1. 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 left button anywhere to continue!

2. 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!

3. Holding the Mouse Hold the mouse like this: Rest your index finger on the left button – you use this button the most Rest you middle finger on the right button Rest your thumb along the side Left click anywhere to continue

4. 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

5. Moving the Mouse Now you try! 1.Move the mouse pointer to this flashing arrow and click ONCE with the left button

6. Moving the Mouse Now you try! 2.Now move the mouse to this flashing arrow and click ONCE with the left button

7. Moving the Mouse Now you try! 3.Now move the mouse to this flashing arrow and click ONCE with the left button

8. Moving the Mouse Now you try! 4.Now move the mouse to this flashing arrow and click ONCE with the left button

9. Moving the Mouse Now you try! 5.Now move the mouse to this flashing arrow and click ONCE with the left button

10. 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

11. 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

12. 2.Move your mouse to All Programs, but don’t click

13. 3.Move your mouse to Microsoft Office Suite

14. Why Left Clicking? 4.Finally click on Microsoft Publisher

15. Well Done! 5.In real life, that process would have started a program – Microsoft Publisher 6.Click on the right arrow to continue

16. Working With Windows Left clicks are used to manage windows Most programs run in a ‘window’ Windows can be closed, minimised, maximised or resized All 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

17. 1.Click on the maximise button

18. 2.Click on the minimise button

19. 3.Click on the Excel button on the task bar to bring the Window back:

20. 4.Click on the Restore button next:

21. 5.Finally, click on the close button:

22. 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

23. 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

24. Double Clicking 2.Now double click on user’s documents

25. Double Clicking 3.Now double click on My Music

26. Double Clicking 4.Now double click on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9

27. 5.In real life, that process would have opened and played the music file 6.Click on the right arrow to continue

28. 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

29. 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

30. Click and hold 1.Right click in the purple area 2.Move to Pointer Options and LEFT click on pen 3.Place the pen mouse pointer in the purple area 4.HOLD down the LEFT button 5.Move the mouse to draw with the pen 6.If you let go, you stop drawing 7.Now, right click again and choose Pointer Options and LEFT click on Automatic 8.Click the flashing arrow to continue

31. Click and drag The other main thing you are likely to do with a mouse is to select text by left clicking and dragging 1.Move the mouse pointer into the box below 2.Notice the pointer changes to an I bar indicating text can be entered and altered 3.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 blue 5.Release the button 6.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

32. 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 middle of the scroll bars from one end to another This technique can be used in any program in Microsoft Windows, for instance to move from one page to another in a Word document Now click the flashing next arrow to continue

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. Double Clicking 2.Now double click on user’s documents

37. Double Clicking 3.Now double click on My Music

38. Double Clicking 4.Now double click on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9

39. Return to options Practice again Quit the tutorial

40. Drawing Practice 1.Right click in the purple area 2.Move to Pointer Options and LEFT click on pen 3.Place the pen mouse pointer in the purple area 4.HOLD down the LEFT button 5.Move the mouse to draw with the pen 6.If you let go, you stop drawing 7.When you have finished, right click again, choose Pointer Options and LEFT click on Automatic Return to options Practice again Quit the tutorial

41. 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 again Quit the tutorial

42. 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 again Quit the tutorial

43. 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 again Quit the tutorial

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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