Menu and sub-menu items are indicated by File>Open, which means select the File menu and then select the Open menu item.
Balloon Help - short help message which is displayed as you move the mouse pointer over a control.
Canvas - an area within a window where objects are drawn.
Check Box - a button with a small square indicator to the left of its text. A check mark appears in the indicator when the button is selected.
Click - press and then release the left mouse button.
Drag - press and hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse to 'drag' the cursor on the screen.
Dialog - a type of window in which you input information.
Drop Down List - a list-box which is only displayed when you click on the 'drop-down' button.
Edit Box - an area where you can enter a String, Integer or Floating Point value.
Highlighted - an area on the Canvas which is in inverse-video.
Left-Click - same as Click, used in contexts where Right-Click is also used.
Left+Drag - same as Drag, used in contexts where Right+Drag is also used.
Mouse Pointer - is most often an arrow that is you can use to point at different objects on your screen. When the pointer is over an object, you can Click a mouse button to perform an action on that object (such as selecting the object).
Press - click on a button.
Radio Button - a button with a small round indicator to the left of its text. The indicator is filled when the button is selected.
Radio Button Group - a group of radio buttons which indicate mutually exclusive choices.
Resizing Border - a thick border around re-sizable windows that you can use to change the window size.
Right-Click - press and then release the right mouse button.
Right Drag - press and hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse to 'drag' the cursor on the screen.
Select - click on an object to indicate you want to do something with it.
Shift+Left-Click - Left-Click while holding down the Shift key.
Shift+Right-Click - Right-Click while holding down the Shift key.