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<h1 align="center"><a name="top"></a>Cosmo Player 2.1.1 Quick Reference</h1>
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<p align="center">Copyright © 1997-1999 PLATINUM technology, inc. All rights reserved.</p>
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<p>Cosmo Player plugs in to your Web browser to enable you to see and explore 3D worlds.
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With Cosmo Player you can visit any 3D world authored in the Virtual Reality Modeling
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Language (VRML). These 3D worlds often include other kinds of multimedia, like sound and
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movies.</p>
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<p>This quick reference gives brief descriptions of each of the elements in the Cosmo
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Player interface. </p>
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<p>Basic navigation is covered in <a href="frames-help.html" target="_top">Getting Started
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with Cosmo Player 2.1.1.</a></p>
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<p>You can find more in-depth information--including a table of keyboard equivalents for
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Cosmo Player buttons--in <a href="frames-goingfar.html" target="_top">Going Further with
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Cosmo Player 2.1.1.</a></p>
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<p>You can find more technical information about installation and trouble-shooting in the <a
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href="frames-relnotes.html" target="_top">Release Notes.</a></p>
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<h2><a name="dashboards"></a>On the Dashboard</h2>
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<p>You use the main controls on the Cosmo Player dashboard to do two things: move around
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in 3D worlds and examine objects in 3D worlds. (Some worlds don't display the dashboard,
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but they may provide on-screen cues to navigation.)</p>
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<p>If your dashboard looks like this, you're using the Movement controls:</p>
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<p><img src="simplemovedash.gif" alt="simplemovedash.gif (18044 bytes)"></p>
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<p>If your dashboard looks like this, you're using the Examine controls:</p>
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<p><img src="examinedash.gif" alt="examinedash.gif (17917 bytes)"></p>
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<p>Some worlds allow you to use only Movement controls (<strong>Go, Slide,</strong> <strong>Tilt,
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Float,</strong> and <strong>Gravity</strong>). Other worlds allow you to use only Examine
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controls (<strong>Rotate, Pan,</strong> and <strong>Zoom</strong>). Still other worlds
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allow you to use both Movement and Examine controls. Even if both sets of controls are
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available to you, it's usually best to use the controls that are displayed when you first
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enter a world. <em>You could easily become disoriented by switching randomly from one set
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of controls to another!</em></p>
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<p>Click the <strong>Change Controls</strong> button to switch between Movement and
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Examine controls. Or press <strong>`</strong> (backquote), <strong>~</strong>
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(tilde), or <strong>-</strong> (minus key on numeric keypad).</p>
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<p><img src="examine2.gif" alt="examine2.gif (17857 bytes)"></p>
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<p>For detailed information, see "<a href="#movedash">Movement Controls,</a>"
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"<a href="#examinedash">Examine Controls,</a>" and "<a href="#commonctrls">Common
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Controls.</a>"</p>
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<h3><a name="ctrlsunselect"></a>A Word About Control Buttons . . .</h3>
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<p>An <em>unselected</em> button is gray-green. A <em>selected</em> button is bright
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green. <em>Unavailable</em> buttons are flat and gray.</p>
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<p><img src="walk2.gif" alt="walk2.gif (13361 bytes)"></p>
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<p>See "<a href="#movedash">Movement Controls,</a>" "<a href="#examinedash">Examine
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Controls,</a>" and "<a href="#commonctrls">Common Controls.</a>"</p>
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<p>When you pass the pointer over a button, the button's <em>name </em>and <em>description
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</em>are displayed. See "<a href="#hidenames">Hide/Show Button Names</a>" and
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"<a href="#hidedescripts">Hide/Show Button Descriptions.</a>" </p>
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<p><img src="label.gif" alt="label.gif (3314 bytes)"></p>
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<h3><a name="minimizedash"></a>Resizing the Dashboard</h3>
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<p>You can minimize and re-expand the display of the dashboard. Minimizing the dashboard
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does not change its functions or disable navigation. When the dashboard is minimized, you
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can still click and drag to navigate. You can also use keyboard equivalents for Cosmo
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Player buttons.</p>
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<p>To minimize the dashboard, click the small triangle in the <em>upper</em>-left corner.</p>
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<p><img src="minimize.gif" alt="minimize.gif (2972 bytes)"></p>
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<p>To expand the dashboard, click the small triangle in the <em>bottom</em>-left corner of
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the minimized dashboard.</p>
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<h3><a name="mousekybd"></a>Using Mouse and Keyboard</h3>
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<p>You can navigate with the mouse, the keyboard, or both mouse and keyboard. </p>
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<p>To navigate with the mouse, choose a control and drag in the window. There are several
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ways of doing this:
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<ul>
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<li>Click a control, release the mouse button, and then click-and-drag in the window.<br>
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When you release the mouse, the control remains "permanently" selected until you
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click another.</li>
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<li>Click a control, hold down the mouse button, and drag in the window.<br>
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This method temporarily selects a control: when you release the mouse button, selection
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reverts to the last button "permanently" selected.</li>
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<li>Hold down <strong>Ctrl</strong> or <strong>Alt</strong> to temporarily select a control.<br>
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When you release <strong>Ctrl</strong> or <strong>Alt,</strong> selection reverts to the
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last button "permanently" selected.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>To navigate with the keyboard, choose a control and press the arrow keys (singly or in
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combination). </p>
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<p>Most controls have keyboard equivalents.</p>
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<p>See "<a href="#movedash">Movement Controls,</a>" "<a href="#examinedash">Examine
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Controls,</a>" and "<a href="#commonctrls">Common Controls.</a>" For
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information on optimizing the keyboard commands for left-handed or right-handed use, see <a
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href="frames-goingfar.html" target="_top">Going Further with Cosmo Player 2.1.1.</a></p>
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<h3><a name="movedash"></a>Movement Controls</h3>
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<p>You use Movement controls to move around in a 3D world. </p>
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<p>See also "<a href="#mousekybd">Using Mouse and Keyboard,</a>" "<a
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href="#examinedash">Examine Controls,</a>" and "<a href="#commonctrls">Common
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Controls.</a>"</p>
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<p><img src="fullmovedash.gif" alt="fullmovedash.gif (18235 bytes)">
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<dt><a name="go"></a><small><strong>Go</strong></small><img src="b1ago.gif" alt="Go button" align="middle" hspace="5"></dt>
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<dd><strong>Go</strong> is the default Movement control. Click <strong>Go</strong> and then
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drag the pointer in the scene window to move in the world. Drag up to go forward, drag
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down to go backward, drag left to turn left, and drag right to turn right. <strong>Go</strong>
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turns your view in the direction of travel. Hold down <strong>Shift</strong> to go faster.</dd>
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<dt><a name="slide"></a><small><strong>Slide</strong></small><img src="b2slide.gif"
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alt="b2slide.gif (1780 bytes)" hspace="5" align="middle"></dt>
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<dd>Click <strong>Slide</strong> and then drag to slide straight up or down, or to slide
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right or left. <strong>Slide</strong> does not turn your view in the direction of travel.
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Press <strong>Alt</strong> to temporarily select <strong>Slide</strong> when you're using <strong>Go</strong>
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or <strong>Tilt</strong>. Hold down <strong>Shift</strong> to slide faster.</dd>
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<dt><a name="tilt"></a><small><strong>Tilt</strong></small><img src="b3tilt.gif" alt="Tilt button" hspace="5" align="middle"></dt>
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<dd>Click <strong>Tilt</strong> and then drag to look up and down or from side to side
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without moving. Press <strong>Ctrl</strong> to temporarily select <strong>Tilt</strong>
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when you're using <strong>Go</strong> or <strong>Slide</strong>. </dd>
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<dt><a name="gravity"></a><strong><small>Gravity</small> </strong><img src="b9grav.gif"
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alt="b9grav.gif (1532 bytes)" align="middle"> </dt>
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<dd>Click <strong>Gravity</strong> to turn gravity on. This keeps you on the ground or floor
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as you navigate through a world. Keyboard equivalent: <strong>Tab</strong> <em>or</em> <strong>+</strong>
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(plus sign on numeric keypad).</dd>
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<dt><a name="float"></a><strong><small>Float</small> </strong><img src="b10float.gif"
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alt="b10float.gif (1596 bytes)" align="middle"> </dt>
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<dd>Click <strong>Float</strong> to turn gravity off. This enables you to navigate off the
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ground or floor of a world. Keyboard equivalent: <strong>Tab</strong> <em>or</em> <strong>+</strong>
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(plus sign on numeric keypad).</dd>
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</dl>
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<p><em><strong>Note:</strong></em> The author of the 3D world determines whether the <strong>Float</strong>
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and <strong>Gravity</strong> buttons are enabled.</p>
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<h3><a name="examinedash"></a>Examine Controls</h3>
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<p>You use Examine controls to examine objects within a 3D world. </p>
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<p><strong><em>Note:</em></strong> You should <em>not</em> use Examine controls in a world
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that has a "floor" and "ceiling" or "ground" and
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"sky": if you do so, you can very easily get disoriented.</p>
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<p>See also "<a href="#mousekybd">Using Mouse and Keyboard,</a>" "<a
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href="#movedash">Movement Controls,</a>" and "<a href="#commonctrls">Common
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Controls.</a>"</p>
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<p><img src="examinedash.gif" alt="examinedash.gif (17917 bytes)">
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<dt><a name="rotate"></a><small><strong>Rotate</strong></small><img src="b4rotate.gif"
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alt="Rotate button" align="middle" hspace="5"></dt>
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<dd><strong>Rotate</strong> is the default Examine control. Click <strong>Rotate</strong>
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and then drag to spin an object in front of you. You can also use the arrow keys (singly
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or in combination). Rotate faster by holding down an arrow key and <strong>Shift.</strong></dd>
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<dt><a name="pan"></a><small><strong>Pan</strong></small><img src="b5pan.gif"
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alt="Pan button" align="middle" hspace="5"></dt>
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<dd>Click <strong>Pan</strong> and then drag to pan up, down, left, or right. You can also
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use the arrow keys (singly or in combination). Pan faster by holding down an arrow key and
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<strong>Shift.</strong> Press <strong>Alt</strong> to temporarily select <strong>Pan</strong>
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when you're using <strong>Rotate</strong> or <strong>Zoom. </strong></dd>
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<dt><a name="zoom"></a><small><strong>Zoom</strong></small><img src="b6zoom.gif" alt="Zoom button" align="middle" hspace="5"></dt>
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<dd>Click <strong>Zoom</strong> and then drag up to zoom in or drag down to zoom out. You
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can also use the arrow keys (singly or in combination). Zoom faster by holding down an
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arrow key and <strong>Shift.</strong> Press <strong>Ctrl</strong> to temporarily select <strong>Zoom</strong>
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when you're using <strong>Rotate</strong> or <strong>Pan</strong>.</dd>
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<h3><a name="commonctrls"></a>Common Controls</h3>
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<p>Movement and Examine controls are supplemented by a range of common controls that
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normally appear on the left and right sides of the dashboard. (Remember that the author of
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a world can decide which controls are available to you.) See also"<a
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href="#mousekybd">Using Mouse and Keyboard,</a>" "<a href="#movedash">Movement
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Controls,</a>" and "<a href="#examinedash">Examine Controls.</a>"</p>
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<p><img src="commonctrls.gif" alt="commonctrls.gif (20461 bytes)">
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<dt><a name="seek"></a><strong>Seek</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click <strong>Seek</strong> and then click an object in the Cosmo Player window to go
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directly to it. </dd>
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<dt><a name="seekcontinue"></a><strong>Continuous Seek</strong></dt>
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<dd>Double-click <strong>Seek</strong> to enter <strong>Continuous Seek</strong> mode, which
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makes your pointer act as if <strong>Seek</strong> were being continuously pressed. The <strong>Seek</strong>
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button turns white. In <strong>Continuous Seek,</strong> other navigation controls
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continue to function, but you don't interact with active objects. You can program a mouse
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button for <strong>Continuous Seek;</strong> see <a href="frames-goingfar.html"
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target="_top">Going Further with Cosmo Player 2.1.1.</a></dd>
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<dt><a name="straighten"></a><strong>Straighten</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click to place your view upright and level in the world. Keyboard equivalent: <strong>End.</strong></dd>
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<dt><a name="undo"></a><strong>Undo Move</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click to move back to the last place you stopped. Keyboard equivalent: <strong>Delete</strong>
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<em>or</em> <strong>Backspace. </strong></dd>
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<dt><a name="redo"></a><strong>Redo Move</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click to move back to where you were before you clicked <strong>Undo Move. </strong>Keyboard
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equivalent: <strong>Insert</strong> <em>or</em> <strong>Shift</strong>+<strong>Backspace.</strong></dd>
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<dt><a name="currentviewpt"></a><strong>Current Viewpoint</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click to return to the current viewpoint. </dd>
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<dt><a name="viewlist"></a><strong>Viewpoint List</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click to display a list of interesting places in the world.</dd>
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<dt><a name="prevviewpt"></a><strong>Previous Viewpoint</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click to go to the previous viewpoint in the <strong>Viewpoint list. </strong>Keyboard
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equivalent: <strong>Page Up.</strong> </dd>
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<dt><a name="nextviewpt"></a><strong>Next Viewpoint</strong> </dt>
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<dd>Click to go to the next viewpoint in the <strong>Viewpoint list. </strong>Keyboard
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equivalent: <strong>Page Down.</strong></dd>
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<dt><a name="hidenames"></a><strong>Hide/Show Button Names</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click to hide or show button names and descriptions when you pass the pointer over a
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button.</dd>
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<dt><a name="hidedescripts"></a><strong>Hide/Show Button Descriptions</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click to hide or show button descriptions when you pass the pointer over a button..</dd>
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<dt><a name="changectrls"></a><strong>Change Controls</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click to change from Movement controls to Examine controls or vice-versa. Keyboard
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equivalent: <strong>`</strong> (backquote), <strong>~</strong> (tilde), <em>or</em> <strong>-</strong>
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(minus key on numeric keypad).</dd>
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<dt><a name="help"></a><strong>Help</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click to display on-line documentation.</dd>
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<dt><a name="prefs"></a><strong>Preferences</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click to display the <strong>Preferences window,</strong> where you set options for
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Cosmo Player behavior, including optimizing keyboard equivalents for left-handed or
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right-handed use. See <a href="frames-goingfar.html" target="_top">Going Further with
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Cosmo Player 2.1.1.</a></dd>
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<dt><a name="cosmohome"></a><strong>Cosmo Software home page</strong></dt>
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<dd>Click to display the Cosmo Software home page in your Web browser.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h2><a name="support"></a>Cosmo Player Support</h2>
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<p>Cosmo Player support is currently available in English only on the Cosmo Software site
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at <a href="http://cosmosoftware.com" target="_blank">http://cosmosoftware.com</a> or for
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a per incident charge through our call center at 1-888-91-COSMO. Cosmo Support Services
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call center provides support from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MST.</p>
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<small>Part number 007-3853-002 / Revised October 28, 1998</small>
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