Apple Macintosh LC - Manual (Page 10)

techniques. If you're not comfortable with the mouse yet, use this review of
the basic mouse skills to practice mouse techniques on your Macintosh
desktop.
Point
You point to an object on the desktop by moving the arrow pointer until the
tip of the arrow is on that object.
Practice pointing to the System Startup disk icon, the Trash icon, and the
Apple icon in the menu bar.
You need to be able to point before you can perform other mouse actions.
Click
You click by first pointing to an object and then pressing and quickly
releasing the mouse button once. Don't move the mouse while you click.
Practice clicking the Trash icon and then the System Startup disk icon.
When you click an icon, it becomes highlighted to show it has been selected.
Highlighted icons are black or other solid colors.
Press
You press by first pointing to an object and then pushing down steadily on
the mouse button. Don't move the mouse while you press.
Practice pressing all the titles of the menus in the menu bar (for now, don't
actually choose any of the commands). Move the tip of the arrow pointer onto
a menu title, and then press and hold down the mouse button (without moving
the mouse). The menu appears below its title. When you're finished looking at
the menu, release the mouse button (still without moving the mouse).
Drag
You drag an object by pointing to it, pressing the mouse button, and then
moving the mouse in the direction you want to move the object.
Practice dragging the Trash icon to other locations on the desktop. Move the
tip of the arrow pointer onto the Trash icon, press the mouse button, drag
toward the top or left side of the screen, and release the mouse button.
Notice that when you move the mouse, an outline of the icon moves along with
the pointer. When you release the mouse button, the icon moves to the new
location.
You can't lose an icon by dragging it off the desktop -- try it and see.
Using your Mouse Skills
Now that you are familiar with the skills required to use your mouse, you can
communicate with your computer. Begin with the following steps.
Opening icons
1.First clean up your desktop by closing any open windows that might be on