Help:Manual Configmouse

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Mouse Usage Hints View Mouse usage in Scribus has some subtle, but once learned, very useful shortcuts with the mouse.  Space Bar + Left Click - toggles panning mode for the mouse Click third button, or on two button mice ("chord" them by click left and right together), refreshes the view Ctrl &gt; Wheel - zooms the view in and out. Ctrl &gt; Right Button Drag - allows you to pan the document up or down and/or left to right depending on the zoom factor. Right Click - brings up the Context Menu for the document canvas as shown below.   Items  Shift + Left Click - dont clear the selection but add to it Alt + Left Click - allow selection of objects within groups</li> Hence, Ctrl + Shift + Left Click extends the selection with the item below the currently selected one beneath the cursor</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> Ctrl+ Alt + Left Click will include group members in the cycle</li> Control + Left Click resize/move for lower objects. Release + drag resizes. Hold down Control + Drag moves.</li> Left Click &gt; Drag resizes Frames</li> Right Click &gt; Drag copies or moves Frames - a context menu will pop up asking your choice</li> </ul> Text Frames  Shift + Left Click - selects the text between cursor position and the click.</li> Ctrl + Double Left Click - selects the current paragraph.</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> The Color Eye Dropper Select a:  fill color with Left Click</li> text color with Ctrl + Left Click</li> line color with Alt + Left Click.</li> </ul> In the Properties Palette  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> Alternatively: <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>