> <h3>View</h3> <p>Mouse usage in Scribus has some subtle, but once learned, very useful shortcuts with the mouse.</p> <ul> <li>Space Bar + Left Click – toggles panning mode for the mouse</li> <li>Click third button, or on two button mice (“chord” them by click left and right together), refreshes the view</li> <li>Ctrl > Wheel – zooms the view in and out.</li> <li>Ctrl > Right Button Drag – allows you to pan the document up or down and/or left to right depending on the zoom factor.</li> <li>Right Click – brings up the Context Menu for the document canvas as shown below.</li> </ul> <table width="100%"><tr><td align="center"><img src="images/cmcanvas.png" title="Context Menu for the document canvas" alt="Context Menu for the document canvas" /></td></tr></table><br /> <h3>Items</h3> <ul> <li>Shift + Left Click – dont clear the selection but add to it</li> <li>Alt + Left Click – allow selection of objects within groups</li> <li>Hence, Ctrl + Shift + Left Click extends the selection with the item below the currently selected one beneath the cursor</li> <li>Ctrl + Left Click cycles through all objects at the position from top to bottom, finally deselecting all and then starting with the top again</li> <li>Ctrl+ Alt + Left Click will include group members in the cycle</li> <li>Control + Left Click resize/move for lower objects. Release + drag resizes. Hold down Control + Drag moves.</li> <li>Left Click > Drag resizes Frames</li> <li>Right Click > Drag copies or moves Frames – a context menu will pop up asking your choice</li> </ul> <h3>Text Frames</h3> <ul> <li>Shift + Left Click – selects the text between cursor position and the click.</li> <li>Ctrl + Double Left Click – selects the current paragraph.</li> <li>Ctrl + Shift + Double Left Click – selects the current paragraph first, and subsequent clicks will add text between the selected paragraph and the click position to the selection.</li> </ul> <h3>The Color Eye Dropper</h3> Select a: <ul><li>fill color with Left Click</li> <li>text color with Ctrl + Left Click</li> <li>line color with Alt + Left Click.</li></ul> <h3>In the Properties Palette</h3> <ul> <li>Ctrl + Wheel – increases/decreases units 10 at a time.</li> <li>Shift + Wheel – increases/decreases units 1/10 at a time.</li> <li>Ctrl + Shift + Wheel – increases/decreases units 1/100 at a time.</li> </ul> <b>Alternatively:</b> <ul> <li>Shift + Arrow Key increases/decreases units 10 at a time.</li> <li>Crtl + Arrow Key increases/decreases units 1/10 at a time.</li> </ul> </body> </html>
