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A mouse allows you to ____________________ the cursor and move around the screen very quickly . As you ____________________ the mouse on you desk , the pointer on the ____________________ moves in the same direction . The pointer usually looks like an I - bar , an ____________________ , or a pointing hand , depending on what you are doing .
A mouse has one or more ____________________ to ____________________ with the computer . For example , if you want to place the insertion point or choose a ____________________ option , you just ____________________ ( press and release ) on the mouse button , and the option is chosen .
The mouse is also used to ____________________ text and items on the screen . You can highlight text to be deleted , copied or edited in some way .
The mouse is widely used in graphics and design . When you want to move an image , you position the pointer on the object you want to move , press the mouse button and ____________________ the image to a new location on the screen . Similarly , the mouse is used to change the shape of a graphic object . For example , if you want to convert a square into a rectangle , you ____________________ one corner of the square and stretch it into a rectangle .
The mouse is also used to start a program or open a document : you put the pointer on the file name and ____________________ - ____________________ on the name ? that is , you rapidly press and release the mouse button twice .