Holding the Mouse
Rest your hand on the mouse so that your forefinger and middle finger are resting on the left mouse button and right mouse button, respectively. Your thumb and ring and pinky fingers will rest on the sides of the mouse, and your palm will rest on the remaining portion of the top of the mouse. Do not grip the mouse. Rest your wrist on the table.
Moving the Mouse
The mouse should be placed on a flat surface or mouse pad, trackball facing down and buttons facing up. The mouse cursor moves when the track ball is moved across a flat surface. If the ball does not roll, the mouse cursor does not move. Try lifting the mouse off the pad and setting it down at the other side of the pad. The mouse cursor position will not change.
Mouse Buttons and Operation
Click
Press the left mouse button once with your forefinger, which is resting on the button. This will move the text cursor to that location on the page.
Double-Click
Rapidly click the left mouse button twice. This is often done to select a word or open a program.
Click and Drag
To drag means to hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse on the pad. Example: To highlight or select text, click (single click, left button) where you want to begin. Drag the cursor to the end of the desired text. Release the mouse button. The text is now selected. To select one word, double-click it.
Drag and Drop
Some items can be moved by clicking the item, holding down the mouse button, and dragging the item to a new location.
Right-Click
Click the right mouse button once for context-sensitive functions.
Scrolling
Scrolling means moving up and down within a web page or other computer window. This is done by using the mouse to move the elevator up and down within the scroll bar at the far right of this screen. You can do this three ways:
Type of Click : Click
How to Perform Click : One click of the left mouse button
When to use Click :1. To select an image or icon
2.To move items around the computer's desktop
3.To navigate the cursor through a word processing program
Type of Click : Double-Click
How to Perform Click : Two clicks of the left mouse button
When to use Click : To execute an action such as opening a program
Type of Click : Right-Click
How to Perform Click : One click of the right mouse button
When to use Click :To expose shortcuts in a variety of programs