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Posted By : of Data Doctors on December 11, 1999

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Using your numeric keypad as a mouse.

This question was answered on December 11, 1999. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.


If you have Accessibility Options installed, you can use your numeric keypad as a mouse The 1-4 and 6-9 keys will act as directional arrows, and the 5 key will act as a mouse button To use this feature:

Click the Start button then on Settings then on Control Panel Double click Accessibility Options (if you can't find it, it is not installed) Next, click the Mouse tab From the MouseKeys section, check the box that says "Use MouseKeys" then click OK To undo this setting simply remove the checkmark from the "Use MouseKeys" option.

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Posted by of Data Doctors on December 11, 1999

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