{"id":42598,"date":"2025-11-03T17:49:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/?p=42598"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:49:03","slug":"mousing-look-find-and-then-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/mousing-look-find-and-then-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Mousing: Look, Find, and THEN Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s run a quick experiment:<\/p>\n<p>Open an existing document in MS Word.<\/p>\n<p>Now, choose \u201cReview\u201d and then \u201cNew Comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Or \u201cSuggesting\u201d and \u201cAdd Comment\u201d in Google Docs.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll bet that your mouse <em>FOLLOWED <\/em>your eyes<\/p>\n<p>as you hunted for these two commands,<\/p>\n<p>whizzing back and forth across the<\/p>\n<p>top of the screen until these commands were located!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When we mouse for ourselves, our mouse cursor tends<\/p>\n<p>to follow where we are looking.<\/p>\n<p>But that is <em>NO <\/em>a good practice for demos!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Every additional non-productive mouse movement<\/p>\n<p>fatigues our audiences\u2019 eyes and brains.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfSoluci\u00f3n?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Look, find, and <em>THEN<\/em> move.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In your demos, <em>DON\u2019T MOVE YOUR MOUSE <\/em><\/p>\n<p>until you have located, with your <em>EYES<\/em>,<\/p>\n<p>the command, button, or screen element<\/p>\n<p>you wish to click or highlight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>THEN<\/em>, move your mouse smoothly and deliberately<\/p>\n<p>from its current location directly to that element.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bonus best practice?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once you have found that element, circle it once<\/p>\n<p>(if desired), next move your mouse so it points<\/p>\n<p>directly at the element, and then<\/p>\n<p><em>TAKE YOUR HAND OFF YOUR MOUSE<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have found that inanimate mice <em>RARELY <\/em>move on their own\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want more tips on mousing and related?<\/p>\n<p>See Chapter 15 \u201cStyle\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0C9SNKC2Y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>GREAT DEMO!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0C9SNKC2Y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0C9SNKC2Y\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s run a quick experiment: Open an existing document in MS Word. 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