Office 2016 For Dummies
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You can control Microsoft Office 2016 with your mouse or your keyboard. The mouse actions in this table work whether you’re using Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, or Outlook.

Mouse Button Used Action Purpose
Left mouse button Click Moves the cursor, highlights an object, pulls down a menu, or chooses a menu command
Left mouse button Double-click Highlights a word or edits an embedded object
Left mouse button Triple-click Highlights a paragraph
Left mouse button Drag Moves an object, resizes an object, highlights text, or highlights multiple objects
Wheel mouse button Click Automatically scrolls a document when you move the mouse up or down
Wheel mouse button Roll Scrolls a document up or down
Right mouse button Right-click Displays a shortcut pop-up menu

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Wallace Wang has written more than 50 computer books and has more than three million copies of his previous For Dummies books in print, including Office 2013 For Dummies and Beginning Programming All-in-One For Dummies. A veteran teacher, writer, and game designer, he's also done stand-up comedy.

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