Your Mouse
Your mouse uses a cursor called pointer. Pointers may have different shapes, generally they assume the shape of an arrow.
Your mouse has a rolling device, and two buttons: a left button, and a right button.
Quickly depressing and releasing one of these buttons, is called clicking. Sometimes you might need to double click, that is to rapidly click one of these buttons twice. In this guide, to click means to place the mouse pointer on an icon, and to apply a single pressure on the mouse left button. When you have to click the right button, this is specifically indicated. Also "double click" refers to the mouse left button.
The wheel between the two mouse buttons has been added to simplify scrolling operations. Rapidly turning this wheel with your forefinger, helps you move efficiently through pages, lines, and windows.
Your mouse wheel may also function as a sort of third button, which allows you to click or double click an icon, or any other selected element.
Right Button
Wheel
Left Button
Your Mouse
Maintenance
The screen pointing device movements are controlled by a rolling ball placed underneath your mouse.
Using a mouse pad helps you keep the inside of your mouse clean. A mouse which is not kept clean may generate erratic movements of the pointing device on the screen.
To clean your mouse:
1 • Put your mouse upside down.
2 • Turn the ring around the ball counterclockwise, to remove it.
3 • Clean the ball using a cotton cloth or pad moistened with alcohol, then remove bits and dust from the inner part of your mouse.
4 • Place the ball back into the mouse, then turn the mouse ring clockwise.
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