# Mouse Assignment

> Clicks, double-clicks, triple-clicks, drag and drop and scroll keys in TXTextControl and what they select, move, copy, scroll or zoom in the document.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > Mouse and Keyboard Assignment > Mouse Assignment
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/assignments/mouse/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/assignments/mouse/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/assignments/mouse/llms-full.txt

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Users of `TXTextControl` position the caret, select text and move images and other objects with the mouse. The table lists each mouse action, and a few scroll and zoom keys, with what the control does in response.

### Mouse Actions

| Mouse action | What `TXTextControl` does |
|---|---|
| Click | Moves the cursor to the point of the click or selects an image or text frame. |
| Click and drag | Selects text from the point where the button is pressed to the point where it is released, or moves an image, text frame, signature field or OLE object. |
| SHIFT + click | Extends the selection to the point of the click. |
| Double-click | Selects the word that is clicked on. |
| Double-click and drag | Extends the selection from word to word. |
| Triple-click | Selects the paragraph that is clicked on. |
| Triple-click and drag | Extends the selection from paragraph to paragraph. |
| PgUp / PgDown | Scrolls the text up or down by the height of the client area minus the height of one line of text. Active only if a vertical scroll bar exists. |
| CTRL + PgUp / PgDown | Zooms the current document up or down. |
| SHIFT + PgUp / PgDown | Scrolls the document horizontally. |
| Drag and drop on selected text | Moves the selected text to the drop position of the mouse (text drag and drop). |
| CTRL + drag and drop on selected text | Copies the selected text to the drop position of the mouse (text drag and drop). |
| Click on the selection bar (left or right margin) | Selects the complete row. |

### Related Pages

- [Keyboard Assignment](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/assignments/keyboard/llms-full.txt): keys that move the caret, edit text and insert breaks and special spaces.
- [Additional Mouse and Keyboard Assignment in Tables](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/assignments/tables/llms-full.txt): keys and clicks that select cells, rows and columns in tables.
- [Text Selections and Character Input](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/selections/llms-full.txt): the members and mouse events for selections and the input position.

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