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Double-click: Clicking the left mouse button twice in succession, rapidly, usually something you do to an icon to launch an application or perform another important action.

Mouse - 1, 2 or 3 Buttons?

The mouse is used to point on something on the screen, and then click one of the mouse buttons to perform a task. In most cases, you click the left mouse button, but by right clicking the mouse you will very often get a custom menu of options.

You can configure what type of mouse you have, and change the configuration of the mouse to better suit the way that you work.

First of all, Mouse lets you tell the system how many buttons are on your mouse (through the Mouse type menu). A single-button mouse can emulate a three-button mouse: Press Control+Alt while clicking the mouse button to emulate the second mouse button, and Control+Option while clicking to emulate the third mouse button.

The Double-click speed
Double-clicking is used to perform many tasks, like opening applications, files and folders. If you have problems double-clicking, change the Double-click speed rate to match your typing speed. This is espacially useful for children and elderly who are inexperienced at using computers.

The Focus Follows Mouse
This setting affects the cursor and its relationship to windows on the desktop:

Disabled (the default) means the frontmost window is live; clicking in another window brings it to the front and makes it the live window.

Enabled means the window the cursor is over is live; with Enabled checked, click once in a window's tab or the thin outer window frame to toggle between applications.

Warping causes the cursor to move to an application you're toggling to (the target app).

Instant warping is the same as Warping, but faster; you don't see the cursor move to the target app.

Mouse Connections
A mouse can connect to a computer using different connections:

- USB - Most new mice have a USB connection. USB connections are found on most new computers.
- PS/2 - This mouse connector is found on most computers, and is typically located next to the keyboard port.
- Serial - Older mice connect to the computer through the serial port.

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