Microsoft Hardware mice do far more than move the cursor around.Â
Read below for additional functions depending on which device you own.
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Buttons |
Action |
Compatible device |
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Left click |
Click, double-click, drag and drop |
All |
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Right click |
Pull down menu |
All |
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Scroll wheel |
Scroll vertically by rolling wheel up or down |
Arc Mouse Sculpt Comfort Mouse Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 Wireless Mouse 2000 Wireless Mobile Mouse 1000 Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000 Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 Wireless Mouse 5000 Comfort Mouse 3000 Comfort Mouse 4500 Comfort Mouse 6000 Basic Optical Mouse 500 Compact Optical Mouse 500 |
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Tilt wheel |
Scroll vertically by rolling wheel up or down, scroll horizontally by clicking wheel left or right |
Sculpt Comfort Mouse Sculpt Mobile Mouse Wireless Mouse 2000 Comfort Mouse 4500 |
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Scroll wheel with Flip 3D in Windows 7 |
Easily switch between open windows by clicking |
Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000+ Windows 7 |
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Back button |
Click to navigate between folders or webpages |
Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 |
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Customizable buttons |
Customize all four buttons to your workflow |
Arc Mouse |
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Middle touch strip |
4-way swipe scrolling. Scroll through documents and web pages with new Windows 8 features. Scroll slowly with a gentle swipe or quickly with a flick of the finger, then tap to stop. |
Explorer Touch Mouse Arc Touch Mouse Sculpt Touch Mouse Wedge Touch Mouse |
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Touch surface |
Large touch surface allows for 4-way scrolling. Scroll slowly with a gentle swipe or quickly with a flick of the finger Tap to stop or select. |
Touch Mouse Wedge Touch Mouse |
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Touch surface + Windows 8 |
One finger - manage content Slide one finger to manage content Slide in any direction to scroll Flick in any direction to scroll quickly Two fingers - manage apps Slide two fingers to manage apps Three fingers - zoom Slide three fingers to zoom Slide forward to zoom in Slide back to zoom out Thumb - move through apps Slide right to forward, slide left to go back |
Touch Mouse Wedge Touch Mouse |
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Touch surface + Windows 7 |
One finger: Scroll, flick, or pan any direction for quick navigation Scroll slowly with a gentle swipe or quickly with a flick of the finger, tap to stop. Two fingers: Snap to see your windows side by side, or maximize and minimize Three fingers: Show all open windows or reveal your desktop Thumb: Sweep your thumb to go forward or back |
Touch Mouse |
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Windows touch tab |
Press to view Start screen, swipe to cycle through all of your open apps |
Sculpt Comfort Mouse |
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Windows button |
Press to view Start screen |
Sculpt Mobile Mouse |
