Adjust your mouse in Windows XP

:: Teach Your Mouse - New Tricks ::

      Teach your mouse new tricks. Did you know you can change the speed at which your mouse pointer moves around the screen? Or switch the roles of the buttons to suit left-handed operation? Or even swap the arrow, hourglass, and other standard mouse pointers for different symbols - for example, dinosaurs? You can, and it's easy. With Windows XP, you have the mouse by the tail!

• Adjust pointer speed -
  
  • Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
    
  • Click Appearance and Themes.
    
  • Under See Also, click Mouse Pointers.
    
  • On the Pointer Options tab, under Motion, drag the slider left to make the pointer move slower, or right to make the pointer move faster. If you choose a fast speed, make sure that the Enhance pointer precision check box is selected (this provides better control of the pointer when moving it at short distances), and then click OK.
    
    • If you're left-handed and you'd like your change your mouse to work the way you do, you can change the setting so your mouse is also left-handed. Here's how:
      
  
  
  
• Make your mouse left-handed -
  
  • Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
    
  • Click Appearance and Themes.
    
  • Under See Also, click Mouse Pointers.
    
  • On the Buttons tab, under Button configuration, select the Switch primary and secondary buttons check box.
    Click OK.
    
  
  
• Windows XP offers a lot of flexibility if you'd like to use a different mouse pointer. You can switch all your pointers at once, or you can switch them one a time.
  
  
  
• Switch from standard mouse pointers -
  
  • Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
    
  • Click Appearance and Themes.
    
  • Under See Also, click Mouse Pointers.
    
  • On the Pointers tab, do one of the following:
    
    • Switch all of your pointers at once, in the Scheme list, click the scheme you want.
      
    • To change pointers one at a time, in the Customize list, click the pointers you want to change. After each selection, click Browse, click the pointer image you want to assign as a replacement (a preview of the image displays in the lower left-hand corner), and then click Open.
      
    • Click Apply and OK to complete the procedure.