Summary
A mouse can be customized in various ways in Windows. For instance, the functions of the mouse buttons can be swapped, the mouse pointer can be made more visible, and the scroll speed of the mouse wheel can be altered.
Select the desired task to change mouse functionality from the following list:
Set the primary mouse button
To set the primary mouse button:
Select Start
> Settings
> Bluetooth & devices
> Mouse
.Use the drop-down menu next to
Primary mouse button to select either Left or Right.
Change the mouse pointer speed
To change the mouse pointer speed:
Select Start
> Settings
> Bluetooth & devices
> Mouse
.In the Bluetooth & devices > Mouse window, use the slider next to Mouse pointer speed to set the mouse pointer speed.
Make the pointer more accurate
To make the pointer more accurate when the mouse is moving slowly:
Select Start
> Settings
> Bluetooth & devices
> Mouse
.In the Bluetooth & devices > Mouse window, make sure Enhance pointer precision is switched On.
Change how the mouse pointer works
In addition to changing the mouse pointer speed, other mouse pointer behaviors can also be changed:
Select Start
> Settings
> Bluetooth & devices
> Mouse
.Under Related settings, select Additional mouse settings.
In the Mouse Properties window that opens, select the Pointer Options tab:
To speed up selecting a choice when a dialog box appears, under Snap To, select the Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box check box.
Note
Some apps might not support this feature.
To make the pointer easier to find when its being moved, under Visibility, select the Display pointer trails check box. If desired, move the slider toward Short or Long to decrease or increase the length of the pointer trail.
To ensure that the pointer doesn't block the view of text being typed, under Visibility, select the Hide pointer while typing check box.
Once the mouse pointer behaviors are set as desired, select the OK button.
Change the double-click speed
To change the double-click speed of the mouse:
Select Start
> Settings
> Bluetooth & devices
> Mouse
.Under Related settings, select Additional mouse settings.
In the Mouse Properties window that opens:
- Make sure the Buttons tab is selected.
- Under the Double-click speed section, use the Speed: slider to adjust the double-click speed.
- Once the double-click speed is set as desired, select the OK button.
Change how the mouse wheel works
Select Start
> Settings
> Bluetooth & devices
> Mouse
.In the Bluetooth & devices > Mouse window, under the Scrolling section:
- Use the drop-down menu next to Roll the mouse wheel to scroll to either scroll Multiple lines at a time or One screen at a time.
- Use the slider next to Lines to scroll at a time to set the number of lines the screen scrolls for each notch of mouse wheel movement.
- To scroll through a window that isn't active just by hovering over it, make sure Scroll inactive windows when hovering over them is switched On.
- Use the drop-down menu next to Scrolling direction to set the scrolling direction to either Down motion scrolls down or Down motion scrolls up.
To change how horizontal scrolling works:
Select Start
> Settings
> Bluetooth & devices
> Mouse
.Under Related settings, select Additional mouse settings.
In the Mouse Properties window that opens:
Select the Wheel tab.
Under Horizonal Scrolling, enter the number of characters to scroll horizontally when tilting the wheel to the left or right.
Note
The mouse has to support horizontal scrolling for this setting to apply.
Select the OK button.
Find a mouse pointer
Windows gives you a fast way to find a mouse pointer by circling it when you hit the CTRL key on the keyboard. To enable this option:
On the Windows device, select Start
> Settings
> Bluetooth & devices
> Mouse
.Under Related settings, select Additional mouse settings.
In the Mouse Properties window that opens:
- Select the Pointers Options tab.
- Under the Visibility section, select the checkbox Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key.
- Select the OK button.
To see it in action, select the CTRL key on the keyboard.
Turn on ClickLock
ClickLock allows highlighting or dragging of items without holding down the mouse button. To enable ClickLock:
Select Start
> Settings
> Bluetooth & devices
> Mouse
.Under Related settings, select Additional mouse settings.
In the Mouse Properties window that opens:
- Make sure the Buttons tab is selected.
- Under the ClickLock section, select the Turn on ClickLock checkbox.
- Select the OK button.
Change how the mouse pointer looks
To change how the mouse pointer looks:
Select Start
> Settings
> Accessibility
> Mouse pointer and touch
.In the Mouse pointer section of the Accessibility > Mouse pointer and touch window:
- Change how the mouse pointer looks under
Mouse pointer style. - Change the size of the pointer by using the slide next to Size.
- Change how the mouse pointer looks under
For additional options to change how the mouse pointer looks:
Select Start
> Settings
> Bluetooth & devices
> Mouse
.Under Related settings, select Additional mouse settings.
In the Mouse Properties window that opens, select the Pointers tab:
- To give all of the pointers a new look, select the drop-down list under Scheme, and then select a new mouse pointer scheme.
- To change an individual pointer, under Customize, select the pointer to change from the list, select Browse, select the desired pointer, and then select Open.
Once the mouse pointer is changed as desired, select the OK button.