DL2 - Keyboard & Mouse

• Computing
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Digital Literacy Lesson 2

Mouse Buttons, Typing and Keyboard Shortcuts

What do we use the mouse for on a computer?

Mouse Keys

Drag the label to the 

correct mouse key.

Click this button to open up the options menu. This can allow you to edit, cut, copy and paste a file

Click this button to select an option, to open a document or open an application.

Click this button to open a link (in Teams for example) in a new window. You can also use this button to close tabs in a web browser

Task A - Using the mouse

Navigate to your S:Home drive on the  desktop on your computer (not via OneDrive). Go to your year 7 folders that you created last lesson. Add a new folder called "Digital" click off the folder (So it is not selected). Then right click on the folder and rename it to "Digital Literacy".

Keyboard Shortcuts

We are now going to learn some useful keyboard shortcuts to speed up the way you use the computer.

Copy, Cut and Paste

The 3 most commonly used shortcuts are copy (allows you to copy a file), cut (allows you to move a file) and paste (allows you to place a copy of a file).

See if you can spot the shortcuts on the next slide.

Copy data

Cut (move) data

Paste data

Drag the shortcut to its function.

Ctrl & C

Ctrl & V

Ctrl & X

Task B - Teams Worksheet

Complete tasks 1 - 3 on the worksheet on Teams.

Other useful keys

In this next tutorial we will learn how to use Ctrl, Shift and Tab.

Task C - Teams Worksheet

Complete tasks 4 - 9 on the worksheet on Teams.

Keyboard Challenge

Do you know your shortcuts - lets see how you do on the quiz!

1. Deletes text backwards
2. Adds an arrow to text
3. Adds a space to text
4. Deletes text forwards

1. Deletes text backwards
2. Adds an arrow to text
3. Adds a space to text
4. Deletes text forwards

1. Adds a space to text
2. When pressed all text will be capitalised till pressed again
3. When pressed with a letter that letter will be captialised
4. Adds an email symbol to text

1. Adds a space to text
2. When pressed all text will be capitalised till pressed again
3. When pressed with a letter that letter will be captialised
4. Adds an email symbol to text

1. Adds a hash symbol to text
2. Adds a wavy line to text
3. Makes the text bold
4. Underlines the text

1. Adds a hash symbol to text
2. Adds an email symbol to text
3. Adds a comma to text
4. Underlines the text

1. Adds a hash symbol to text
2. Adds an email symbol to text
3. Adds a comma to text
4. Allows you to add an indentation to text

1. Sets the text format to bold
2. Sets the text format to italic
3. Sets the text format to underline
4. Un does your last edit

1. Sets the text format to bold
2. Sets the text format to italic
3. Sets the text format to underline
4. Un does your last edit

1. Sets the text format to bold
2. Sets the text format to italic
3. Sets the text format to underline
4. Un does your last edit

1. Sets the text format to bold
2. Sets the text format to italic
3. Sets the text format to underline
4. Un does your last edit

1. Copies the selected text
2. Cuts the selected text
3. Pastes the selected text
4. Prints the current document

1. Copies the selected text
2. Cuts the selected text
3. Pastes the selected text
4. Prints the current document

1. Copies the selected text
2. Cuts the selected text
3. Pastes the selected text
4. Prints the current document

1. Copies the selected text
2. Cuts the selected text
3. Pastes the selected text
4. Prints the current document