Practical Learning: Clicking the Mouse

1- Position the mouse on an empty area of the desktop and make sure the mouse pointer is not touching anything else

2- Place your index finger on the left mouse button and press the mouse button once. This action is called Click
3- Notice that nothing happens
4- Move the mouse and position its cursor on Recycle Bin
5- Then press the mouse button again once
6- After clicking, notice that the Recycle Bin icon becomes highlighted. This is also referred to as "selected"
7- Position the mouse on another item such as Internet Explorer. Then click once
8- Notice that Recycle Bix is not selected anymore but the new item is now selected or highlighted
9- Position the mouse on an empty area on the desktop and click
10- Notice that the previous item that was selected got deselected and now nothing is selected

From now on, unless specified otherwise, if you are asked to CLICK, position the mouse cursor on the item you are asked to CLICK (we will always state or indicate what item you need to click). Then press the left mouse button once.Remember two things:

1. CLICK always refers to the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON

2. CLICK always means press the left mouse button ONCE