Select a Pointer Speed

According to your needs and preferences, you can adjust the speed of the mouse pointer. Pointer speed relates to the distance that the pointer moves respective to the distance that the mouse or trackball moves. For example, to move your pointer across the width of your screen, you need to move your device further when the slider bar is set to Slow than when it is set to Fast. This procedure tells you how to select a pointer speed through Mouse Properties in Control Panel.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

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.

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.

In the Mouse Properties dialog box:

Select the Pointer Options tab.

In the Mouse Properties dialog box:

Select the Pointer Options tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.

On the Pointer Options tab, under Motion:

Select a pointer speed by moving the Select a pointer speed slider arrow toward Slow or Fast.
Select OK.

On the Pointer Options tab, under Motion:

Move to the Select a pointer speed slider by pressing C.
Move the slider toward Slow or Fast by pressing the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW key.
Press ENTER.

To close Control Panel:

Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

Press ALT+F, C.

Control Panel: Mouse: Pointer Options tab: Motion: Select a pointer speed