Using the Mouse

A mouse is a handheld input device you roll across a flat surface (such as a desk or a mouse pad) to position the mouse pointer , the small symbol that indicates the pointer's relative position on the desktop. When you move the mouse, the mouse pointer on the screen moves in the same direction. The shape of the mouse pointer changes to indicate different activities. Once you move the mouse pointer to a desired position on the screen, you use the mouse buttons , right or left, to tell your computer what you want it to do.

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Basic Mouse Techniques

Task

What to do

Pointing

Move the mouse to position it over an item on the desktop.

Clicking

Press and release the left mouse button.

Double-clicking

Press and release the left mouse button twice quickly.

Dragging

Point to an item, press and hold the left mouse button, move the mouse to a new location, and then release the mouse button.

Right-clicking

Point to an item, and then press and release the right mouse button.




Show Me Microsoft Windows XP
Show Me Microsoft Windows XP (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0789733366
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 391

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