Keyboard & Mouse
Always use the left mouse button unless the right one is specified.
In the centre of the Mouse is a scroll wheel - click on this page them move it. It enables you to move up and down this page without the need to use the scroll bar at the side of this page.
"Select then manipulate" While using Windows or a Windows based application, when you want to do something you have to tell Windows what you are intending to edit or manipulate. You need to select something first before you can manipulate it. Thus if you wish to move an icon on your Windows screen (the Desktop) you will first click on it once to select it and then use drag and drop techniques to move the icon.
Double clicking Double clicking means that you click once and then (as fast as you can) click a second time. Double clicking is often a problem and the reason that it does not appear to work, is that you may move the mouse slightly between the first click and the second click. Windows interprets this as something else! If you are sure that you are clicking fast enough, but nothing happens, then pay attention to keeping the mouse still between your clicks!
As an example of double clicking, double click on the Recycle Bin icon located on your Desktop. You should see the following displayed when successful.
If you have difficulty double clicking the mouse there is an alternative: Right click over what you want to open - a menu will appear - select and click Open. This is the same as a double click.
Cut and paste from one folder to another. Open a folder in medium size and the other one in medium size. Right click on a folder to move and click on cut - as below
Right click on the folder that you want to paste into and click on paste - as below.
This moves an item from one folder to another.
Windows based application, when you want to do something you have to tell Windows what you are intending to edit or manipulate. You need to select something first before you can manipulate it. Thus if you wish to move an icon on your Windows screen (the Desktop) you will first click on it once to select it and then use drag and drop techniques to move the icon. Drag: hold down the left mouse button over the icon and drag the mouse to the destination. When at the destination let go of the mouse button.
Double clicking Double clicking means that you click once and then (as fast as you can) click a second time.
"Drag and drop" moving The term "drag and drop" basically means "picking" up an item with the mouse and dragging it to a new location. This could apply to moving an icon from one location on the screen to another position, or to physical files on your hard disk being dragged from one folder to another. To drag and drop an item you first have to click on it (with the normal, left hand mouse button). This selects the item. You then depress the left hand mouse button and while keeping the button depressed move the mouse pointer on the screen to a new location. When you let go of the mouse button, whatever you are dragging will be moved to the new location.In short, drag and drop is an easy way of moving (or copying) selected items.
"Drag and drop" copying This is basically the same as drag and drop moving, except that you end up with a copy of the item you are dragging, at the new location. To copy rather than move, depress the Control (Ctrl) key as you are dragging with the mouse.
Multiple selection techniques You click on something to select it. However, once something is selected and you then click on something else, the second item becomes selected, while the first item is de-selected. This would be true of say selecting an icon on your Windows screen. To select multiple items, keep the Control (Ctrl) depressed while you are selecting items and they will all remain selected when you release the Control key after selecting all the required items.
Always try right clicking (the right mouse button) on objects as it can
often lead to short cuts. Once you have selected something, you often
find that right clicking on the selected item displays a popup menu that
relates directly to the selected item. Thus if you right click on an empty
part of your Window screen, you will see a popup menu that will allow
you to customize your Windows Desktop. In other situations, a different
popup menu would be displayed.
This also works within applications. In Microsoft
Word for instance, an incorrectly spelt word is indicated by wavy red
underlining, as illustrated. If you were to right click on a word, a popup
menu would be displayed offering suggestions for the correctly spelt word.
Lets say that you had created a table within Microsoft Word, then right
clicking within one of the cells that make up the table would display
a popup menu that related to tables, as illustrated.As you can see the
idea of these popup menus is that they provide shortcuts to manipulating
the object that you have either selected or are within at the time!Learn
to use this right-click technique! It can save you a lots of time compared
to messing around with finding the right command under the drop down menus
within applications!
The Keyboard
Key board & shortcuts 
Control + Escape
Control +Alt+ Delete .....Shows what program is running
Control C .....Copy highlighted material
Control V.....Paste
Control X.....Cut highlighted material
F1 Key.....Help
Many commands in the main file menu have keyboard equivalents shown at their sides.
To display the Start menu using a Windows 95/98/2000 aware keyboard · Windows 95/98/2000/XP aware keyboards have two extra keys.· Pressing the key with the symbol on it will open the Start menu.
To close the Start menu using a mouse · Point the mouse at the Desktop (not at the start menu) and click the left mouse button.
The on screen keyboard - opened by clicking - start - programs accessories - accessibility - on screen keyboard
The keyboard is still the commonest way of entering information into a computer. There are a number of different types, including those specially designed for use with Microsoft Windows. The quality of the keyboard is often overlooked when buying a PC; it should be robust and easy to use.