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My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition
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My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition

by Wallace Wang
August 2009
Beginner content levelBeginner
512 pages
11h 9m
English
No Starch Press
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Using the Keyboard to Control the Mouse Pointer

If you find the mouse too cumbersome, you can control the pointer on the screen using a feature called Mouse Keys, which lets you control the mouse through the numeric keyboard, as shown in Figure 18-6. Pressing each number key moves the pointer in a different direction. Pressing the 5 key is equivalent to clicking the left mouse button, while pressing the 0 key is equivalent to selecting and holding down the mouse button, which can be used with other numeric keys to mimic dragging the mouse.

The numeric keys can control the pointer.

Figure 18-6. The numeric keys can control the pointer.

Here's how to use Mouse Keys to control the mouse using ...

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