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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Mouse buttons</div>
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      <p class="para_division">The left mouse button is generally the same in NX as in I-deas. Used it to select buttons and objects in the graphics window.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Double-click an object to perform a default action. For example, double-click a sketch to edit it.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Hover over objects before clicking to access the <b class="uiTerm">Quickpick</b> dialog box.
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      <p class="para_division">Use the middle mouse button to accept defaults and proceed to the next step. This is similar to its use in I-deas.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Also use the middle mouse button to rotate the display.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_31.html');return(false);">Dynamic Rotation</a></p>
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      <p class="para_division">The right mouse button provides context-sensitive menus similar to I-deas. There are three ways to access these options.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">A quick right-click displays a pop-up menu similar to I-deas.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Holding the right mouse button momentarily presents buttons distributed radially around the cursor location.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Once you learn the button locations, just right&ndash;click and drag in one of the eight directions to quickly access the command. For example, drag to the right on a sketch to extrude it.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">Selecting actions by right-clicking selected objects is called the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_27.html');return(false);">object-action</a> paradigm. 
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