Easily swap the left and right mouse buttons in Windows 7

You have primary and secondary buttons in mouse. The primary mouse button is for selecting item(s), performing drag-drop operations, positioning the cursor. Normally the left mouse button is the primary mouse button. You use the secondary mouse button to make the context menu to appear. The right mouse button is normally the secondary mouse button. If you are a left hander and need to make the left mouse button as secondary and the right mouse button as primary then perform the following steps to swap the left and right mouse buttons:
1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.
2. If the View by: is Category then click on Hardware and Sound, under Devices and Printers, click Mouse. If the View by: is Large icons or Small icons then click on Mouse.
3. Click the Buttons tab, in the Button configuration section, click to place a checkmark beside Switch primary and secondary buttons.
4. Click Apply and then click OK.

Change the number of lines to scroll for each notch of mouse wheel movement in Windows 7

You can regulate the speed of the scroll for each notch of mouse wheel movement as by default, the next three lines are displayed. You can adjust this and set a new value. Perform the following steps to do so:
Ctrl key from the keyboard. Perform the following steps to do so:
1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.
2. If the View by: is Category then click on Hardware and Sound. Under Devices and Printers, click Mouse. If the View by: is Large icons or Small icons then click on Mouse.
3. Click the Wheel tab. In the Vertical Scrolling section, click the Up arrow to increase the number of lines or click the Down arrow to decrease the number of lines to change the number of lines to scroll for each notch of mouse wheel movement.
You may also a value directly in the number box.
4. Click Apply and then click OK.

Adjust the double click speed for your mouse in Windows 7

You may adjust the double click speed of your mouse to make it respond faster or slower. If the double click does not work then settle for a slower setting. Perform the following steps to adjust the double click speed for your mouse:
1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.
2. If the View by: is Category then click on Hardware and Sound. Under Devices and Printers, click Mouse. If the View by: is Large icons or Small icons then click on Mouse.
3. Click Buttons tab. In the Double-click speed section, drag the slider to the left for a slower speed or drag the slider to the right for a quicker speed.
4. Click Apply and then click OK.

Make dragging easier and stop holding the mouse button to highlight in Windows 7

1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.
2. If the View by: is Category then click on Hardware and Sound. Under Devices and Printers, click Mouse. If the View by: is Large icons or Small icons then click on Mouse.
3. Click Buttons tab. In the ClickLock section, click to place a checkmark beside Turn on ClickLock.
To adjust how long you need to hold down the mouse button before your click gets locked, click Settings... button and drag the slider. Dragging the slider towards Short will take less time to lock. You have to wait for a longer time in order to lock if you drag the slider towards Long.
4. Click Apply and then click OK.

Change mouse pointer speed in Windows 7

Windows 7 sets the mouse pointer speed to a value that is comfortable for all users. However, if you find this too slow or too fast, the speed can be changed to suit your needs. Perform the following steps to adjust the double click speed for your mouse:
1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.
2. If the View by: is Category then click on Hardware and Sound. Under Devices and Printers, click Mouse. If the View by: is Large icons or Small icons then click on Mouse.
3. Click the Pointer Options tab. In the Motion section, drag the slider to the left for a slower speed or drag the slider to the right for a quicker speed.
4. Click Apply and then click OK.

Display or hide the mouse pointer trails in Windows 7

For better visibility of the mouse pointer, you can set Windows 7 to display pointer trails. You can also change the length of the pointer trail. To show or hide the mouse pointer trails, perform the following steps:
1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.
2. If the View by: is Category then click on Hardware and Sound. Under Devices and Printers, click Mouse. If the View by: is Large icons or Small icons then click on Mouse.
3. Click the Pointer Options tab. In the Visibility section, do one of the following:

• To display the mouse pointer trails, click to place a checkmark beside Display pointer trails and drag the slider to change the length of the pointer trail.
• To hide the mouse pointer trails, click to remove the checkmark beside Display pointer trails.

4. Click Apply and then click OK.

Scroll an entire screen for each notch of mouse wheel movement in Windows 7

You can regulate the speed of the scroll for each notch of mouse wheel movement. By default, the next three lines are displayed. You can adjust this and scroll an entire screen for each notch of mouse wheel movement. Perform the following steps to do so:
Ctrl key from the keyboard. Perform the following steps to do so:
1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.
2. If the View by: is Category then click on Hardware and Sound. Under Devices and Printers, click Mouse. If the View by: is Large icons or Small icons then click on Mouse.
3. Click the Wheel tab. In the Vertical Scrolling section, click One screen at a time.
4. Click Apply and then click OK.