How do I assign commands to mouse buttons?

How do I assign commands to mouse buttons?

How to assign functions

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Mouse.
3. Click the Buttons tab.
4. Under Button Assignment, click the box for a button to which you want to assign a function, and then click the function that you want to assign to that button.
5. Click Apply, and then click OK.

How do I remap hotkeys?

To reassign a key Connect the keyboard that you want to configure. Select the Start button, and then select Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center. From the displayed list of key names, select the key that you want to reassign. In the command list of the key that you want to reassign, select a command.

How do I remap keys in registry?

Edit the Windows Registry Key Mapping

1. Click Start, then click Run.
2. Type regedit, and then press Enter to start the Registry Editor.
3. In Regedit navigate (just as you would in Explorer) to:
4. With the Keyboard Layout key selected (If there is a sub-key displayed in the right-hand window of Regedit called Scancode Map STOP!

How to map Ctrl and Alt to mouse thumb buttons?

I’m running Ubuntu 12.04 and have a multi-button Microsoft mouse. I would like to map the Ctrl and Alt modifier keys to the left and right thumb buttons of my mouse, respectively, so I can Ctrl + click and Alt -click without touching the keyboard. My thumb buttons are buttons 8 and 9.

Is there a way to remap the mouse button?

Remapping keyboard keys isn’t the easiest thing to do but there are a myriad of apps available that can make it easier. If nothing else, you can use AutoHotKey to remap keys. With a mouse, you normally have two buttons, and one scroll wheel that you can click with. All three perform essential functions so it’s not like you have a button to spare.

Can you press Ctrl and Alt at the same time?

Which ALMOST works. It simulates a Ctrl -key press when I click the left thumb button, but I can’t actually hold the button and click at the same time – holding the thumb button seems to prevent it from listening to other input until it is released.

What happens when you remap a button on the keyboard?

Remapping a key or button is “complete” in the following respects: Holding down a modifier such as Ctrl or Shift while typing the origin key will put that modifier into effect for the destination key. CapsLock generally affects remapped keys in the same way as normal keys.