How to set up a computer mouse for lefties

For left-handed people, holding the mouse with their right hand is a very difficult and seemingly impossible task. But do not worry, we can still set up the mouse using the left hand. In this article, Software Tips will guide you how to set up a computer mouse for lefties.

In the world there are many people who prefer to use the left hand instead of the right hand, but the computer systems originally set up the mouse for the right hand so we need to switch back. For left-handed people, holding the mouse with their right hand is a very difficult and seemingly impossible task. But do not worry, we can still set up the mouse using the left hand. In this article, Software Tips will guide you how to set up a computer mouse for lefties.

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I. Note information

Normally, for right-handed users, the order of the keys on the mouse is as follows:

  1. Selection key: Right index finger
  2. Option key (expand options): Middle finger

However, those who use the left hand mouse to use the mouse of the right hand user will be very opposite. Their selection key will be the middle finger and the option key will be their left index finger. Because of that, we need to reset it so it can be used to hold the mouse with the right hand. After setting up the left hand use, we will have the following order of keys:

  1. Selection key: Left index finger
  2. Option key (expand options): Middle finger

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II. How to set up a computer mouse for lefties

Step 1: Open MenuStart and enter Control Panel to open.

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Step 2: After that, you switch the View by item to Small icons to display many smaller items. Next, select Mouse to continue.

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Step 3: Finally, check the Switch primary and secondary buttons to convert the two mouse buttons. Next, select Apply -> OK to save your settings. Now try holding the left mouse button to experience.

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In this article, Software Tips will guide you how to set up a mouse for lefties. Have a nice day!

Update 19 May 2020
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