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Mouse

The primary features are duplicated in the Settings app; see Figure 7-4.

All the icons, buttons, and menus in Windows make the mouse a very
important tool. And the Mouse dialog box is its configuration headquarters.

Buttons tab

This tab offers three useful controls: “Button configuration,” “Double-click
speed,” and “ClickLock.”

Button configuration. This checkbox is for people who are left-
handed and keep their mouse on the left side of the keyboard.
Turning on this checkbox lets you switch the functions of the right

and left mouse buttons so your index finger naturally rests on the
primary button (the one that selects and drags).

Double-click speed. Double-clicking isn’t a very natural
maneuver. If you double-click too slowly, the icon you’re trying to
open remains stubbornly closed. Or worse, if you accidentally

double-click an icon’s name instead of its picture, Windows sees
your double-click as two single clicks, which tells it that you’re
trying to rename the icon.

The difference in time between a double-click and two single
clicks is usually well under a second. That’s an extremely narrow
window, so let Windows know what you consider to be a double-

click by adjusting this slider. The left end of the slider bar
represents 0.9 seconds, and the right end represents 0.1 seconds. If
you need more time between clicks, move the slider to the left; by

contrast, if your reflexes are highly tuned (or you drink a lot of
coffee), try sliding the slider to the right.

Each time you adjust the Speed slider, remember to test your

adjustment by double-clicking the little folder to the right of the
slider. If the folder opens, you’ve successfully double-clicked. If
not, adjust the slider again.