mouse basics
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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
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We want you to be a “Happy Clicker”!
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What will we work on together today?
HOLD MOUSECLICKINGSCROLLINGHIGHLIGHTING
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How to hold the mouse– Mousercise!
AnchorIndex on left clickMiddle on rightRelax your handSlide mouse
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CLICKING Open and close desktop programsOPEN Click once to Choose program
(Green X)Press Enter
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CLOSE ExcelClick X in upper right hand corner
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Microsoft Word Click Blue W Press Enter
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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
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Internet ExplorerClick Blue E
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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
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SCROLLING
Short or long scroll bar?Up arrow, down arrow
Arrows mean more choicesScroll wheelClick, Double click [click,click]
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HIGHLIGHTING and more
Click and hold- highlightRight click
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Practice your own mousing!
ACCURACY COUNTS!
Mouseaerobics!http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/
page1.html
Handouts Jigzone.com
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Thank you for your time!
For more practice--Handouts|
Go to www.mcl.org Weblinks- Computer tutorials
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