Yes, but the left button is used more often.
(The left button is the default action button, while the right button is the default context button. These can be switched if the user wants them to be switched, such as if the user if left-handed.)
The mouse button that is the most used is the 'left side' of the mouse.
The left mouse button is typically located on the left side of a computer mouse. It is the primary button used for selecting and interacting with objects on the screen. In most mouse designs, it is positioned above the right mouse button, allowing for easy access with the index finger.
On a Mac the Secondary Mouse Button is what is often called a Right Click - The primary button being the Left Click. When you click the Secondary/Right hand button you will see a menu of options appear from the mouse pointer. You can move your mouse down the list of options and click on an appropriate item. The contents of the menu will vary depending upon which application you are using when you click - which is why the menu is known as a Context menu. In the Mouse section of System Preferences you can configure the Secondary button to perform some task, other than activating the menu, like opening Spotlight to search for something.
Because most users are right handed and the index finger is the predominantly used finger and is more dextrous than the middle finger on a normal mouse. just try lightly resting your finger on a table and gently tap the table with just the middle finger first then the index finger - most people would find it easier to control the index finger and/or to tap faster.
The right mouse button typically serves as a secondary or context menu button in most operating systems and software applications. It allows users to access additional options and functionalities depending on the context of their actions. This can include options like copy, paste, delete, and more, providing users with quicker access to common commands and improving overall efficiency in navigating and interacting with digital interfaces.
The mouse is a pointing and clicking device. The pointing is simply the x and y location plotted on the screen or display. When you move up down and side to side the x and y location changes along with your cursor on creen. Item on the screen have functions built into them waiting for the mouse to interact with them. A click down on the button will start this process. Some web pages have javascript embedded on them to watch(listen) for the mouse to move and click. The middle wheel of most of todays computer mouse is designed to scroll and or zoom.
The left mouse button is used primarily to select objects in a graphical interface. Some computing systems allow the user to switch the mouse buttons around, particularly to allow for those who are right-handed. In such configurations, the left mouse button serves an auxiliary purpose, such as opening pop-up menus.
Apple produced a mouse which was "buttonless" in that it didnt have the two (one) button on the top. In actuality the whole top of the mouse was a button & it was clicked by pressing down on the mouse. This arrangement was very counter-intuitive and difficult to use. Dragging and dropping was nearly impossible to do with any accuracy and most users immediately replaced the mouse with a more traditional one.
The computer's mouse controls a graphical mouse pointer or mouse cursor on the screen. When you move the mouse around by rolling it on your desk, the pointer on the screen moves in a similar manner. Roll the mouse left, and the pointer moves left; roll it in circles, and the pointer mimics that action.Here are some of the more basic mouse operations:Point: When you're told to "point the mouse," you move the mouse on the desktop, which moves the mouse pointer on the screen to point at something interesting (or not).Click: A click is a press of the mouse button - one press and release of the main button, the one on the left. This action makes a clicking sound, which is where this maneuver gets its name.Clicking is often done to select something or to identify a specific location on the screen.Right-click: This action is the same as a click, although the right mouse button is used.Double-click: This one works just like the single click, although you click twice in the same spot - usually, rather rapidly.This is most commonly done in Windows to open something, such as an icon. Both clicks must be on (or near) the same spot for the double-click to work.Drag: The drag operation is done to graphically pick up something on the screen and move it. To do that, you point the mouse at the thing you want to drag, press and hold the mouse's button (which "picks up" the object), and then move the mouse to another location. When you move the mouse (and keep the button down), the object moves. To release, or drop, the object, release the mouse button.Right-drag: This action is the same as a drag, but the mouse's right button is used.Many of these basic mouse operations can be combined with keys on the keyboard. For example
The Copy and Paste functions are some of the most important fundamentals to master for manipulating objects on yor computar. See the Right-Click section on your mouse.
I would guess that your mouse is likely broken. Buy a new one; your average trackball mouse can be had for under $10. The most common reason for button failure on a mouse is normal wear of the contact to the actual internal button. A sure sign of this wear is a little notch the shape of the internal button at the point where the button comes in contact. In an emergency situation, a sticker or very little piece of tape over the notch may be a TEMPORARY fix. Hope you have learned your lesson and buy extras when on sale for these types of situation!
most left handers like me iv'e seen do, but me i use one left handed most of the time when im on my computer, but computers at school i just use them right handed, cause its a hasle changing it over and back to the other side all the time