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HP PCs - Mouse Features and Settings (Windows 10, viii)

This document applies to HP and Compaq computers with Windows 10 or 8.

This certificate explains how to use mouse features, and how to alter or adjust mouse settings in Windows ten or 8.

Using your mouse

The mouse is a hand-held or touchpad device used to work within the Windows environs. The post-obit list describes basic mouse functions:

Signal to and select objects on the screen.
Select and/or movement data or files by dragging and dropping.
Kickoff software applications and shortcuts, or open up files.
Scroll app windows or web pages by clicking and holding a coil bar, or by moving the mouse wheel (the third push wheel on some mouse models).

Utilize the following sections to acquire more than most how to use your mouse.

Mouse arrow

The mouse arrow is the graphic image of the cursor displayed on-screen when the mouse is active. As the arrow moves over objects, the paradigm changes to reverberate the associated function. For example, the standard pointing image of an arrow is Normal Select. However, when the computer is processing a command, the Busy circle displays on the screen.

Mouse clicks

The following list describes the types of mouse clicks:

Click - single printing on the left mouse button; selects data and performs commands.
Double-click - two rapid presses on the left mouse button; opens files or folders, opens shortcuts (a double-click must exist two clicks in rapid succession or information technology may exist interpreted as ii unmarried clicks). See Adjusting double-click speed for steps to adjust the double-click speed.
Correct-click - ane printing on the right mouse button (too known every bit alternate clicking); displays shortcut menus and driblet-downwards menus. In some applications, right-clicking a carte item tin access contextual data or specific assist for that item.
Center-click - some mice support clicking the ringlet wheel or a eye mouse push button. In some software applications and Net browsers, clicking the scroll wheel once opens a roll graphic allowing you to scroll up or down, depending on the placement of the mouse pointer.
Drag-and-drib or select - printing and hold the left mouse push. When using the select feature within text, the text is selected or highlighted. Drag-and-drop can be used to rearrange tiles on the Windows viii Start screen, or to close open up apps. On the Windows desktop, you tin can apply drag-and-drop to motion files or folders:
- From one folder to another
- To the desktop
- From the desktop to a folder
- From any location to the Recycle Bin

Mouse bicycle

The mouse wheel provides vertical scrolling and panning functions in applications with active scroll bars. Ringlet the mouse wheel upwardly or down to scroll, or press the mouse wheel to activate panning.

Some mouse wheels take tilt-cycle functionality that allows a horizontal action. Tilt the wheel to the left or right to move horizontally inside text.

Changing the look of your mouse arrow

To modify the mouse arrow (cursor) epitome:

In Windows, search for and open Change how the mouse pointer looks.
In the Mouse Properties window, click the Pointers tab.
- To choose a new pointer image: In the Customize box, click the pointer role (such as Normal Select), and click Browse. Select a pointer pick from the list.
  
  Figure : Customize Mouse Properties
- To change the entire scheme of pointers: Click the downwardly arrow in the Scheme field and select a new pointer scheme from the listing.
Click OK to save your changes.

Changing mouse pointer speed

Utilise these steps to change the mouse arrow speed:

In Windows, search for and open up Change the mouse arrow display or speed.
In the Mouse Properties window, click the Pointer Options tab.
In the Motion field, click and hold the slider while moving the mouse to the right or left, to adjust the mouse speed.

Effigy : Pointer speed slider in Pointer Options
Click OK to save your changes.

Adjusting mouse for correct-hand or left-mitt use

Use the following steps to adapt the mouse for right-mitt or left-hand use:

In Windows, search for and open up Alter your mouse settings.
Click the arrow in the Select your primary push button box, then select Left if yous desire to employ the left push for primary functions such as selecting and dragging, or select Right if you want to use the correct button for primary functions.

Figure : Irresolute the mouse buttons (Windows 10 instance)

Adjusting double-click speed

In Windows, search for and open up Change the mouse pointer display or speed.
In the Mouse Properties window, click the Buttons tab.
In the Double Click Speed section, click and hold the slider while moving the mouse to the right or left, to adjust the double-click speed.

Figure : Adjusting the double-click speed
Test the adjusted speed past double-clicking the folder to the correct of the slide bar.

Figure : Double-click speed test
Click OK to relieve your changes.

Specifying a single-click or a double-click to open folders

Utilize the following steps to alter how mouse clicks are used to open up your folders and files:

In Windows, search for and open File Explorer Options.
In the File Explorer Options window, click the General tab.
In the Click items equally follows area, click i of the following options:
- Single-click to open an item (point to select)
- Double-click to open an item (single-click to select)
Figure : Select the single-click or double-click option
Click OK to save your changes.