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Top 10 Computer Mouse Tips
everyone should know
7. Shift key and mouse click 1. Ctrl key and mouse click or highlight
Many text editors and programs allow you to While holding down the Ctrl key, you can left-
highlight all or portions of text using the Shift key click to select multiple objects or highlight
and the mouse. For example, click at the multiple sections of text.
beginning of the text in the below text box. Hold
down the Shift key, scroll to the bottom, and 2. Use the mouse side buttons
click at the end of the text to highlight all of the Many new computer mice also have buttons on
text. the side of the mouse. These buttons can be
programmed to do anything. However, by
8. Take full advantage of the scroll wheel default, the left-thumb button can be used to go
The mouse wheel is not just a wheel. It can also back on a web page.
be used as a button. Pressing down on the wheel 3. Use the Windows Snap To feature
will acts like a third mouse button. The wheel Take full advantage of the Windows mouse Snap
button can be used to open a web page in a tab To feature, which will automatically move your
by clicking the wheel on any link and can also be mouse to buttons that appear in a dialog box. To
used to close a tab by clicking the wheel on any enable this feature, open the Mouse properties
open tab. under the Windows Control Panel and check the
Zoom in and Out on a web page, word Snap To check box under the Pointer Options
document, excel spreadsheet, etc. by holding tab.
down the Ctrl key and scrolling up to zoom in
and down to zoom out. 4. Manage the open window with the mouse
Hold down the Shift key and scroll down in most Double-click the top title bar of any window to
Internet browsers to go back to the previous maximize a window or, if it is already maximized,
web page. resize it to a smaller window. You can also
Some mouse wheels can be pushed left or right double-click the icon for the window in the top-
to also move back and forward between web left corner of the window to close that window.
pages.
5. Move the mouse with your keyboard
9. Select with double and triple click Instead of using the mouse that came with your
Any word can be selected by double-clicking the computer, you can also enable Windows to use
word. If you want to highlight the whole the number pad as a mouse.
paragraph or sentence, click the mouse button
three times on any word. 6. Customize your mouse
If your mouse has more than two buttons,
10. Use the right-click installing the included mouse software allows
Take full advantage of the right-click any time you to customize the mouse even more.
you highlight text or want to view the
properties of an object. For example, if you
highlight a file or text, you can right-click that
highlighted item, copy it, and then right-click
anywhere else to paste it.
