A mouse can be scary to touch and will often runaway from you just when you finally think that you have it positioned.

SOLUTION: USE KEYSTROKES!! Now, did you think I was referring to a little tiny rodent? No, I am referring to a computer mouse. Some people are actually as intimidated and frightened by a computer mouse as they are by the four-legged version.

If you are one of those "mousephobics," why not try using keystroke shortcuts instead of that dastardly mouse? Not only are keystrokes better for you ergonomically but they allow you to have full control of your actions. No more of that mouse taking a leap across the page and you wondering where the heck it went to.

This is not to say that you should toss your mouse out the window. The mouse, in many instances, is still the most expedient method to complete many functions. For once, be in control of your computer. You have choices! Use them!

Here are some common keystroke shortcuts that work in most Windows packages!

If these "actions" are foreign to you, keep using that mouse or consider software training to help expand your computer knowledge.

Remember that computing success is only a few mouse clicks or keystrokes away.

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