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PC Hardware in a Nutshell, Second Edition
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PC Hardware in a Nutshell, Second Edition

by Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson
June 2002
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
816 pages
32h 59m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Configuring a Mouse or Trackball

Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP allows you to customize how your mouse behaves. To do so, run the Mouse applet (Start Settings Control Panel Mouse) to display the Mouse Properties dialog, which for standard mice includes the following pages:

Buttons (Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP)

The Buttons page in Windows 95/98/NT allows you to configure the mouse for right- or left-handed use and specify the maximum duration between clicks that will still be recognized as a double-click. The Windows 2000/XP Buttons page has the same functions, and also allows you to specify whether a single click or a double click opens a file or folder. Changes in this dialog take effect immediately when you click Apply or OK. IntelliMouse 3.1 and later and recent Logitech mouse drivers allow or require you to specify the function of individual buttons, but don’t allow you to switch between left- and right-handed configurations by clicking one option button.

Pointers (Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP)

The Pointers page in Windows 95/98/NT allows you to change the appearance of the mouse cursor. If predefined mouse scheme(s) are installed, selecting one from the Schemes drop-down list defines all cursor types in one step. Double-clicking an individual pointer type displays a list of available cursor icons that can be assigned to that pointer type. Windows 2000/XP provides the same options, and adds a checkbox to enable pointer shadow.

Motion (Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP)

The Motion page in Windows ...

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