1. The mouse controls the movement of the pointer on your screen.
Using the Mouse
The mouse controls the movement of the pointer on your screen.

2. Ways to Use the Mouse The pointer Single-click Double-click Press
Press-and-drag

3. The Pointer As you move the mouse, the pointer moves.
The pointer’s active spot is the very tip.
You must make sure the very tip is on the spot you want to activate.

4. Clicking and Pressing Single-click = one quick click
Double-click = two quick clicks
Press = point & hold down the mouse button
Press-and-drag = press the mouse button down and hold down while dragging

5. Single-click to select an icon
an application or document in the Dock to open the application or document

6. Double-click
on an application or document to open it if it is not in the dock
on a folder icon to open the window for that folder

7. Press on arrows in a scroll bar to scroll through the window
on items in the dock to see their menus

8. Press-and-drag
to move icons across the screen

9. Do You Know Your Mouse? What is the active part of the pointer?
When do you single click?
When do you double-click?
When do you press?
When do you press-and-drag?