YOUR COMPUTER

Computer Foundations

How to hold your mouse

correct hand position

incorrect

The mouse moves the CURSOR

The Mouse Moves the Cursor

Parts of your MOUSE: Left Button

LEFT-CLICK

Use your POINTER finger

Lets you select or choose something on your screen

Parts of your MOUSE: Right Button

RIGHT-CLICK

Use your TALL finger

Brings up a menu or list

Parts of your MOUSE: Scroll Wheel

SCROLL WHEEL

Use your POINTER finger

Take your pointer finger to roll the wheel up or down. Do not ‘click’ the scroll wheel.

Parts of your MOUSE: Scroll Wheel

Use the SCROLL WHEEL �on your mouse to move your page up and down

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You can also use the SCROLL BAR� to go up and down the page, and sometimes to move side to side.

The main screen on your computer �is called the DESKTOP

The Dock at the bottom or side has �the Icons (small pictures) for �the Apps (applications) we use in class

Point your mouse at an icon and click on it to open the application. �

Google Chrome opens up to the Internet.

At the school, when you click on Google Chrome

it will go to our Computer Class website.

Click on your grade

If the page doesn’t load right, �click the ‘refresh’ button (circular arrow)

refresh (or reload) button �Re-opens the page and gets the latest version

You can have more than one website open! Chrome makes a TAB for each open website.

Gray tabs �Other websites you have open

White tab�The website you are ON right now

‘+’ sign �Opens a new tab

IF CHROME ISN’T ON MRS. PORTER’S WEBSITE

Click the ‘+’ sign to add another tab, and it will open on our Technology class website!

Use the BACK button to go back one or more pages

Close TABS by clicking the 2nd “x”

At the end of class we close our extra tabs, reset the homepage, and log out!

1 Close our extra tabs

2 Reset the � homepage

3 Log out

And now you know how to navigate your computer!

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The Mouse Moves the Pointer