The mouse, like any other computer component, can simply stop working. Considering the duties he performed, it is evident that the complications user without a mouse is to perform even the simplest tasks on your computer. In such cases, the ideal solution is to buy a new mouse. But, when you can not do it immediately?
An alternative is to lose a few hours of your day trying to learn all the shortcuts similar to the main functions of the mouse. The other, much simpler, but unknown by most people, you control the mouse from the keyboard.
Although this tip to serve any user, probably the most interested in its contents will be those who for some reason, are no mouse. Thus, besides the traditional explanation, also show how to perform the steps through keyboard shortcuts.
With mouse
Step 1. Click the Start button and then click "Control Panel".
Step 2. Access the "Easy Access" and click "Change the functioning of the mouse"
Step 4. Check the "Enable Mouse Keys" and click Configure Mouse Keys.
Step 5. At the top of the Settings screen, select the "Enable Mouse Keys".
Step 6. The options under "Keyboard shortcut" must all be marked. If not, check them out.
Step 7. In "pointer speed, drag the cursor to" Speed "and" Acceleration "to" High "and" Fast ", respectively.
Step 8. In "Other settings", select the "Off". That way, you may use the standard numeric keypad with NUM LOCK on and control the mouse for him when the NUM LOCK is off.
Step 9. To facilitate further access to this menu, check "Display the Mouse Keys icon on the taskbar."
Step 10. Click "Apply" to save the settings.
No mouse
Step 11. Press the shortcut Windows + R (the Windows key is between Ctrl and Alt), type "Control Panel" and press Enter. Note: If your Windows is in English, type "control panel".
Accessing the Control Panel from the menu "Run" (Photo: Play / TechTudo)
Step 12. When you open the display control panel, the cursor is in the search box in the upper right corner. Use the scroll key to move down to the "Easy Access" which is outlined by a dotted line.
Step 13. When potilhado is around the option, press the "Enter".
Step 14. On the next screen, press the "Tab" to make the cursor go to the search box and then scroll down to "Changing the mouse operation" and hit Enter.
Step 15. Now, configure the options as the steps of step "with mouse. To select and deselect a box, use the space key.
Step 16. Go down, with the scroll key until the item "Pointer Speed" and use the scroll key right to move the cursor to the right end.
Step 17. Press "Tab" to move cursor to the next and repeat the previous step.
Step 18. Press "Tab" again to move to the next options and use the spacebar to select the desired items (as in step "with mouse").
Step 19. Finally, press "Tab" repeatedly until you select (with dithering) the Apply button.
Step 20. Press "Enter" to save the settings.
Now you can control the mouse cursor by keyboard numério, moving it up (8), down (2), Left (4), right (6) and diagonally, with keys 7, 9, 1 and 3. To perform the click function with the keyboard, use the 5 key.
Since you can not predict the day when your mouse will stop working, we recommend that you perform the steps above while you can still use it. Because we have configured the "mouse keys" to become active only when the NUM LOCK key is off, the NUM LOCK turned on you can use the numeric keypad normally.
