The Genie Expert

The mouse has a primary and secondary mouse button. You use the primary mouse button to select and click items, position the cursor in a document, and drag items. You use the secondary mouse button to display a menu of tasks or options that change depending on where you click. The primary mouse button is normally the left button on the mouse. For accessibility needs, or for left–handed mouse use, you can reverse the buttons and use the right mouse button as the primary button. This procedure tells you how to reverse the function of the right and left mouse buttons through Mouse Properties in Control Panel .

Using your Mouse

On your Start menu, open your Control Panel.

When you are in your Control Panel, make certain you have "Use Classic View" selected on the left side of the screen so that all your Control Panel icons can be seen.

Open the Mouse Control Panel.

In the Mouse Properties dialog box, on the Buttons tab, under Button configuration :

Switch primary and secondary buttons check box.

Select OK.

Close any open windows.

Using your Keyboard

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key).

Select Control Panel by pressing C.

When you are in your Control Panel, make certain you have "Use Classic View" selected on the left side of the screen so that all your Control Panel icons can be seen. If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB and press Enter.

Move to Mouse by pressing the arrow keys and pressing the Enter key when Mouse is highlighted.

In the Mouse Properties dialog box, on the Buttons tab, under Button configuration (you can move between tabs by holding down the CTRL key and tapping the TAB key until the desired tab is selected, release the CTRL key when the desired tab is selected.)

Select the Switch primary and secondary buttons by pressing S.

Select the speed you want by moving the slider arrow with the RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW.

Select OK.

Close any open windows.

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