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Windows 98, Level One

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Windows 98, Level One

Mouse Basics

Introduction

This chapter is appropriate for computer users who are new to the Windows environment or who desire addi- tional practice using a mouse and an input device.

The mouse is a manually-operated remote pointing tool. It is required to effectively use Windows 98. The mouse is used to select menu options and other graphic objects that are displayed on the screen. When you move the mouse across the mouse pad, the pointer will move in relative motion, on the screen.

Holding The Mouse

Hold the mouse so that the wire is pointing away from you. Grasp it lightly between your thumb and fourth (ring) finger, and rest your index and middle fingers on the two buttons.

Usually, the left button is used for clicking. However, if you prefer to hold the mouse in your left hand, you can swap the functions of the buttons.

Keep the mouse positioned so that the cable end is always facing directly in front and leading away from your body. To move the pointer to the right side of the screen, move the mouse to the right (on the mouse pad). To move the pointer to the top of the screen, move the mouse directly away from you (toward the top of the mouse pad).

If you keep the mouse positioned so that the cord is strait ahead, you will be able to more quickly master the mouse movements because the hand-eye coordination will seem more natural.

Pressing the left mouse button, while pointing to a menu option or screen object, will select the option or object.

If your mouse has three buttons, rest your fingers on the outside (first and third) buttons.

The buttons' functions may be swapped through the Control Panel program.

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