Mouse 101
Deborah Schweitzer
http://www.venus.net/~dschweit
- arrow It can choose commands or buttons
–Some times a
little white box will appear next to the arrow telling you what the object you are pointing to does.
I – An I beam. It has several purposes.
Tells where text can be used
or copied.
Click > moves the insertion
point or puts the insertion point were you want to type.
Double Click > selects one
word
Triple click> selects a
paragraph.
6 - WAIT. And this means wait the more you click the button
the slower the machine will go. When on your browser is trying to load, it will also have an icon in the upper right hand corner moving.
An
insertion point is usually at the top of the screen or will appear in fields
that you can copy or type information. It is the point where anything will and
can be inserted.
G - This is used on the Internet to show is a connection or link
between two pages. If you
look in the statu
Double
headed Arrows means you can resize the object that is selected. Can be used to change the
size of your windows or objects when in other programs.
-Moves objects or bars in other program. Not used in the
Internet
- Cross hairs – draws graphics