Mouse Tutorial for Win XP n this tutorial you will learn to: Move the mouse Click and double click Make selections Manage windows Use menus Click the left button anywhere to continue!
Mouse Tutorial for Win XP In this tutorial you will learn to: Move the mouse Click and double click Make selections Manage windows Use menus Click the.
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Mouse Tutorial for Win XPIn this tutorial you will learn to:
Move the mouseClick and double clickMake selectionsManage windowsUse menus
Click the left button anywhere
to continue!
Mouse Tutorial
During the tutorial if you see these icons:
Click on this one to move forwards
Click on this one to go back a slide
Click here to exit
For now, just left click anywhere!
Holding the Mouse
Hold the mouse like this:
Rest your index finger on theleft button – you use this buttonthe most
Rest you middle finger on theright button
Rest your thumb along the side
Left click anywhere to continue
Moving the Mouse
Move the mouse like this:
1. Put the mouse in the middle of the mouse mat
2. The buttons should be pointing towards the top of the mouse mat
3. Move the mouse from side to side or up and down – the mouse pointer should appear:
4. DON’T rotate the mouse, it won’t do anything!
Left click anywhere to continue
Moving the Mouse
Now you try!
1. Move the mouse pointer to this flashing arrow and click ONCE with the left button
Moving the Mouse
Now you try!
2. Now move the mouse to this flashing arrow and click ONCE with the left button
Moving the Mouse
Now you try!
3. Now move the mouse to this flashing arrow and click ONCE with the left button
Moving the Mouse
Now you try!
4. Now move the mouse to this flashing arrow and click ONCE with the left button
Moving the Mouse
Now you try!
5. Now move the mouse to this flashing arrow and click ONCE with the left button
Moving the Mouse
Good!
• You can use the flashing arrows from now on to move backwards and forwards through this tutorial or click on ‘EXIT’ to quit at any time
Click on the right arrow to continue
Why Left Clicking?
• You will find that left clicking is the type of mouse click you use the most.
• This is because it is the normal way of selecting to do something, going into a menu, following links on the Internet
• Try using the mouse to select from this practice ‘Start’ menu
1. Left click on the start icon below
2. Move your mouse to All Programs, but don’t click
3. Move your mouse to Microsoft Office Suite
Why Left Clicking?
4. Finally click on Microsoft Publisher
Well Done!
5. In real life, that process would have started a program – Microsoft Publisher
6. Click on the right arrow to continue
Working With Windows
• Left clicks are used to manage windows• Most programs run in a ‘window’• Windows can be closed, minimised, maximised or
resizedAll windows should have three small buttons in the top, right hand corner:
Here’s what they do•Minimise – sends the window to the taskbar (start bar)•Maximise – makes the window fit the entire screen•Restore – restores the window to its original size•Close – closes the window and hence the program
Click on the right, flashing arrow to try it out
1. Click on the maximise button
2. Click on the minimise button
3. Click on the Excel button on the task bar to bring the Window back:
4. Click on the Restore button next:
5. Finally, click on the close button:
Well Done!
In real life, that last action would have closed that
window and therefore the program
Click on the flashing right arrow to continue
Double Clicking• Often you have to double click on a icon to get
something to happen• A double click is two clicks of the LEFT button in
QUICK succession• An example is clicking on desktop icons to ‘browse’
for files or to load a program
1. Double click on My Computer
My Computer
Double Clicking
2. Now double click on user’s documents
Double Clicking
3. Now double click on My Music
Double Clicking
4. Now double click on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
5. In real life, that process would have opened and played the music file
6. Click on the right arrow to continue
Right Clicking• You have already seen how left clicking once is the
most common form of mouse click. It is used to select items from menus and in this tutorial to move between slides.
• You have seen that a double left click can, amongst other things, open files from the desktop
• But what about the RIGHT button?• The right mouse button is used to open
a pop-up menu• A pop-up menu is a small menu of
common commands and are seen in many programs and on the desktop
• For example, right clicking in Microsoft Word, would produce this pop-up menu
• Now click the flashing continue arrow
Right Clicking
1. Right click in the blank area of the screen
2. You should see a pop up menu like the one shown here
3. As you move the mouse pointer up the menu, each line becomes highlighted in blue
4. Lines with an arrow such as Pointer Options contain a slide-out menu
5. To remove the menu, left click in a blank area of the screen
6. Now click the flashing arrow to continue
Click and hold1. Right click in the purple
area2. Move to Pointer Options
and LEFT click on pen3. Place the pen mouse
pointer in the purple area4. HOLD down the LEFT
button5. Move the mouse to draw
with the pen6. If you let go, you stop
drawing7. Now, right click again
and choose Pointer Options and LEFT click on Automatic
8. Click the flashing arrow to continue
Click and drag• The other main thing you are likely to do with a
mouse is to select text by left clicking and dragging1. Move the mouse pointer into the box below2. Notice the pointer changes to an I bar indicating text can be
entered and altered3. Place the I bar to the left of the ‘T’ in ‘This’4. Hold down the left button and move the mouse to the right
until the whole word is highlighted in blue5. Release the button6. Place the mouse pointer on the highlighted word ‘This’7. Hold the left button down - and move the mouse to the start
of the sentence and then let go (you’ll notice a box appears by the mouse pointer to show that text is being ‘dragged’)
8. Follow the same procedure to un-jumble the sentence (you can add any spaces with the space bar if necessary) then continue to the next slide
Click and drag• The same click and drag technique can be used to
move around an active ‘window’
• Click and drag the grey boxes in the middleof the scroll bars from one end to another
• This technique can be used in any programin Microsoft Windows, for instance to movefrom one page to another in a Worddocument
• Now click the flashing next arrow to continue
Recap• A computer mouse controls a pointer on the screen• Move the mouse in the direction you want the
pointer to go• Left click once to open a menu or select an item from
a menu• Windows have three icons in the top, right corner so
you can resize or close them• Left click twice – a double click, to launch or browse
for files and programs from the desktop• Right click once to open a pop-up menu in a program
(if one is available)• Left click and hold to perform actions like drawing• Left click and drag to move text to another place or
to move a scroll bar• Practice makes perfect!• Click the continue arrow for more options
Click here to quit the mouse tutorial
Click here to go back to the very beginning
Click here to practice double clicking
Click here to practice drawing with the mouse
Click here to practice click and drag
Double Clicking• Often you have to double click on a icon to get
something to happen• A double click is two clicks of the LEFT button in
QUICK succession• An example is clicking on desktop icons to ‘browse’
for files or to load a program
1. Double click on My Computer
My Computer
Double Clicking
2. Now double click on user’s documents
Double Clicking
3. Now double click on My Music
Double Clicking
4. Now double click on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
Return to options
Practice again
Quit the tutorial
Drawing Practice1. Right click in the purple
area2. Move to Pointer Options
and LEFT click on pen3. Place the pen mouse
pointer in the purple area4. HOLD down the LEFT
button5. Move the mouse to draw
with the pen6. If you let go, you stop
drawing7. When you have finished,
right click again, choose Pointer Options and LEFT click on Automatic
Return to options
Practice again
Quit the tutorial
Click and Drag• Practice your click and drag technique
below.• Click and drag the words from the lower box
into the gaps in the top box to create a complete list of instructions, then delete the question marks.
Return to options
Practice againQuit the tutorial
Click and Drag• Practice your click and drag technique
below.• Click and drag the words from the lower box
into the gaps in the top box to create a complete list of instructions, then delete the question marks.
Return to options
Practice againQuit the tutorial
Click and Drag• Practice your click and drag technique
below.• Click and drag the words from the lower box
into the gaps in the top box to create a complete list of instructions, then delete the question marks.
Return to options
Practice againQuit the tutorial
Click and Drag• Practice your click and drag technique
below.• Click and drag the words from the lower box
into the gaps in the top box to create a complete list of instructions, then delete the question marks.
Return to options Quit the tutorial
Click here to quit the mouse tutorial
Click here to go back to the very beginning
Click here to practice double clicking
Click here to practice drawing with the mouse
Click here to practice click and drag
Click here to quit the mouse tutorial
Click here to go back to the very beginning
Click here to practice double clicking
Click here to practice drawing with the mouse
Click here to practice click and drag
Click here to quit the mouse tutorial
Click here to go back to the very beginning
Click here to practice double clicking
Click here to practice drawing with the mouse
Click here to practice click and drag
Click here to quit the mouse tutorial
Click here to go back to the very beginning
Click here to practice double clicking
Click here to practice drawing with the mouse
Restart to practice click and drag
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