Mouse Movement Techniques

Mouse Movement Techniques

Mouse is an input device that is used to commit command into computer memory. It is also known as a pointing device.

The mouse is one of several pieces of hardware you will be using when interacting with the computer. It works by its pointing on the screen and judging whether it is pointing or resting on the right item.

A  mouse is primarily made of three parts: the buttons, the handling area, and the rolling 

object. By default, a mouse has two buttons: left and right buttons. Most mice nowadays are also equipped with a wheel on top:

You will usually see the expression “by default” in computer books, blogs and web sites. The expression “by default” means “if everything is not (yet) changed from the original or normal settings”.

To use the mouse, the first decision you make is to know which of your two hands you will be using to handle the mouse. By default, the mouse is configured to work for the right hand. If you are left-handed, the settings can be changed to suit your needs.

Function:

It helps to select a particular object, file, folder, application etc on the display screen

Mouse Movement Techniques / Operations

Click: This involves pressing and quickly releasing the left mouse button. Its purpose is to select an item on the display screen.

When asked to click, this request always refers to the left mouse button.

Double-Click: It involves pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice in quick successions.

Its purpose is to open a document or start a program.

Regular action you will perform using the mouse consist of pressing one of its button twice, very fast. This action is referred to as double-click. To perform this action:

1.    Position the mouse on an item

2.    Then apply two very fast strokes on the left mouse button. What happens as a result depends on the item on which you performed the action. It may open something, it may select another. Or it may not do anything at all.

Right-Click: This action involves pressing and releasing the right mouse button,

its purpose is to display a shortcut list of commands, such as a pop-up menu of options.

The mouse is equipped with two buttons. This is not intended to make it fancy. Each button has a distinct role in the computer. Just like the left mouse button, the right mouse button can be clicked. It can also be double-clicked. It can even be involved in a dragging operation. Clicking the right mouse button of the mouse is referred to as Right-Click. What happens when you click with the right mouse button depends on the item that was clicked and/or sometimes whether the item was selected.

Drag & Drop / Click & Drag: This action involves positioning the pointer over an item in screen, pressing and holding down the left mouse button while simultaneously moving the pointer to the location where you want to place the item, and then finally releasing it. The purpose of this is to move an item to a desired position on the screen.