Mouse Tips All Should Know In Windows

Mouse is an important device for computer users. Some may not think about that, but guess a computer with no mouse and you to use the keyboard everytime you want to click something, maybe an icon or a pageo r anything else. Now did you find the use of mouse. In fact, mouse is one of most important input device apart from keyboard. That is why, when you buy a computer system, keyboards as well as mouse is also given becuase these are the basic input device for your sysytem.

Mouse is a device which coordinates using the x-axis and y-axis. Here are some mouse tips so that you can use the full potential of a mouse in time of need.

Left Mouse Buttton
The left mouse button is the one that we commonly use. It is used to open a folder, file or link.

Right Mouse Button
The right mouse button is used to open the property menu for the file, folder, or the web.

Move Text

If you have hightlighted a text, left click and drag it to move the text to the new position. This saves time instead of cutting and pasting everytime. You can also right click and drag the text and it will open the action menu which allows you to move, copy or link the text.

Shift Key + Mouse Click
Press the shift key and left-click the mouse wherever you want. It is used to highlight a portion or all the text in a text editor.

Ctrl Key + Mouse Click
Press the ctrl key and left-click the mouse to select multiple objects or hightlight multiple text. If single click didn't do the trick, try double-clicking.

Alt Key + Mouse Click
Press the alt key and left-click the mouse to select the text vertically. This is useful if your content is in columns.

Cut, Copy, Paste

You don't have to click the cut, copy or paste icons in text editors. You just have to right click on the highlighted text and options like cut, copy, paste including undo and redo will appear.

Links in New Tab
Press the Ctrl key and click on a link to open the link in a new tab.

Move & Copy
You can also use the mouse to move or copy folders, files or other items.

• Press the shift key and drag and drop item using the left mouse button to move the item.
• Press the ctrl key and drag and drop item using the left mouse button to copy the item.
• You can also drag and drop the file or folder using the right mouse button to open the action menu which allows you to copy or move create a shortcut.

Open Command Window

Did you know that you can open the command window using the mouse. You don't have to go the Run command and type "cmd" everytime you want to open the command window.  Press the shift key and right key on the mouse will open the option to open command window.

Functions of Mouse Wheel
All of you must be familiar with the mouse wheel since we all use it to scrool up and down. But there are also some other functions of the mouse.

• The mouse wheel is not just a wheel, but also a button. It can used as the mouse's third button.
• You can click the middle button to open a link in a new tab. Just click on the link and the link will automatically open in a new tab. 
• You can also close the link by simply clicking the middle button on the tab.
• Mouse wheels can also be used to scroll automatically. Just double-click on the mouse wheel, a arrow shaped cursor will come. Move the cursor to push the scroll bar to wher e you want to go.
• Zooming can be done by using the mouse wheel. Just click the Ctrl key and scroll up to zoom in and scroll down to zoom out. This can be done in most web browsers, documents etc.
• Click the shift key and scroll the wheel to go forward and back in most web browsers.

Power of multiple clicks 
You always double click to open a folder or a file or an application. But there are also some other importance in multiple clicks

• Double click on the title bar of your window to maximize it.
• Double click on the left hand side of your title bar to close it.
• Double click on a text to select a whole word.
• Double click and drag the mouse to select one word at a time.
• Triple click on a text to select the whole paragraph.

Mouse Side Buttons

Now many new mouse comes with side buttons which can be programmed to do anything. By default, the left-thumb button is used to go back on web pages. This helps you since you don't have to move your cursor anytime you want to change the browser tab windows.

Windows Snap To Feature

If you want to save time to automatically move your mouse to buttons of dialog box, you can turn on the Windows "Snap To" feature in the control panel. 

Move your Mouse with your Keyboard

Instead of using the mouse, you can use the keyboard to move the mouse cursor by enabling Windows option. 

Customize your Mouse

At last, you can customize your mouse button configuration. You can switch primary and secondary buttons, change the speed, change the pointer, display pointer trails. Finally, if you have a mouse with more than two buttons, installing the mouse software will allow you to customize your mouse even more.