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Parts of a Mouse
Right
A computer mouse has two buttons and a button
wheel on it. These are:

1. Left button Scroll

2. Right button wheel

3. Scroll wheel Left

button
Mouse Pointer

When we move the mouse on a surface, an arrow-like shape

also moves on the monitor. It is called a mouse pointer.

Mouse Pointer As we move the mouse, the pointer moves on the screen in
the same direction.

Mouse Pad

Mouse is kept on a mouse pad. It provides a soft and

flat surface to move the mouse easily.

HOLDING A MOUSE Mouse Pad

A mouse should be held properly. The following picture shows the parts of

hand.

LEFT HAND RIGHT HAND

middle finger middle finger
index finger index finger

thumb thumb

palm palm

For a left-handed user: For a right-handed user:
1. Rest the palm of the left hand on 1. Rest the palm of the right hand

the mouse. on the mouse.

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