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Drag and Drop

                 Drag means to move the mouse while keeping the left button pressed. It is used
                 to move an item to another location on the computer.

                                                  release

                     press              move















                                         Drag and drop

                     MOUSE POINTER SHAPES

                 The shape of the mouse pointer changes according to the actions we perform.
                 Some of the shapes of the pointer are:

                  Busy                                              Normal
                  It means that the                                 It is used for pointing,
                  computer is busy and                              selecting and dragging
                  wants you to wait.                                the items on the screen.

                  Double-headed Arrow                               Four-headed Arrow
                  It is used for resizing the                       It is used for moving
                  window or picture.                                pictures.

                  I Beam                                            Working in Background
                  It is used for inserting                          It means that the computer

                  text in a document.                               is processing while  you
                                                                    are working.

                    Recap



                         Backspace key is used to erase typed letters, numbers, symbols and words from its
                       left side.
                        Cursor control keys are used to move the cursor in four directions: left, right, up
                       and down.
                        Quickly pressing and releasing the  left button  of the  mouse twice  is called
                       double-click.

                        The shape of the mouse pointer changes according to the actions we perform.



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