How to use keyboard as mouse

You can use your keyboard as a mouse. This can be very helpful when your mouse is not working properly, its batteries run out and you have none on hand, or if you simply want to have some fun.

 

In this situation you can use your keyboard as a mouse. It is very simple method and you can access your keyboard like a mouse.

To activate this just press
Alt+Left shift key+num lock

Then, click yes on the diolog box.

 Now you can access your keyboard as a mouse.

Moving the pointer using Mouse Keys

After you turn on Mouse Keys, you can use the numeric keypad to move the mouse.

To move the mouse pointer		Press
Up and to the left		7
Up		8
Up and to the right		9
Left		4
Right		6
Down and to the left		1
Down		2
Down and to the right		3

Selecting a mouse button

Before you use Mouse Keys to click items on your screen, you must first select which mouse button you want to be the active button: the left button, the right one, or both.

To		Press
Select the left mouse button		The forward slash (/)
Select both buttons		The asterisk (*)
Select the right mouse button		The minus sign (-)

Clicking items using Mouse Keys

After you choose a button, you can click items on your screen.

To		Do this
Click an item		With the left button selected as your active button, point to the item, and then press 5
Right-click an item		With the right button selected as your active button, point to the item, and then press 5
Double-click an item		With the left button selected as your active button, point to the item, and press the plus sign (+)

Dragging items using Mouse Keys

You can use the numeric keypad to press and hold the active mouse button and to release it. This is helpful if you want to drag an item.

To		Do this
Drag an item		Point to the item, and then press zero (0)
Drop the item		Point to the location where you want to move the item, and then press the decimal point (.)

• To change options like how quickly the mouse pointer moves and whether your computer makes a sound when you turn on Mouse Keys, in the Ease of Access Center, under Control the mouse with the keyboard, click Set up Mouse Keys.