Clicking with the Mouse

Now that you know how to move the mouse, it's time to practice using it to click. To do this, we're going to practice clicking on the buttons below.

First, be sure you are holding the mouse between your thumb and ring finger of your right hand. Your index finger be resting lightly on the left mouse button and your middle finger will be resting on the right mouse button.

We're going to concentrate on using the left mouse button. Keeping your index finger lightly resting on the left mouse button and move the pointer over the buttons below. When the pointer changes to a "hand" click on each button to change colors. Click on each button again to change colors back. Finish by clicking on the word "next".

Great!

Now that you've mastered large buttons, let's try honing your skills on some small buttons. Again, to continue, click on the word "next."

Hyperlinks

When you click on an item to be taken somewhere you are following what is known as a "hyperlink" or "link" for short. Usually links are underlined bits of text. You can tell that they are links because your cursor will turn into a hand when you move over one.

Try clicking on this hyperlink:

Take me to the next section

This is the next section

Normally hyperlinks are not quite so large, so let's try some practice on links that aren't quite so big.
To do so, count to 5 by clicking on the numbered links.

Great!

Next we're going to practice clicking on other things you might see when you're using the computer. Click on "next" to continue. (That should be easy now.)