9 Tips To Avoid Computer Mouse Injury

11:22 - 31 March 2014

A mouse is a very useful computer accessory that makes computing a better experience...but they can also lead to injury

Using a mouse can help make working on the computer more pleasurable but you can make the experience even more pleasurable by using the mouse rightly – and safely because it can be dangerous if not properly used.

The following tips can help you avoid a mouse-related musculoskeletal injury and this applies to trackball, touchpad, pens, digitizing puck etc.

Mouse Use Tips you can use

The mouse wheel can also be used as a button by pressing down on it like a third mouse button. This can be used to open a web page in a new tab by clicking the wheel on any link and can also be used to close a tab by clicking the wheel on any open tab.
Holding down the shift key while scrolling up or down in a Internet browser will quickly go back and forward between web pages.
Zoom in and Out on a web page, word document, excel spreadsheet, etc. by holding down the Ctrl key and scrolling up to zoom in and down to zoom out.