subject: Improve the Pointing Accuracy of mouse in Windows [print this page] Improve the Pointing Accuracy of mouse in Windows
Mouse accounted for a very important position in the computer operations, if the mouse is not accurate, it will take you a lot of trouble, and now I am going to tell you how to improve the accuracy of the mouse.
Use the Keyboard to Move the Mouse in XP
Go into Control Panel Accessibility and then click on Accessibility Options, and then on the Mouse tab you can find the checkbox to enable MouseKeys as well as the Settings button.
Remember to turn on the mousekeys and then change the speed to high just like the picture below.
Use the Keyboard to Move the Mouse in Windows 7 or Vista
One of the accessibility features in Windows is called "Mouse Keys", and it will let you control the mouse movement with the number pad on the keyboard. By doing so, you can move the mouse pointer a single pixel at a time if you want it doesn't get any more precise than that.
Open up Control Panel and then click on Ease of Access
Then click on "Change how your mouse works"
Then click on "Set up Mouse Keys"
Now you can configure the Mouse Keys to your liking, the most important setting being to "Turn on Mouse Keys". Once you've turned on the option, you can toggle Mouse Keys on and off with Alt+Shift+Num Lock (using the left alt/shift).
Once it's been activated, you can use the arrows on the number pad to move the mouse. Sadly there's no good way to take a screenshot of the mouse moving a single pixel at a time.
Using Intellipoint's Precision Booster
If you have a Microsoft mouse, you can download and install Microsoft's IntelliPoint software that gives you a lot of extra features, including one somewhat hidden feature: Precision Booster, which can slow down the mouse by assigning it to a mouse button.
Open up the Mouse properties through Control Panel (easiest method is to just type Mouse into the Start Menu search box). Once there, you can use the Buttons tab, and assign the feature to one of the buttons as shown:
When you select the Precision Booster item from the list, you'll get this dialog to configure how you want the feature to work. I chose to make the mouse really slow, and to use the button as a Toggle instead of having to hold the button down.
If you only want to use the Precision Booster in a single application, check the box for "Enable program-specific settings" and then click on the Settings button.
You can add an application to the list by clicking the Add button and finding the executable on your hard drive, then you can customize the settings for that particular application.
Slow Down the Mouse Pointer System-Wide
If the mouse moves too fast for you, you can always slow down the mouse pointer by opening the Mouse Properties window in Control Panel (either type Mouse into the search box or look in the Hardware section).
On the Pointer Options tab you should see the "Enhance pointer precision", which should be turned on if it isn't.
You can change the mouse pointer to move slower by just dragging the slider.
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