The mouse can be used for clicking, selecting, dragging and dropping. In this article, find out how to effectively use the mouse in AbsoluteTelnet/SSH
Selecting
- Double clicking selects an entire word.
![](https://www.celestialsoftware.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/doube_click.gif)
- Triple-clicking selects an entire line.
![](https://www.celestialsoftware.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/triple_click.gif)
- Quad-clicking selects an entire screen.
![](https://www.celestialsoftware.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/quad_click.gif)
- To select a portion of the screen to print or copy, hold down the primary mouse button in the AbsoluteTelnet window and drag the mouse.
- If you drag the mouse of the window, the screen will start to scroll.
- The farther you drag the mouse off the screen, the faster the screen will scroll.
- To continue the selection, hold down the Ctrl key and continue dragging.
![](https://www.celestialsoftware.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/drag_mouse.gif)
Rectangular selections can be made by holding down the ALT key prior to making a selection
![](https://www.celestialsoftware.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/rectangular_selection.gif)
Printing
To print the current selection, choose the File/Print command or press the print button on the toolbar. AbsoluteTelnet – Printing
Copying
To copy the current selection, choose the Edit/Copy command of press the copy button on the toolbar. Copying can also be done by pressing the Ctrl-Ins keyboard combination.
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