Q1012 How can I trap a mouse button click anywhere in the document?

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Q1012 How can I trap a mouse button click anywhere in the document?

Try:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2"><!--
function myFunction() {
    alert('Hello World');
    return false;
}

document.onMouseDown = myFunction;
//--></SCRIPT>

Works over the document, links and buttons.