To set the mouse to single-click or double-click
- Go to Start > Setting > Control Panel
- Open Mouse
- On the Buttons tab, under Files and Folders, select one of the following:
- Single-click to open an item
allows you to point to an item to select it and click
once to open it.
- Double-click to open an item
allows you to click once to select an item and
double-click to open it.
Notes
- To open a Control Panel item, click Start, point to Settings, click Control
Panel, and then double-click the appropriate icon.
- Single-click to open an item
enables you to click once in many places where you
would normally double-click. For example, you can click an icon to start a software
program.
To adjust the double-click speed for your mouse
- Go to Start > Setting > Control Panel
- Open Mouse On the Buttons tab, under Double-click speed, drag the
slider.
Notes
- To open a Control Panel item, click Start, point to Settings, click Control
Panel, and then double-click the appropriate icon.
- To test the speed, double-click the image in the test area.
To reverse your mouse buttons
- Go to Start > Setting > Control Panel
- Open Mouse
- On the Buttons tab, under Button configuration, click Right-handed
or Left-handed.
Note
- To open a Control Panel item, click Start, point to Settings, click Control
Panel, and then double-click the appropriate icon.
To activate a mouse wheel
- Go to Start > Setting > Control Panel
- Open Mouse
- In the console tree, double-click System Tools, and then click Device
Manager.
- Double-click Mice and other pointing devices, right-click the name of the mouse
you want to configure, and then click Properties.
- On the Advanced Settings tab, in Wheel Detection, click Look for wheel.
Notes
- To open Computer Management, click Start, point to Settings, and then
click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then
double-click Computer Management.
- If Look for wheel is selected and the mouse wheel is not working, click Assume
wheel is present.
- A mouse wheel may work differently from program to program. For example, in a word
processing program, you can rotate the wheel to move up or down the page, equivalent to
using the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN keys on your keyboard or to clicking the scroll bar.
- If your mouse does not have a mouse wheel, the Advanced Settings tab may not
appear.
To adjust the speed of your mouse pointer
- Go to Start > Setting > Control Panel
- Open Mouse
- Click the Motion tab, and then under Speed, drag the slider.
Notes
- To open a Control Panel item, click Start, point to Settings, click Control
Panel, and then double-click the appropriate icon.
- The speed of your mouse pointer causes the pointer to respond more quickly or slowly to
the movements of the mouse itself.
- You can have the mouse snap to default buttons in dialog boxes by selecting Move
pointer to the default button in dialog boxes. Selecting this option will make the
cursor move automatically to the default button when you open a dialog box.
- You can specify how quickly the mouse pointer accelerates to its maximum speed under Acceleration.
To change the appearance of your mouse pointer
- Go to Start > Setting > Control Panel
- Open Mouse Click the Pointers tab.
- You may choose one or both of the following:
- Under Scheme, click a scheme to change all of your pointers at one time.
- To change only one pointer, select it in the list of specific tasks and the pointers
associated with them. Click Browse, and then double-click the name of the new
pointer you want to use for that task.
Notes
- To open a Control Panel item, click Start, point to Settings, click Control
Panel, and then double-click the appropriate icon.
- A pointer scheme is any combination of pointers used on your desktop. You can customize
any number of pointers and then save them as a new scheme by clicking Save As. The
new scheme will appear in the list under Scheme.
- To remove a pointer scheme, click it under Scheme, and then click Delete.
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