Click the Windows Start menu in the lower-left corner. Click the Settings or icon that resembles a gear. Click Devices. Click Mouse in the panel to the left.
Use the drop-down menu next to “Roll mouse wheel to scroll” to select if the mouse wheel scrolls through lines or a full screen at a time. Use the slider below “Choose how many lines to scroll each time” to select how many lines will scroll when you roll the mouse wheel 1 interval.
Click the icon that resembles a green mouse cursor next to a color wheel. Click one of the suggested color swatches, or click the plus (+) icon to pick a custom color. Click a color in the color array (if picking a custom color). Use the slider bar below the array to adjust the color hue. Click Done.
This does not work for all text apps.
Additionally, you can click the checkbox next to “Enable pointer shadow” to add a drop shadow to your mouse cursor.
Additionally, you can click the checkbox next to “Enable pointer shadow” to add a drop shadow to your mouse cursor.
Additionally, you can click the checkbox next to “Enable pointer shadow” to add a drop shadow to your mouse cursor.
Use the slider below “Select a pointer speed” to adjust how quickly the mouse moves around the screen. You’ll be able to test the effects as soon as you adjust the slider. Check the “Enhance pointer precision” box to turn on mouse acceleration. This helps make moving the mouse around more natural. If you play video games, however, this should be turned off. This is because mouse acceleration makes it more difficult to be perfectly precise when aiming. Check the “Snap To” box to automatically move the cursor to the default button on any windows that appear. If you are browsing the internet, this isn’t recommended as it can lead to accidentally clicking malicious buttons. Check the “Display pointer trail” box to add a trail effect when you move your mouse cursor. Check the “Hide pointer while typing” to remove the cursor when you are typing. Again, this doesn’t work for all text apps. Check the checkbox next to “Show location of pointer when I press CTRL key” to highlight the mouse cursor when you press the Ctrl key.
Use the slider below “Select a pointer speed” to adjust how quickly the mouse moves around the screen. You’ll be able to test the effects as soon as you adjust the slider. Check the “Enhance pointer precision” box to turn on mouse acceleration. This helps make moving the mouse around more natural. If you play video games, however, this should be turned off. This is because mouse acceleration makes it more difficult to be perfectly precise when aiming. Check the “Snap To” box to automatically move the cursor to the default button on any windows that appear. If you are browsing the internet, this isn’t recommended as it can lead to accidentally clicking malicious buttons. Check the “Display pointer trail” box to add a trail effect when you move your mouse cursor. Check the “Hide pointer while typing” to remove the cursor when you are typing. Again, this doesn’t work for all text apps. Check the checkbox next to “Show location of pointer when I press CTRL key” to highlight the mouse cursor when you press the Ctrl key.
The “Vertical Scrolling” speed is dictated by lines-per-click. You can also set it to scroll a whole screen at a time. This is similar to the settings in the Mouse Settings menu. The “Horizontal Scrolling” speed is dictated by characters at a time. Not all mice support horizontal scrolling.
The “Vertical Scrolling” speed is dictated by lines-per-click. You can also set it to scroll a whole screen at a time. This is similar to the settings in the Mouse Settings menu. The “Horizontal Scrolling” speed is dictated by characters at a time. Not all mice support horizontal scrolling.
Click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner. Click System Preferences. Click Mouse.
Check the checkbox next to “Scroll direction: Natural” to reverse the direction of the mouse wheel scrolling. Use the slider below “Tracking Speed” to adjust how fast the mouse cursor moves on screen. Use the slider below “Scrolling speed” to adjust how fast the mouse wheel scrolls. Use the slider below “Double-Click speed” to adjust how fast you need to double-click an object for it to register as a double-click. Click the radio option next to “Left” or “Right” to select which button you want to use as your primary mouse button.
Click the Point & Click tab to access the point and click menu. Check the checkbox next to “Scroll direction: Natural” to reverse the direction of the mouse scrolling. Check the checkbox next to “Secondary Click” to change the primary and secondary click buttons from right to left. Check the checkbox next to “Smart Zoom” to enable zoom by double-tapping with one finger. Use the slider below “Tracking Speed” to adjust how fast the mouse cursor moves on screen. Click the More Gestures to access the More Gestures menu. Check the checkbox next to “Swipe between pages” to enable swiping left and right on the mouse to swipe between pages. Check the checkbox next to “Swipe between full-screen apps” to enable swiping left and right with two fingers to swipe between different apps. Check the checkbox next to “Mission Control” to enable double-tapping with two fingers to open Mission Control.
Click the Point & Click tab to access the Point & Click menu. Check the checkbox next to “Look up & data detectors” to enable and choose a gesture to use to quickly lookup a word or quick task. Check the checkbox next to “Secondary click” to enable and select a gesture to use as a secondary (right) click. Check the checkbox next to “Tap to click” to enable tapping with one finger to click. Check the checkbox next to “Look up” to enabling looking up a word in the dictionary by double-tapping with three fingers. Use the slider below “Click” to change how hard you need to press the trackpad to click or take action. Use the slider below “Tracking Speed” to adjust how fast the mouse cursor moves on screen. Check the checkbox next to “Silent click” to turn off the clicking sound the computer makes when you click the trackpad. Click the checkbox next to “Force Click and haptic feedback” to enable hard-pressing the touchpad to take certain actions. Click the Scroll & Zoom tab to access the Scroll & Zoom menu. Check the checkbox next to “Scroll direction: Natural” to reverse the direction of scrolling. Check the checkbox next to “Zoom in or out” to use the finger pinching gesture on the trackpad to zoom in or out. Check the checkbox next to “Smart zoom” to zoom in or out by double-tapping with two fingers. Check the checkbox next to “Rotate” to enable rotating two fingers on the trackpad to rotate an object on the screen. Click the More Gestures to access more gesture options. Check the checkbox next to “Swipe between pages” to enable and select a gesture to use to swipe between pages. Check the checkbox next to “Swipe between full-screen apps” to enable and choose a gesture to use to swipe between apps. Check the checkbox next to “Notification Center” to enable and select a gesture to use to open the Notification Center. Check the checkbox next to “Mission Control” to enable and select a gesture to use to open the Mission Control. Check the checkbox next to “App Exposé” to enable and select a gesture to use to open Exposé. Check the checkbox next to “Launchpad” to enable pinching your thumb and three fingers to open Launchpad. Check the checkbox next to “Show Desktop” to enable spreading your thumb and three fingers apart to show the desktop.
