Take full advantage of Mouse scroll wheel

Everyone is familiar with a mouse wheels ability to scroll up and down on a page. However, this wheel can also do so much more,  below are some steps.

  • The mouse wheel is not just a wheel, it can also be used as a button. Pressing down on the wheel will act like a third mouse button. This can be used to open a web page in a 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.
  • It can also be used to zoom in and out on a web page, word document, excel spreadsheet, desktop icons etc. By holding down the Ctrl key and scrolling up to zoom in and down to zoom out.
  • Holding down the Shift key while scrolling up or down in most Internet browsers to go back and forward between web pages.
  • Some mouse wheels can be pushed left or right to also move back and forward on a web page.

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