Mouse Basics

Mouse Terms:

• Click A single tap of the left mouse button. Used to move the cursor in Word, select links on the WWW, and turn over cards in Solitaire



• Double-Click A quick double tap of the left mouse button. This is used to choose an icon or program on the desktop or to send aces to the top row in Solitaire.



• Click and Drag To press the left mouse button and while holding it down, move the mouse. Once the mouse pointer is in the desired spot let go. Used to select sections of text, move items, and move cards in Solitaire.



• Right-Click Press the right mouse button. This will bring up special menus.

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Mouse Tips

• The mouse should be placed on a flat surface, preferably a mouse pad, trackball facing down and the buttons facing up.



• Place your index finger on the left mouse button and you ring finger on the right button, and then let the palm of your hand rest on the hump of the mouse.



• To move the mouse, just glide it to the right, left, up, down, or diagonally. This will mouse the trackball and in turn move the pointer on-screen



• If you get to the edge of the mouse pad, just pick up your mouse and move it.

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Mouse Diagrams

A normal mouse top:

A normal mouse bottom:

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