The Underused Right Mouse Button

Filed under: Computing Tips - Nov 15 2006

Did you know that clicking the right mouse button will bring up a context sensitive menu? For example if you right click on a folder or file, it will present you with options that you can do with that folder – such as Copy, Send To to a Mail Recipient, Send To Desktop (create shortcut), Search for something in that folder, etc. What appears on the right-click menu will change with each type of item you click. For example you can right-click on a file, a folder, a blank area within a file or folder, a desktop icon or a blank area of the desktop and each type will give you a different context sensitive menu of choices.

So start right-clicking to see new ways to do things more quickly on your computer. And if you’d like to learn more helpful tips on your computer, ask us about One-on-One Tutoring.

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