Computer Mouse Tips Every one should Know
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Computer Mouse Tips Every one should Know:
Most
computer users don't take full advantage of the computer Mouse. Below are
computer mouse tips and secrets that help you get the full potential of your
computer mouse and increase your overall productivity while on the computer.
Shift
key and mouse click
Many text
editors and programs allow you to highlight all or portions of text
using the Shift key and the mouse. For example, click at the
beginning of the text in the below text box. Hold down the Shift key, scroll to
the bottom, and click at the end of the text to highlight all of the text.
Bonus Tip: Holding down the Alt key while dragging and
highlighting text in a text editor allows you to selectively
highlight text. Highlighting text this way is useful if the paragraph or other
text is in a column. Note: This tip does not work in the above box and has to
be done in a text editor or word processor.
Take
full advantage of the scroll wheel
Today,
everyone is familiar with a mouse wheels ability to scroll up and
down on a page. However, this wheel can also do so much more, below are just a
few examples.
- The mouse wheel is not just a
wheel. It can also be used as a button. Pressing down on the wheel will
acts like a third mouse button. The wheel button can be used to open a web
page in a tab by clicking the wheel on any link and can also be used to
close a tab by clicking the wheel on any open tab.
- Zoom in and Out on a web page,
word document, excel spreadsheet, etc. by holding down the Ctrl key and
scrolling up to zoom in and down to zoom out.
- Hold down the Shift key and scroll
down in most Internet browsers to go back to the previous web page.
- Some mouse wheels can be pushed
left or right to also move back and forward between web pages.
Select
with double and triple click
Any
word can be selected by double-clicking the
word. If you want to highlight the whole paragraph or sentence, click the mouse
button three times on any word. Try it now on this paragraph by clicking three
times fast on any word in the paragraph.
Bonus Tip: If you double-click and then drag your mouse, it will highlight
one word at a time.
Use
the right-click
Take
full advantage of the right-click any time 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.
Bonus Tip: If you highlight or select any file or text and then click and drag
while holding the right mouse button, when
you let go an option to move or copy that file is shown. This saves you the
extra step of having to right-click where you want to paste the item.
Bonus Tip: While in a browser, pressing and holding Ctrl while clicking on
any link opens a menu with options
for that link.
Ctrl
key and mouse click or highlight
While
holding down the Ctrl key, you can left-click to select multiple objects or
highlight multiple sections of text. For example, in the below selection box,
if you wanted to highlight more than one of the items listed, you could hold
down Ctrl and select each item you want highlighted.
Bonus Tip: Mozilla Firefox users
can also hold down the Ctrl key and individually click on each cell in a table they
want to copy. They can also hold down the Ctrl key and drag their mouse down a
row to select just that row or text without selecting any of the other text in
that table.
Use
the mouse side buttons
Many
new computer mice also have buttons on the side of the mouse. These buttons can
be programmed to do anything. However, by default, the left-thumb button can be
used to go back on a web page. Using the thumb button makes browsing the
Internet more efficient since you do not need to move the mouse cursor to the
browser's back arrow button to go back a page.
Use
the Windows Snap To feature
Take
full advantage of the Windows mouse Snap To feature,
which will automatically move your mouse to buttons that appear in a dialog
box. For example, if you delete a file or close a window, you may get a prompt
asking you if you are sure you want to perform the task. With the Snap To
feature enabled, the mouse cursor automatically moves to the Ok button, so all
you have to do is click the left mouse button if you agree. This saves you the
time of having to move the mouse cursor to the Ok button and then click Ok.
To
enable this feature, open the Mouse properties under the Windows Control Panel and
check the Snap To check box under the Pointer Options tab.
Bonus Tip: While changing this feature, we also suggest looking at other
available options in the Mouse properties. For example, increasing the Motion
speed can also help increase your productivity while using the mouse.
Manage
the open window with the mouse
Double-click
the top title bar of any window to
maximize a window or, if it is already maximized, resize it to a smaller
window. You can also double-click the icon for the window in the top-left
corner of the window to close that window.
Move
the mouse with your keyboard
Instead
of using the mouse that came with your computer, you can also enable
Windows to use the number pad as a mouse.
Customize
your mouse
Finally,
if you have a mouse with more than two buttons, installing the included mouse
software allows you to customize the mouse even more. For example, if you don't
use the side buttons to move back and forth in a web page, change it to
something you do more often, such as switching between open windows or opening
the calculator.