USING THE MOUSE

• A MOUSE is a palm-sized device that lets

you point at, select, and move objects on
your computer screen.
• The ARROW (also called the cursor or
pointer) follows the mouse as you move it
across the desk or mouse pad
• The LEFT MOUSE BUTTON is the
primary mouse button. And it’s the button
you will use over 95 % of the time when you
work with Windows
MOUSE ACTIONS
• POINT • Move the mouse
across a flat
surface until the
pointer on the
desktop is
position on the
item
• CLICK • Press and release the
primary mouse button

• The same with pressing

and releasing the left
mouse button once
• RIGHT • Press and release the
CLICK secondary mouse
button, which is
usually the right
mouse button
• DOUBLE - • Quickly press and
release the left
CLICK
mouse button twice
without moving the
mouse
• DRAG • Point to an item, hold
down the left mouse
button, move the item to
the desired location on
the screen and then
release the mouse button
• RIGHT • Point to an item,
hold down the
DRAG right mouse
button, move the
item to the
desired location
on the screen
and then release
the button
Things you can CLICK and
DOUBLE CLICK
• CLICK when you want • DOUBLE-CLICK when
to: you want to:
– Select something – Open a file
– Open a menu – Open a folder
– Move to the area or – Display the properties
field you want in a or settings for an
program or dialog box object (in certain
– Press a button on a programs)
toolbar or dialog box
 DRAGGING and DROPPING
• You can move items around your screen by
dragging and dropping item with the mouse

• To drag and drop something you must:

1. Move the mouse pointer over the object you
want to move, then click and hold down the left
mouse button
2. While you are still holding down the mouse
button, move it until the pointer is over the place
you want to put the object.
3. Release the mouse button
Things you can DRAG and DROP
You can do this: By Dragging this:
Move the window to a Drag the window by
new location on the its title bar and drop
screen it in a new location on
the screen
Move a file to a new Drag the file and drop
folder it in the desired
folder
Change the size of a Drag the borders or
window corners of the window
Scroll a window to Drag the scroll box
see something ( the little elevator)
located off-screen up or down the scroll
bar and drop it in a
new location
Move just about Point to the object,
anything on your click and hold down
computer’s screen the mouse button,
drag the object to a
new place and then
release the mouse
button.
 RIGHT CLICK
• Whenever you right click something, it
brings up a shortcut menu that lists
everything you can do to the object.

• Right mouse button shortcut menus are

great way to give commands to Windows
because you don’t have to wade through
several levels of unfamiliar menus when you
want to do something