You can define and perform geometrically oriented actions - most common ones in the SuperEdit Drawing window- through the standard mouse interface consistent with the contemporary Windows application style. Use the left mouse button for pointing, clicking and dragging in various contexts. Use the right button click to display a pop-up menu with context-dependent contents.

In the normal state of the SuperEdit Drawing window,use the left click for selecting vector entities in the current vector drawing. The current entity is presented in selected state; small square-shaped red grips are displayed in some control points of the entity. To select a linear entity, like segment or polyline, click near to it. To select a closed entity, like circle, polygon or rectangle, click near to its edge or inside its area. To select a bitmap entity, like text or icon, click near to it or into the area covered by it. Press and hold down the Ctrl key to include new entities into selection or to exclude those already selected. Click an empty drawing area to remove the selected state from all entities.

If you move the cursor inside the red grip of some entity, it changes its shape from a cross to an arrow. It means that you may press the left mouse button and drag the cursor while holding the left button down, thus dragging appropriate control point of the entity. The original shape of the entity is drawn using light gray line; the dragged shape of the entity is drawn using thin black line, so you can observe your changes while dragging. Move cursor to desired position and release the left button to redisplay the entity in a new shape.

If you move the cursor over the edge of a polyline or a polygon, it changes its shape from a cross to a star. It means that you may press the left mouse button and drag the cursor while holding the left button down, thus adding new vertex to the pointed edge. The original shape of the entity is drawn using light gray line; the dragged shape of the entity is drawn using thin black line, so you can observe your changes while dragging. Move cursor to desired position of new vertex and release the left button to redisplay the entity in a new shape.

In both situations described above, you may click the right mouse button to display pop-up menu with Drag , Add Vertex and Delete Vertex options available. The set of options displayed depends on the place you clicked. Choose the Drag or Add Vertex option if you want to perform appropriate dragging actions as described above, but without holding the left mouse button down. It gives you access to scrolling or zooming actions while dragging, entering values from Input bar, or possibility right-clicking once again to use pop-up Options and Tools Menu ( OTM ), e.g. to set single-click snap. Choose the Delete Vertex option when adequate, if you want to delete the pointed vertex from a polygon or a polyline.

During most dragging actions, when you define vector entities, you may press the F8 key to force the ortho mode relative to the starting position or to the recently entered point. Current cursor position is translated so that the dragging is performed only horizontally, only vertically, or along the 45° line, depending on which distance from the actual cursor position to the horizontal, vertical or diagonal line is the smallest one.

All simple vector entities (excerpt polylines, polygons and complexes) have center grips (small circle with axis lines) that can be used to move the whole entity using drag&drop method.

If you click the right mouse button while the cursor is displayed as a normal cross, the standard pop-up Drawing Window Menu ( DWM ) is displayed, with options described in following sections.

You may use the shortcut for entering the Zoom Window action by pressing the left mouse button and dragging the cursor while holding the left button down. This shortcut is accessible only in the normal state of Drawing Window .

You may use the shortcut for entering the Select Window / Crossing action by pressing the Ctrl key on the keyboard and then pressing the left mouse button and dragging the cursor while holding the left button down. You can observe changes of the cursor shape and hints in status line displayed appropriately. This shortcut is accessible only in the normal state of SuperEdit Drawing window.

If you want to inspect some area of the SuperEdit Drawing window, move the mouse cursor to that area and press the Ctrl+Q key. The Magnifying Glass window pops up, showing the area of interest in greater detail.

Specific mouse actions that depend on current activities performed by SuperEdit , e.g. during selecting subdocuments or defining print window will be described separately.