Configuring Mouse Settings
Introduction
You can customize the behavior of the left, middle, and right mouse buttons to best suit your needs by configuring the mouse button settings. For example, you can select Drag to Swap for the left mouse button and eliminate using the context menu for that action.
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When you customize drag options for the left, middle, or right mouse button for pan options, you cannot use the ALT key for pan delta. |
You can configure the following settings in the Mouse settings tab:
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Path
User Settings > Image Display > Mouse
Steps
- Modify the following settings as needed.
- When you have finished configuring all settings, click Close to apply and save setting changes.
Mouse Button Shortcuts Settings
Synapse supports these mouse button shortcuts:
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Mouse button shortcuts |
Select an option from the drop-down list:
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Left Button Drag Settings
Synapse supports these left button drag options:
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Description |
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Left button drag |
Select an option from the drop-down list:
You can also use the left button to drag and scroll through a series using one of the following options:
Note: Dynamic Scroll-Rapid and Dynamic Scroll-Standard might skip images with large mouse movements. |
Middle Button Drag Settings
Synapse supports these middle button drag options:
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Description |
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Middle button drag |
Select an option from the drop-down list:
You can also use the middle button to drag and scroll through a series using one of the following options:
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Middle Button Click Settings
Synapse supports these middle button click options:
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Description |
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Middle button click |
Select an option from the drop-down list:
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Right Button Drag Settings
Synapse supports these right button drag options:
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Description |
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Right button drag |
You can also use the right mouse button to drag and scroll through a series using one of the following options:
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Enable Scroll+ for Mouse Wheel Option
The scroll+ mouse wheel option, which is disabled by default, ensures that scrolling is smooth and continuous between mouse wheel rolls. This allows for a better consistent viewing speed for image scrolling. Click the selection box to enable this setting.
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The continuous scroll effect of this feature might be helpful in lower-performance scenarios in which the next image is not immediately available. |
Custom Window Level Settings
Custom Window Level (W/L) assigns mouse movement direction to the preferred + and - for window width and window center options. When you select a different W/L option, the other applicable options are changed.
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Custom W/L: |
Select a different mouse direction option for W/L operations from the following drop-down lists:
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Results
Synapse automatically saves any updated options and displays the following message in the bottom left corner of the window: Successfully saved.
Synapse displays the following message that you must take the following action to apply the settings: Refresh the Synapse browser window for settings to apply.
Additional Options
You can also change the window level, zoom, and pan using the context menu:
- Select Tools > Apply to All Images in the Viewer context menu to apply window level, zoom, and pan to the series.
- Select Tools > Apply to Selected Images in the Viewer context menu to apply window level, zoom, and pan to the selected image or images.
Related Topics
Image Paging and Scrolling Overview