Welcome toMouse Basics

Ewing Branch LibraryComputer Training

Laverne Mann, Trainerewingtrain@yahoo.com

What is a MOUSE?

Every day of your computing life, you reach out for your mouse whenever you want to move your cursor or activate something. Your mouse senses your motion and your clicks and sends them to the computer so it can respond appropriately.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/mouse.htm

We want you to be a “Happy Clicker”!

What will we work on together today?

HOLD MOUSECLICKINGSCROLLINGHIGHLIGHTING

How to hold the mouse– Mousercise!

AnchorIndex on left clickMiddle on rightRelax your handSlide mouse

CLICKING Open and close desktop programsOPEN Click once to Choose program

(Green X)Press Enter

CLOSE ExcelClick X in upper right hand corner

Microsoft Word Click Blue W Press Enter

Microsoft WordArrow is a way to get choices MENUTip of arrow to File- click once

Click in blank spotType your name

X to Exit

Intro to Word- Mondays at 10 AM

Internet ExplorerClick Blue E

INTERNET EXPLORER

What Web site are we at?What program are we using?Use Title bar

BACK button

Once a month classes:Practice Word/Internet- Mon 10 AM

Internet Basics –Tues 6:30 PM

SCROLLING

Short or long scroll bar?Up arrow, down arrow

Arrows mean more choicesScroll wheelClick, Double click [click,click]

HIGHLIGHTING and more

Click and hold- highlightRight click

Practice your own mousing!

ACCURACY COUNTS!

Mouseaerobics!http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/

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Handouts Jigzone.com

Thank you for your time!

For more practice--Handouts|

Go to www.mcl.org Weblinks- Computer tutorials

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