ClickLock: Highlight or Drag Without Holding Down the Mouse Button

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

1

On the Start menu:

• Select Control Panel

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

• Select Control Panel by pressing C.

2

In Control Panel:

• Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
• If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
• Select Mouse.

In Control Panel:

• Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
• If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
• Press ENTER.
• Move to Mouse by pressing the arrow keys.
• Press ENTER.

3

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

• Select the Turn on ClickLock check box.
• Select the ClickLock Settings button.

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

• Select Turn on ClickLock by pressing T.
• Select the ClickLock Settings button by pressing E.

4

In the Settings for ClickLock dialog box:

• Adjust how long you need to hold down a mouse or trackball button before your click is “locked” by moving the slider arrow.
• Click OK twice.

In the Settings for ClickLock dialog box:

• Adjust how long you need to hold down a mouse or trackball button before your click is “locked” by moving the slider using the RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW keys.
• Press ENTER.
• Move to the OK button by pressing TAB.
• Press ENTER.

5

To close Control Panel:

• Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

• Press ALT+F, C.