Mouse Actions

The Command Center window supports the following mouse actions:

Mouse Actions in the Scope Pane

Mouse Action

Result

Click an expandable item name

Selects the item. Displays the item’s contents in the Result pane. Unless otherwise noted, these are the item’s subitems.

Click a non-expandable item name

Selects the item. Displays the item’s contents in the Result pane.

Double-click an expandable item name

Selects and expands a collapsed item. Selects and collapses an expanded item. Displays the subitems in the Result pane.

Click the plus sign (+) expansion button

Expands the selected item.

Click the minus sign (-) expansion button

Collapses the selected item.

Right-click the plus or minus sign expansion button

Displays a combined table of contents that includes general Help for MMC and Help specific to the Command Center.

Mouse Actions in the Result Pane

Mouse Action

Result

Ctrl-click

Selects multiple individual items

Shift-click

Selects multiple consecutive items

Click an item in a multi-selection

Loses the multi-selection and selects the clicked item

Double-click a single item

Unless otherwise noted the following will happen:

  • In the Scope pane the item’s parent will be expanded, if not already expanded.

  • In the Scope pane the item will be selected (highlighted in gray).

  • In the Result pane the item’s contents will be displayed.