Customizing Your Mouse


You're probably on pretty friendly terms with your mouse, but haven't you sometimes wished that you could build a better one? If your mouse's occasional disobedience is a source of frustration, you can lay down the law and tell that critter how to behave, and then you'll live together happily ever after.

Set the Buttons

Click the Start button, type mou in the Search box of the Start menu, and click Mouse to display the Mouse Properties dialog box.

On the Buttons tab, select this check box to switch the function of the buttons for left-handed or right-handed operation.

Move the slider to set the speed at which you need to double-click for Windows to recognize your double-click. Double-click the folder icon as a test to see whether the setting is correct for your clicking speed.

Select this check box if you want to be able to select content or drag the mouse without having to hold down the mouse button. With the check box selected, the ClickLock feature is activated when you hold down the mouse button for a short time and is then deactivated when you click the mouse button. Use the Settings button to set the length of time the mouse button needs to be held down to activate ClickLock.

Click Apply.

Tip

You can also open the Mouse Properties dialog box by choosing Mouse in the Hardware And Sound section of the Control Panel.


See Also

"Changing the Overall Look" on page 254 for information about changing mouse-pointer appearances by applying a different theme.


Set the Mouse Pointer

Click the Pointer Options tab of the Mouse Properties dialog box.

Use the slider to set the speed at which you want the mouse pointer to move. Move your mouse to see how the setting affects its speed.

Select this check box if you want to increase the precision of the pointer when you move short distances.

Select this check box if you want the mouse to automatically move to the default button in a dialog box to facilitate quick selection of the button.

Select this check box, and use the slider to set the length of the trails if you want to increase the mouse pointer's visibility by temporarily showing its path.

Select this check box if you find the mouse pointer's visibility annoying or distracting when you're typing and not using the mouse. The pointer will reappear when you move the mouse.

Select this check box if you need help locating the mouse pointer on your screen. When you press the Ctrl key, an animated bull's-eye will appear, indicating the pointer's location.

On the Pointers tab, choose a theme to change the overall appearance of the mouse.

Use the options on the Wheel tab to specify the way you want the mouse to move when you scroll the wheel.

Click OK when you've finished.



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