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Chapter 1: Getting Comfortable with the Windows 7 Desktop
Try Out the Mouse
1. If your computer came with a mouse pad, which is a
thin, flexible rectangle with a very smooth surface, place
the mouse pad under the mouse.
2. Move the mouse, which is typically about the size of a
bar of soap and has two buttons at one end. Your mouse
may have a wheel between the buttons. Use the wheel in
long documents or on Web pages (see Chapter 9) to
scroll to areas below or above the area displayed on your
screen.
Hold the mouse gently so that you can click either
button easily without having to reposition your
hand.
Instead of a mouse, a laptop usually has a touchpad — a
small rectangle below the keys on the keyboard with
buttons below it that do the same things as the mouse
buttons. Drag your index finger over the touchpad to
move the mouse pointer (see Step 3) over the screen.
You can use more than one mouse or other pointing
device with any computer. If your current mouse is
too small or big or hard to use, buy a wireless mouse.
In addition to mice, other pointing devices include
trackballs, which you roll to move the mouse
pointer, and pens that you use on a separate tablet or
directly on the screen.
3. As you move the mouse, an arrow called the mouse
pointer moves on your computer screen (see Figure 1-5).
Try moving that pointer over the screen. With experience,
you’ll become very comfortable using the mouse. For
practice, pat your head while rubbing your stomach.
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