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Using the mouse
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What's a mouse?
The mouse is one way of interacting with the computer (see Using the keyboard on
page 39 for another). As you move the mouse on a flat surface, so the pointer moves
around on the screen. Using the mouse and its three buttons you can control what the
computer does.
Holding the mouse
Hold the mouse with the cable away from you so that your fingers rest easily on the
three buttons. If you're right-handed, hold it like this:
Move the mouse around and watch the pointer move around the screen. If you run out of
space to move the mouse, lift it up and put it down again in a more convenient position.
While the mouse is lifted, the pointer will not move, and when you put it down again
you can carry on where you left off.
Use the mouse on a smooth but non-slippery surface. A mouse mat (available from your
supplier) is ideal. Other surfaces on which the mouse works well are wood and glass.
The mouse will not work well on painted metal or highly varnished surfaces.
his chapter tells you how to use the mouse to select and
move things displayed on the screen.
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