Introduction to 1-2-3 in the OPEN LOOK Graphical Environment


This Help window describes features of the OPEN LOOK graphical environment that you must know to use the 1-2-3 OPEN LOOK Interface. The areas covered are:

	--  Using a mouse
		Mouse  Buttons
		Mouse Pointer
		Mouse Instructions
	--  Choosing a command
		Submenus
		Pop-up Windows
		Dimmed Items
		Default Commands
		1-2-3 Classic Menus
		To Choose a Command
		To Choose a Command (Alternative Method)
		To Choose a Default Command
		To Cancel a Command
	--  Managing windows
		To Move a Window
		To Display the Window Control Menu
		To Make a Window Active
		To Close a Window to an Icon
		To Restore a Closed (Iconified) Window
		To Adjust the Window Size

USING A MOUSE
You can use the mouse to choose commands from menus, make selections from pop-up windows, highlight ranges in a worksheet, and resize and move windows. 

Mouse Buttons
The mouse has three buttons, called SELECT, ADJUST, and MENU. Each button has a different purpose when you are using the 1-2-3 OPEN LOOK Interface. By default, the SELECT button is on the left, the ADJUST button is in the middle, and the MENU button is on the right side of the mouse, but your mapping may be somewhat different. The following table describes how to use each mouse button:

Button		Is used to...

SELECT		Select objects, select default menu items from menus (described
  		below), select cells and ranges, and manipulate items in pop-up 
		windows
ADJUST		Extend or reduce the range of a selection or the number 
		of items selected
MENU		Activate and choose from menus and pop-up menus

When you use the mouse to perform an action, you use one of the mouse buttons. The instructions in this document indicate which mouse button to click on by calling for a click SELECT, click ADJUST, or click MENU. For example, 'click SELECT the cell' means that you position the mouse pointer inside the cell and press the mouse's SELECT button.

Mouse Pointer
On screen, the mouse is represented by the mouse pointer. For most activities in the 1-2-3 OPEN LOOK Interface, the mouse pointer is an arrow. 

You use the mouse pointer to identify the focus of mouse activity. For example, if you point to a cell in the worksheet area of the Worksheet window and press the mouse's SELECT button, the cell where the mouse pointer is located is then selected. 

To move the mouse pointer, you move the mouse. The mouse pointer changes shape, depending  on the task you can perform at that location. For example, when you move the mouse pointer to a window corner, it changes to a target pointer. When the mouse pointer shape changes to a small circle with a dot in the middle, you can use the mouse to resize the window. For more information on resizing a window, see "To adjust the window size" below.

Mouse Instructions
There are a number of common ways to use the mouse. The following table lists the terms associated with each:

Term		Meaning

Point		Position the mouse pointer
Click		Press and release a mouse button quickly
Press and hold	Press a mouse button and continue holding it down
Double click	Press and release a mouse button twice in succession
Drag		Press and hold the mouse button while you move the mouse

Note: Another important use of the mouse is in locating keyboard focus. In the OPEN LOOK environment, the position of the mouse pointer specifies which window has keyboard focus. The window with keyboard focus is the window that can receive keyboard input. To enter text in a window, you must locate the mouse pointer within that window. This is true not only for the Worksheet  window in the 1-2-3 OPEN LOOK Interface, but also for the pop-up windows (described below) that appear when you select commands. 



CHOOSING A COMMAND
As you work with the 1-2-3 OPEN LOOK Interface, you choose commands from menus. You display menus by clicking on menu buttons at the top of the Worksheet window with the mouse's MENU button.

Menu buttons are denoted by a downward-pointing arrowhead on the right-hand side of the button. Each menu button has a pulldown menu that contains a list of commands. To select the command and display the pulldown menu, click on the menu button with the MENU button.

When you select a command from a pulldown menu, the command is not always executed immediately. Commands followed by a right-pointing arrow, called a submenu mark, lead to submenus. Commands followed by ... (ellipsis) need further information before they can be executed. When you select such commands, a pop-up window appears in which you specify the required information.

Submenus
Some commands in a pulldown menu are followed by a hollow triangle that points to the right. This triangle indicates that choosing this command leads to other related commands. When you click MENU a command followed by a hollow triangle, another menu, called a submenu, appears. For example, the Options item under the Graph menu has a submenu. 

Pop-up Windows
Menu items that are followed by an ... (ellipsis) lead to pop-up windows in which you supply information required to execute the command. For more information on using pop-up windows, see the 1-2-3 OPEN LOOK Interface User's Guide.  You can also position the mouse pointer on the pop-up and press the Help key to get help on how to use the pop-up.

Dimmed Items
A menu may contain commands that are not currently accessible and are therefore dimmed on the menu.  Items in a menu are dimmed when they are not applicable to the current activity.


Default Commands
Each menu has a default command that is highlighted when you display the menu. The default command is usually the most commonly used command on that menu. It allows you to quickly execute the command with a single mouse click. For example, the default command in the File menu is Save. To use the default command, click on the menu button with the mouse's SELECT button. For example, to use the File Save command, you can click SELECT on the File menu button.


1-2-3 Classic Menus
You can use 1-2-3 Classic menus rather than the 1-2-3 OPEN LOOK Interface menus. Classic menus are the menus in 1-2-3 Version 1.2 that you access by pressing the / (slash) key. 

For a mapping of 1-2-3 Version 1.2 commands to their corresponding 1-2-3 OPEN LOOK Interface commands, see Chapter 6 in the 1-2-3 OPEN LOOK Interface User's Guide.

Note:  For more information on using the Classic menus, see the Classic menu help by pressing the F1 (HELP) key.


To Choose a Command
1.  Point to the menu button that contains the command you want to choose.

     For example, to choose a command from the File menu, point to the 
     File menu button.

2.  Click MENU on the menu button.

     The pulldown menu appears. 

3.  Click SELECT the command. 

     Depending on the type of command, either the command is executed 
     immediately or a pop-up window appears. For example, to choose 
     Save As from the File pulldown menu, choose Save As. The File Save As 
     pop-up window appears.

     If the command has a submenu mark to the right of it, click the command 
     using the mouse's MENU button to display the submenu. When the submenu 
     appears, choose a command from the submenu by clicking it with the SELECT 
     mouse button.

     Note: This documentation condenses the first three steps into one step. For 
     example, File Save As means `choose the Save As item from the File menu.'


To Choose a Command (Alternative Method)
1.  Point to the menu button for the menu that contains the command you 
     want to choose.

2.  Click and hold the MENU mouse button. 

     The pulldown menu appears. As you drag the pointer down the menu, 
     you highlight menu items. 

3.  Release the mouse button when the item you want to choose is highlighted.


To Choose a Menu's Default Command
1.  Click SELECT on the menu button. 

     The default command for the chosen menu is automatically executed.


To Cancel a Command
You can cancel a command either before you select it from a menu, 
or after the pop-up window associated with the command (if any) 
appears.

1.  When a menu is displayed, click SELECT outside the menu or press Esc. 

2.  When a pop-up window is active, click SELECT the Cancel button or 
     press the Esc key.

     When you cancel a command, 1-2-3 returns the worksheet 
     to the condition it was in before you chose the command.


MANAGING WINDOWS
You manage windows in the OPEN LOOK graphical environment using the mouse and the window Control menu. The window Control menu lets you close a window, change its size, move a window behind other windows, change a window's properties, refresh the window display, or quit 1-2-3. To customize the size of a window or move a window around on the screen, you use the mouse.

To Move a Window
Sometimes  a window or a pop-up window conceals a part of the screen that you want to see. To move a window:

1.  Position the mouse pointer on the window header and 
     click and hold the SELECT mouse button.

2.  Drag the pop-up window to its new location.

3.  When you have positioned the pop-up window where you want 
     it, release the SELECT button.


To Display the Window Control Menu
1.  Click MENU anywhere in the worksheet window header area.

     The items that appear in the window Control menu depend on the type 
     of window you are using.


To Make a Window Active
1.  Click SELECT in the window header region.

     The window is displayed frontmost on the screen.


To Close a Window to an Icon
1.  Click SELECT on the window Control menu button at the upper left corner 
     of the window.

     The 1-2-3 session closes to an icon on your desktop.


To Restore a Closed (Iconified) Window
1.  Double click SELECT the icon that represents the window on the desktop.

     1-2-3 restores the window to its original size and shape and 
     makes it the active window.


To Adjust the Window Size
1.  Move the mouse pointer to any window corner. 

     The mouse pointer changes to a bull's eye.

2.  Press and hold the mouse's SELECT  button and drag the window 
     corner.

     Dragging a corner expands or shrinks the window.

3.  Release the mouse button to anchor the corner of the window.
