How do you hold your mouse?

[mrbios]

A bit of a silly one this, a debate between me and a friend as to the correct (lets be honest, both work fine, he's just fussy and web fingered) way to hold the mouse...

 

It seems my friend considers me to be somewhat strange because i use my index finger for left click and middle finger for right click, and i move either finger to scroll as i like to use the 4th finger to support the mouse in movement (i don't trust the pinky to get the job done).

 

He says that's odd and that your middle finger should be reserved for the scroll wheel, left click index finger and right click with your 4th finger.

 

Which way do you use?

Edited August 8, 2014 by mrbios

[sparkeh]

Two fingers of course. Your friend is weird.

[plexer]

Left click middle finger and right click index finger.

 

Ben

[fairm010]

Index finger left click, middle finger right click and normally index to scroll.

[unixman_again]

I use a trackball, there-by avoiding the problem

[howartp]

Index and Middle to click, either to scroll.

[howartp]

(Dad uses index finger for everything - left, right, scroll and one-finger typing!)

[6Foot2]

Left click: Index finger

Right click: Middle finger

Scroll wheel: Index finger

[WithoutMotive]

A member of staff at work holds his mouse in a weird way using his THUMB to left click and index finger to right click.

[DMcGuigan]

Index - Left Click

Middle - Scroll / Right Click

Thumb - Forwards, Backwards, Precision and Side Scroll..

 

 

Yeah I have a weird mouse ;P

[mrbios]

A member of staff at work holds his mouse in a weird way using his THUMB to left click and index finger to right click.

 

I think it's quite possible that you work with an alien life form!

 

 

I'm glad this poll has confirmed how strange my friend is, good stuff.

[elsiegee40]

Left click: Index finger

Right click: Middle finger

Scroll wheel: Index finger

 

Me too

[jonemery99]

1st world problems ;-)

[TheImpossibleGirl]

Definitely left click: Index finger; right click: Middle finger and scroll: Index finger. Any other way is just weird!

[synaesthesia]

I struggle to keep my big toe on the left button so I prefer to grip with my little toe.

 

Seriously though, I've always been index on left mouse button, middle on scroll and right mouse button, and 4th/little fingers on the right of the mouse.

[SiliconAlley_Sam]

Sat here trying to do "the three finger scroller", it's impossible!

[abillybob]

I struggle to keep my big toe on the left button so I prefer to grip with my little toe.

 

Seriously though, I've always been index on left mouse button, middle on scroll and right mouse button, and 4th/little fingers on the right of the mouse.

 

I had a friend back in Middle School who was born with deformed hands, he actually used to be perfectly able to use his feet and toes to control a mouse it was quite fascinating, to add to this list he could also paint and write using his feet.

 

I do the three finger scroller, think of the extra effort involved moving that one finger over to the scroller and then scrolling, wouldn't you all be more efficient using three fingers on all buttons at once for quick fast moving action

[elsiegee40]

I had a friend back in Middle School who was born with deformed hands, he actually used to be perfectly able to use his feet and toes to control a mouse it was quite fascinating, to add to this list he could also paint and write using his feet.

 

I do the three finger scroller, think of the extra effort involved moving that one finger over to the scroller and then scrolling, wouldn't you all be more efficient using three fingers on all buttons at once for quick fast moving action

I'll settle for burning the additional calorie over a year and use my index finger for left click and scroll wheel... every calorie counts!

[abillybob]

I'll settle for burning the additional calorie over a year and use my index finger for left click and scroll wheel... every calorie counts!

 

Haha - Brilliant, though I'm fortunate enough to be able to eat a whole pack of hob nobs most days and never put on a pound, this will change of course but I will be as lazy as I can be for as long as I can and if that means using three fingers I shall

[ICTDirect_Dave]

 

All of you are strange!!

 

This is the only way to use a mouse!

 

Admittedly apparently I'm the only one in the office who thinks so....

[Bradlys]

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All of you are strange!!

 

This is the only way to use a mouse!

 

Admittedly apparently I'm the only one in the office who thinks so....

 

I'm the same... But to be fair, I have a legitimate reason

 

This is my mouse:

 

 

So yea, I have a reason to scroll + click at the same time, and use my thumb

[fiza]

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All of you are strange!!

 

This is the only way to use a mouse!

 

Admittedly apparently I'm the only one in the office who thinks so....

 

That's just craziness!!

 

Edited August 11, 2014 by fiza

[ICTDirect_Dave]

Minimal effort, maximum control... Crazy? It's you lot who're crazy!

[Oaktech]

Right thumb: left side grip,

index finger: left click and scroll,

middle finger: right click,

3rd finger right grip,

little finger: balance.