For higher legibility of documents on screen, you can adjust the screen resolution of your monitor (for monitors that support more than one screen resolution option). The higher the number of pixels, the more information you can display on your screen and the smaller items appear. Lower screen resolution makes items appear larger and can benefit people with vision impairments. This procedure tells you how to adjust screen resolution through Display Properties in Control Panel.
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Mouse actions
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Keyboard actions
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On the Start menu:
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Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ).
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Select Control Panel by pressing C.
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In Control Panel:
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Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
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If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
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Select Display.
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In Control Panel:
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Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
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If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
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Press ENTER.
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Move to Display by pressing the arrow keys.
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Press ENTER
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In the Display Properties dialog box:
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In the Display Properties dialog box:
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Move to the Settings tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.
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On the Settings tab, under Screen resolution:
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Select a screen resolution value by moving the slider arrow.
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Select OK.
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On the Settings tab:
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Move to the Screen resolution slider by pressing ALT+S.
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Choose a screen resolution value by pressing the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW key.
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Press ENTER.
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To close Control Panel:
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To close Control Panel:
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Control Panel: Display: Settings tab: Screen resolution
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Select the Mouse icon in Control Panel to customize mouse settings such as choosing right-handed or left-handed mouse button configuration, adjusting double-click speed, and turning on the ClickLock feature. Under Mouse options you can also change the pointer scheme, adjust the pointer speed and acceleration rate, and choose options such as showing pointer trails, hiding the pointer while typing, showing the location of the pointer, and turning on the SnapTo feature.
In this section, see step by step tutorials to:
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Reverse the Function of the Right and Left Mouse Buttons
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Adjust the Double-Click Speed of the Mouse
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ClickLock: Highlight or Drag Without Holding Down the Mouse Button
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Choose a Pointer Scheme
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Select a Pointer Speed
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SnapTo: Move Pointer to the Default Button in a Dialog Box
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Display Pointer Trails
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Hide the Pointer While Typing
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Show Location of Pointer
Reverse the Function of the Right and Left Mouse Buttons
The mouse has a primary and secondary mouse button. You use the primary mouse button to select and click items, position the cursor in a document and drag items. You use the secondary mouse button to display a menu of tasks or options that change depending on where you click. The primary mouse button is normally the left button on the mouse. For accessibility needs, or for left-handed mouse use, you can reverse the buttons and use the right mouse button as the primary button. This procedure tells you how to reverse the function of the right and left mouse buttons through Mouse Properties in Control Panel.
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Mouse actions
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Keyboard actions
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On the Start menu:
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Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ).
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Select Control Panel by pressing C.
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In Control Panel:
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Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
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If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
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Select Mouse.
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In Control Panel:
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Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
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If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
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Press ENTER.
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Move to Mouse by pressing the arrow keys.
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Press ENTER.
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In the Mouse Properties dialog box, on the Buttons tab, under Button configuration:
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Select the Switch primary and secondary buttons check box.
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Select OK.
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In the Mouse Properties dialog box, on the Buttons tab, under Button configuration:
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To close Control Panel:
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To close Control Panel:
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Control Panel: Mouse: Buttons tab: Button configuration: Switch primary and secondary buttons
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