A vertical bar on the right side of a window or a horizontal bar at the bottom of a window that is used to move the window contents up and down or left and right. The bar contains a box with square or rounded corners, which together look like an elevator in a shaft. The box is called a "thumb" or "elevator," and when dragged with the mouse, the window contents move correspondingly. When the bar is clicked above or below the thumb, the contents are moved one page at a time. The arrows are clicked to move one line at a time.
Scroll Bars
Clicking in the bar or dragging the thumb moves the contents within the window. The Mac example (right) shows an optional variation that places both scroll arrows in the same vicinity to lessen mouse movement when switching directions.
Scroll Bars
Clicking in the bar or dragging the thumb moves the contents within the window. The Mac example (right) shows an optional variation that places both scroll arrows in the same vicinity to lessen mouse movement when switching directions.
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