How to enable cursor control from the console. How to control the mouse from the keyboard. Using the Command Handler

Sometimes it happens that for one reason or another we cannot control a computer mouse, for example, if it is out of order, or the batteries are dead, due to problems with drivers, etc. But there is a fairly simple way out of this situation - you can fully control the mouse cursor using the keyboard.

In order to enable the mouse control function from the keyboard, press the key combination: ALT (left) + SHIFT (left) + NUM LOCK (the method works on all versions of Windows),

such a window will open.

Press "Enter" on your keyboard.

Move the pointer using the keyboard

After the keyboard pointer control function has been activated, you can move the mouse pointer using the numeric keypad of the keyboard.

Moving the mouse pointer

Keyboard shortcut:

2 - down;
8 - up;
4 - to the left;
6 - to the right;
7 - up and to the left;
9 - up and to the right;
1 - down and to the left;
3 - down and to the right;

Selecting a mouse button

To select items on the screen, you must first select which button will be active: the left button, the right button, or both buttons.

Slash (/) - select the left mouse button;
Minus sign (-) - right choice;
Asterisk (*) - both buttons.

Note that if, for example, you make the left button active, it will remain active until another button is selected.

Actions with objects

Selecting an object - make the left mouse button active, move the pointer over the element (file folder, etc.) and press the 5 key;
Clicking an object with the right mouse button - make the right mouse button active, move the pointer over the element (file folder, etc.) and press the 5 key;
Double click - make the left mouse button active, move the pointer over the object and press the key with the sign (+).

Drag and drop elements

Drag - move the pointer over an object and press the zero (0) key;
Placement - hover over the location you want to move the element to and press the decimal point (.)

But that's not all, there is one caveat that must be borne in mind in advance: when the mouse control function from the keyboard is enabled, the cursor will move very slowly. But this is easily fixable.

If you are constantly working at a computer, then it seems natural for you to control the device with a mouse - optical, wireless or touchpad. But nothing lasts forever in this world. The mouse can fail at any time. What to do in this case, if it is important for you to complete the project, finish responsible work? Or is there no way at all to go to the store for a new device? For such seemingly hopeless situations, it is important to know how to control the cursor from the keyboard. And then we will learn how to do it!

Digital Block Control Activation: Step One

So for some reason you can't use your computer mouse. How to control the cursor from the keyboard? For such situations, the Windows OS has provided for the transfer of mouse functions to the numeric keypad.

To switch to keyboard control, you must first make the NumLock function active. That is, activate the numeric keypad located on the right side of the keyboard.

Digital block control activation: step two

We transfer control by simultaneously pressing the buttons: Alt + Shift + NumLock. After that, a schematic image of a mouse will appear on the computer screen in the control panel area. On it, the button that is currently active will be highlighted with black shading: left, right, or both at once.

The first step has been taken - we have activated the digital block function that is important to us. Let's now look at how to control the cursor from the keyboard.

Cursor control with numeric keys

Take a look at the number block. Each of its buttons will perform a specific function. How to control the cursor from the keyboard, the key assignment will tell you:

2 - moves the cursor down.
6 - moves the cursor to the right.
8 - moves the cursor up.
4 - moves the cursor to the left.
1 - moves the cursor diagonally to the bottom left corner
3 - moves the cursor diagonally to the lower right corner.
9 - moves the cursor diagonally to the upper right corner.
7 - moves the cursor diagonally to the top left corner.
5 - simulates one click with the active mouse button.
"Plus" (+) - simulates a double click of the active mouse button.
"Minus" (-) - switching control to the right mouse button.
(/) - switch control to the left mouse button.
0 - imitation of clicking, holding the mouse button down.
(*) - simultaneously pressing two mouse buttons at once.

That's all the functions. How to control the mouse from the keyboard? First of all, you must figure out which button is responsible for which function. Of course, getting used to such management is not easy. To make the process easier, you can help yourself by reconfiguring some parameters. Let's sort them out.

Control setup on Windows XP

We continue to learn how to control the mouse from the keyboard. To go to the emulator settings in "Windows XP", with the button responsible for the left key, click on the schematic image of the mouse on the control panel.

The Accessibility section window should open. Go to the "Mouse" tab here. There is already a checkmark next to the line "Keyboard control". If you uncheck this box, you will, accordingly, deactivate the mouse simulation by the numeric keypad.

Opportunities to configure control on XP

We will need the "Settings" section. Here you can customize the cursor control options:

Options on Windows 7

Also pay attention to the arrow keys on the number pad. These are 2, 4, 6 and 8. They will help you figure out at first where the cursor will move with their help.

There are three ways to set up computer mouse emulation using the numeric keypad on Windows 7:

As in the XP version, click the left button on the mouse schematic in the lower right corner of the control panel.
Go to the start menu. To do this, you just need to know where the Win key is on the keyboard. Usually it is located in the bottom row, on the left side. The button has a schematic representation of the "Windows" symbol - a window. One click on it is enough to instantly go to the "Start". In the search bar, enter the text: "Change mouse settings." Then press the Enter button. Navigate through the search result.
You now know where the Win key is located on the keyboard. Click on it. Then go to the "Standard" section, from there - to "Utilities". Stop at "Special Features". There you will need the "Ease of Access Center" section.

"Make the mouse easier" on Windows 7

You already know how to control the cursor using the keyboard. Options "Facilitate the work with the mouse" on the "seven" will help you adjust the control for yourself. The user can make the following changes here:

Setting cursor control on the "seven"

We continue to analyze how the keyboard controls the mouse cursor. So, we have moved to the "Pointer control settings" section on "Windows 7":

Activate or deactivate enable or disable to replace the number pad mouse with Alt+Shift+NumLock.
If you want the system to warn you about switching to the mouse emulator with a pop-up dialog box or a sound signal, then check the box next to the corresponding lines.
Adjust the cursor speed from high to low by moving the slider.
In the same way, you can adjust the acceleration of the movement of this pointer. Move the slider to choose the speed that suits you.
Check the corresponding checkboxes if you want to control the acceleration of the movement with the CTRL key, and the deceleration with the SHIFT key.
If you need the mouse icon to always be displayed on the control panel when the emulator is running (this is the easiest way to go to the settings), then check the box next to this item.
Decide whether you want the number pad to replace the mouse when the NumLock button is on or when it is inactive.

By the way, to quickly put or remove a checkbox (tick) from any menu item, you can use pressing the "space".

Cursor control on Windows 10: option 1

You can activate computer mouse emulation by pressing Alt+Shift+NumLock. If nothing comes out, then follow this path:

Cursor control on Windows 10: option 2

There is another option for setting up the control of the digital keyboard block as a computer mouse emulator. Go this way:

Has your mouse stopped working on your computer? You now know that it is permissible to transfer cursor control to the numeric keypad. In the system settings, you can make it easier to work with it by adjusting the speed of the pointer. We also recommend that you turn to keyboard shortcuts that allow you not to perform unnecessary actions with the mouse emulator. Of course, such cursor control is slow and inconvenient, but still it is a good way out.

Or when working with graphic editors, when precision with cursor control is needed.
In Windows 7, it is possible to control the computer with the help of a mouse.

How to control a computer from the keyboard?
Press the following key combinations in sequence:

left alt+ left Shift + Num Lock

I'll explain a little.
First press the key alt, located on the left side of the keyboard, then, while holding it down, press next to the left Shift, then, while holding down these two buttons, press Num Lock.

Important note:
You need to press the left alt And Shift. It won't work with the right.

As a result, you should get a window like this:

where do we click Yes and the mouse pointer keyboard control mode will be activated.

By the way, pay attention to the link in this window above, Go to the Ease of Access Center to disable the keyboard shortcut, you can ignore it, but if you still press it, a settings window will appear in which you can increase/decrease the cursor movement speed and other parameters:

If this mode is running, then the corresponding mouse icon will be shown in (tray):

To exit this mode, you need to repeatedly press the same key combination as described above for entering.

Keys to control the mouse cursor using the keyboard.

The number pad on the keyboard is used to control the cursor.

pressing Num Lock turns it on/off in this mode

Cursor buttons:

1-9 (except 0 and 5) - responsible for moving the cursor. Accordingly, when you press 4 or 5, you will move the cursor to the left or right. When you press 9, move it diagonally to the right and up. And so on.

5 - emits pressing LMB (Left Mouse Button).

Double click button 5.

/ - switch to LMB mode.

Switch to RMB mode (Right Mouse Button).

* - switching to the LMB and RMB modes at the same time (to be honest, I didn’t quite understand its need).

0 - hold down the mouse button.

Releases the mouse hold.

The current state of the button is always displayed in the tray, on the same icon. Try pressing different mode transitions and see how the icon changes.

That's it, now you can control your computer's mouse cursor using the keyboard.

How to control the mouse cursor with the keyboard(number block) in Windows 7 And Windows XP you will find out by reading this article. This will be very helpful for those who missing or not working mouse.

How to enable mouse cursor control from the keyboard on Windows 7, XP:

To enable this function, simultaneously press the keys: Shift + alt + Num lock and press Enter.

How to control the cursor from the keyboard:
- Activate the function with a button Num Lock;
- All figures except 5 And 0 it is movement in directions;
- 5 it is by default the left mouse button;
- To change 5 click on the right mouse button "-" (minus) on the numeric keypad, now when you press 5 the right mouse button will work;
- To change back 5 click on the left mouse button "/" on the numeric keypad;
- You can also press the right mouse button with a combination Shift+F10 but this is a less convenient option, I advise you to use the option above;
- To double click press "+" or 2 times quickly press the key "5" digital block;
- To hold and hold the desired object, with the left or right mouse button selected, press and hold "0" on the number block, this is done to drag objects to the right place;
- To release the clamped object, press "." on the digital block.

Basically ready. press Num Lock and manage with Numpad, but there is one caveat, moving the cursor will be very slow but it can be fixed.

To speed up the movement of the mouse cursor, in Windows 7 we go:

Start > > Ease of Access Center > Making the mouse easier > Setting pointer control
You can enter already using the cursor and keyboard, or by moving using the hot keys TAB, arrows.
The control panel should have small icons to see the desired section:

And set both sliders to the maximum, and check the box next to CTRL - acceleration, SHIFT - deceleration as shown in the figure above.
And of course we press Apply, or OK.
Now, when we press CTRL, our mouse cursor will fly as fast when we control it from the keyboard, as if we were using a real mouse.

How to speed up the mouse cursor when using the keyboard on Windows XP?

Almost the same, even simpler. Press the keys again (together): Shift + alt + Num lock;
We see the same window as when the function is enabled:

Select "Options", a window appears:

Click "Settings", the checkbox should be as in the figure.

We do it the same way as in the figure, the main thing is to set the sliders to the maximum, and tick CTRL - acceleration, SHIFT - deceleration.

Everything is ready, now click "OK", or "Apply" and start working.

PS: for convenience and speed up control, you can use the blind method: It is better to put your fingers in their original position "4" , "5" , "6" , "0" (indicative - "4" , average - "5" , unnamed - "6" , big - "0" .) and lift your finger up or down as needed.)

To find out in what position the mouse can be viewed in the tree, you will see one of these images (provided that the last checkmark is in the figure above).

It happens that the mouse has stopped working, and you need to save the text that you wrote, or check your mail, social. network, find and watch a movie. All this is possible using the keyboard.

The vast majority of operations that the user performs when managing a computer can be replaced by keyboard shortcuts or navigation keys. Windows operating systems provide such an opportunity to control the mouse pointer from the keyboard.

What to do if the mouse does not work?

In order to activate mouse control from the keyboard, you need to simultaneously press the keys on the keyboard: left "Shift" + left "Alt" + "Num Lock". After opening the "Mouse Pointers" window, press the "Enter" key on the keyboard.

Keyboard key commands:

1 - move down the left diagonally.
2 - move down.
3 - move down to the right diagonally.
4 - move to the left.
5 - replaces the left mouse button click.
6 - move to the right.
7 - move up to the left diagonally.
8 - move up.
9 - move up to the right diagonally.
+ - replaces the right mouse button click.

The default settings are set to very low speed.
cursor movement. You need to set the speed higher.

This is best done when keyboard control is enabled - when you press the key combination Alt + Shift + NumLock, a dialog box appears on the screen in which you need to confirm your choice. It also has a link with the text: