Internet

Point and CLICK!

 

When you are told to click something, that means use the left button. Occasionally, for emphasis or clarity, you may be told to left-click. But generally, you will only be told to click something.

 

HOW TO DO IT

 

1.     Position the pointer over the item you want to click.

2.     Press the left button

3.     Release the left button

 

Usually, you’ll want to do this fairly quickly. Don’t press and count to five and then release (although it won’t really matter). Just click and release.

 

When surfing, you will click (using the left button) more often than anything else. Here are a few situations when you will click

 

HOW TO DO IT

 

1.     Using a link to go to another document

2.     Clicking on any of the buttons at the top of your browser

3.     Selecting menu items

4.     Changing windows on the taskbar

5.     Starting applications from shortcuts on the taskbar

6.     Starting applications from the start menu

 

Click or Left Click?

For the duration of this tutorial, when I say click, I mean click with the left button. When in doubt, click with the left button.

 

What s an Application?

An application is another name for a software program. Your web browser is an application. Word processing programs are also applications.

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