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Neha points with her finger. Similarly, we can
point to things on the computer also. We use the

arrow on the computer screen to point at things.
This arrow is called the mouse pointer ( ).

Clicking

Pressing and releasing any button of a mouse is called

clicking. After pointing on any object on the screen,
you can click on it. click

Single-click or Click

Pressing and releasing the left mouse button quickly is called
single-click. It is used to select an icon on the screen.

click

click Double-click

Pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice
quickly is called double-click. It is used to open any

program like Paint. click

Right-click

Pressing and releasing the right mouse button once is called
right-click. It is used to display a shortcut menu.

release
press move Dragging

Moving the mouse while keeping

the left mouse button pressed
is called dragging a mouse.
Dragging is used to move any

object on the screen.

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