Explanation Of Terms - La Crosse Technology WS-2010 Software Manual

Explanation of Terms

In order to better understand the following descriptions, some of the more typical
terms used by Windows, and which also appear in this manual, are explained
briefly here.
Left mouse button The left mouse button is pressed (clicked) to select an ele-
Right mouse
button
Double click
Buttons
Input field
Marking field
Selection field
Toolbar
Status bar
ment on the screen or to activate a function.
The right mouse button is often pressed (clicked) inside
windows to call in a menu providing short-cuts to activate
functions.
A double click refers to pressing the left mouse button twice
in succession, quickly. Double clicking is used, for exam-
ple, to quickly select and activate
having to use a separate button.
Buttons are framed areas, normally labeled, which activate
the corresponding function when clicked, e.g. ."Read", "Print"
or "Help". Buttons can be activated with the mouse or
keyboard.
An input field enables characters to be entered. Depending
on the type of input field, all characters can be entered or
possibly only digits.
A marking field enables a function to be switched on or off.
The current state is indicated by a cross or tick.
This operating element enables the selection of various
settings. The selection fields are set out in related groups,
whereby on one field can be active. The one currently ac-
tive is indicated by a dot in a circle.
The toolbar is an area containing icons representing vari-
ous buttons which can be used to work quickly. These icons
can only be activated by using the mouse.
The bottom area of a window is called the status bar. It con-
tains general
tons. The status bar also displays a measured value in nu-
meric form together with the date and time.
information e.g. information on the but-
entries in lists without
5