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• A touch mouse does not need wire. It has a touch strip

which responds to our fi nger movement.

Learn More

We can fi nd computer mouses in diff erent shapes and sizes.

Mouse Pad

We keep a mouse on a clean and smooth mat called the

mouse pad. It helps the mouse to move smoothly.

Second finger
Holding a Mouse

We usually hold a mouse with our right hand.

We place the first finger on the left button and

the second finger on the right button. The
scroll-wheel is between the two fingers. First finger

Working with a Mouse

We can perform diff erent tasks using a mouse. Let’s learn about them.

Pressing and releasing a mouse button is called clicking. We hear a click sound
on doing so.

• Left-click or simply click is clicking the left button of a mouse.

Left-clicking

• Right-click is clicking the right button of a mouse.

Right-clicking

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