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Use the Right Mouse Button

Windows uses the right mouse button for many functions:

Right click on the taskbar to Minimize, Cascade, or Tile all windows.
Right click on the Recycle Bin to empty it.
To format a disk drive, right click on the drive's icon in the Explorer or in My Computer.
If a file has an associated application, but you want to open it with a different application, hold down the Shift key and right click on its icon.

 

Drag and Drop Files

Drag and drop files or desktop objects with the Right mouse button instead of the Left one.  When you drop them on the target, a little pop-up menu gives you the following options: Move, Copy, Create Shortcut.

Drag and Print Files

If you do a lot of printing, it's useful to put a shortcut to your printer on the Desktop.  Then dragging and dropping documents on the printer icon will print them immediately.

  1. Click on Start Button --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Printers
  2. Drag your printer icon to the Desktop
  3. A shortcut to the printer will be created.

Creating mouse trails

It's easier to keep track of the mouse if you have trails turned on (especially if you are using a laptop computer).

  1. Click on Start menu, Settings, Control Panel
  2. Double-click on the Mouse icon
  3. Select the Motion tab
  4. Select Show Pointer Trails

 

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This page was last edited on 02/03/00