Pressing down once and releasing a key on the keyboard or on one of the buttons on a mouse. Normally used also to mean the action of moving the arrow pointer over an icon or menu or option and pressing once on a mouse button. Windows uses a click on the left-hand mouse button to select an icon and a click on the right-hand button to display a menu of options that apply to the icon, such as its name and properties. Word processing applications often use different clicks to mean different things. Move the pointer over a paragraph of text and click once with the left-hand button, and the cursor is positioned where you clicked. Click twice and the word is highlighted, click three times and the paragraph is highlighted. If you want to open a document or icon, such as My Computer in Windows 95, then you need to double-click on the icon. A double-click is two rapid clicks on the left-hand mouse button. If nothing happens, try again making the clicks as short and fast as possible. One neat feature of Windows is click and drag (also called drag and drop). This lets you move an icon around the screen or move text in a word processor. First, move the pointer over the icon and press down on the left-hand mouse button. Keep the button pressed down and move the mouse and you'll find the icon moves with you.
