Windows 7: Activate keyboard mouse - how it works
If your mouse fails, the keyboard mouse can help quickly. How to activate this accessibility in Windows 7.
Activate keyboard mouse under Windows 7
In Windows 7 you activate the keyboard mouse with a simple key combination.
- Press the [Alt], left [Shift] and [Num] keys simultaneously.
- Confirm in the dialog box with the [Enter] key that you really want to switch on the keyboard mouse.
- A system tone informs you that the keyboard mouse is now active and you can control the mouse pointer using the numeric keypad on your keyboard.
- To deactivate the keyboard mouse, press the key combination again.
Your mouse works, but the keyboard is on strike? In Windows 7, use the on-screen keyboard in this case. This practical tip shows you how to activate the on-screen keyboard.