Using the Mouse

Your PC includes a mouse. When you move the mouse, its roller ball moves and causes the cursor on the screen to move. Use the mouse on a flat surface.

You may have an optical mouse that uses a light, instead of a roller ball, to sense movement. Use the optical mouse on an opaque surface.

Note: The optical mouse cannot work on a glass, translucent, or reflective surface.

Some computers include a scrolling mouse. Like an ordinary mouse, the scrolling mouse has two buttons on the top. Click the left mouse button to position the cursor or to select an item. Click the right mouse button to display a menu of commands available for the item you clicked.

Scroll wheel button

Left button

Right button

You can change the configuration of these two mouse buttons for left-handed use. Refer to “Reverse your mouse buttons” in the onscreen Help and Support Center.

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