2. THE FIRST COMPUTER MOUSE HELD BY
INVENTOR DOUGLAS ENGELBART
A photo of Dr. Engelbart in 2008
3. Independently, Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford
Research Institute invented the first mouse
prototype in 1963,with the assistance of his
colleague Bill English.
5. MOUSE ACTIONS
Mouse Action What to Do
Point Position the mouse pointer over an item or area.
Click Press and release the LEFT mouse button.
Right-click Press and release the RIGHT mouse button.
Double-click Perform Click two times in rapid succession.
Drag Press the LEFT button and move the mouse to the
desired location.
Right-drag Use the RIGHT button in dragging.
Drag-and-Drop Perform Drag then release the button.
