Electric makes use of only two mouse buttons: left and right. On systems with three-button mice, the middle button pans the display. On Macintosh systems with only one button, the right button is obtained by holding the Command key when clicking.

ModifierButtonAction
 Left ClickSelect
 Left DragMove selected objects
CTRLLeft DragMove selected objects, constrained
 Left Double ClickGet Info
CTRLLeft ClickCycle through selected objects
SHIFTLeft Mouse ClickInvert selection
CTRL + SHIFTLeft Mouse ClickCycle through objects to Invert
 Right ClickDraw or Connect Wire
CTRLRight ClickDraw Wire (no connect)
SHIFTRight ClickZoom Out
SHIFTRight DragZoom In
CTRL + SHIFTRight DragDraw Box
 Wheel Up/DownScroll Up/Down
SHIFTWheel Up/DownScroll Right/Left

By combining special keystrokes with the mouse functions, advanced layout operations can be done: