MouseKeys: Control the Mouse Pointer Using the Numeric Keypad

Mousekeys is an accessibility feature designed for people who have difficulty using a mouse. MouseKeys allows you to use the numeric keypad to control the movement of the mouse pointer. If you want to use the numeric keypad for data entry as well as for navigation, you can set MouseKeys to be activated by pressing NUM LOCK. This procedure tells you how to turn on MouseKeys through Accessibility Options in Control Panel.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Select Control Panel

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] ).

Select Control Panel by pressing C.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
Select Accessibility Options.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
Press ENTER.
Press the RIGHT ARROW key, and then the LEFT ARROW key to select Accessibility Options.
Press ENTER.

In the Accessibility Options dialog box:

Select the Mouse tab.

In the Accessibility Options dialog box:

Select the Mouse tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.

On the Mouse tab:

To turn on MouseKeys:

Select the Use MouseKeys check box.

Note To turn off MouseKeys, clear the Use Mousekeys check box.

On the Mouse tab:

To turn on MouseKeys:

Select the Use MouseKeys check box by pressing M.

Note To turn off MouseKeys, clear the Use Mousekeys check box by pressing M.

To access MouseKeys settings:

Be sure that Use MouseKeys is selected.
Select Settings

To access MouseKeys settings:

Be sure that Use MouseKeys is selected.
Select Settings by pressing S.

In the Setting for MouseKeys dialog box:

Select the options you want
Select OK twice to save your settings and close the dialog boxes.

In the Setting for MouseKeys dialog box:

Select the options you want by pressing the underlined letter in the option you want (see notes below). Use the arrow keys to move the sliders.
Press ENTER twice to save your settings and close the dialog boxes.

To close Control Panel:

Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

Press ALT+F, C.

Notes

You can select these settings under MouseKeys Settings by selecting the checkboxes of the options you want, and moving the slider arrows for speed and acceleration:

Use a shortcut to turn MouseKeys on or off by pressing left ALT+SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Press U).
Set the maximum speed at which the mouse pointer moves when you hold down a MouseKeys direction key (Press T).
Set how quickly the mouse pointer accelerates to its maximum speed when you hold down a MouseKeys direction key (Press A).
Enable slowing down the pointer speed by holding down the SHIFT key, and speeding up the pointer speed by holding the CTRL key while pressing MouseKeys direction keys (Press H).
Switch between MouseKeys and standard numeric keypad operation (Press N to use MouseKeys when NumLock is on, Press F to use MouseKeys when NumLock is off).
Show an icon on the taskbar when MouseKeys is turned on (Press S).

For more information on using MouseKeys, see these Windows Help topics: To click by using MouseKeys, To drag by using MouseKeys, To move the mouse point by using MouseKeys.

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Control Panel: Accessibility Options: Mouse tab: Use MouseKeys

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MouseKeys: Control the Mouse Pointer Using the Numeric Keypad

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