Instead of using the mouse try using some of these keyboard shortcuts. Once learnt they are much faster, and they place much less strain on your arms than mouse use.
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Copy
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Ctrl-C
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Paste
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Ctrl-V
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Undo
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Ctrl-Z
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Change Window
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Alt-Tab
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Quit Application
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Alt-F4
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Use Alt key for characters in menus
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File --> Alt-F
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Formatting
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Bold
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Ctrl-B
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Italics
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Ctrl-I
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Underline
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Ctrl-U
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Heading 1
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Ctrl-Alt-1
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Heading 2
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Ctrl-Alt-2
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Heading 3
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Ctrl-Alt-3
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Deleting
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Delete Prev Word
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Ctrl-Bckspce
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Delete Next Word
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Ctrl-Delete
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Spreadsheets & Tables
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Next cell
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Tab
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Previous cell
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Shift-Tab
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First cell in row
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Alt-Home
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Last cell in row
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Alt-End
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Top cell in column
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Alt-PageUp
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Last cell in column
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Alt-PageDn
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Commands
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Save
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Ctrl-S
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Print
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Ctrl-P
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Find
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Ctrl-F
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Go to last edit in Doc
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Shift-F5
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Check spelling
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F7
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Close sub-window
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Ctrl-F4
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Minimise
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Alt, Space, N
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Maximise
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Alt, Space, X
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Update all fields
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Ctrl-A, F9
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Navigating
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Use PageUp / PageDn not scroll bar
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End of Line
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End
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Start of Line
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Home
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End of Document
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Ctrl-End
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Start of Document
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Ctrl-Home
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Move by one Word
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Ctrl-Left/Right Arrow
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Move by one Para
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Ctrl-Up/Down Arrow
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Selecting
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Select All
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Ctrl-A
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Select a whole Word
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Ctrl-Shift-Left/Right Arrow
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Select a whole Para
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Ctrl-Shift-Up/Down Arrow
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Select to end of line
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Shift-End
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Select to start of line
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Shift-Home
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Useful Extras
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To change Caps select some text and press
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Shift-F3
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Superscript
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Ctrl-Shift-=
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Subscript
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Ctrl-=
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Page Break
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Ctrl-Enter
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Copyright ©
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Ctrl-Alt-C
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Close sub-window
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Ctrl-F4
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Change sub-window
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Ctrl-Tab
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