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Bear in mind that you might need a USB-A to USB-C adapter if your Mac only has USB-C ports and your mouse requires a USB-A slot. Any mouse will work with your Mac, whether it's wired, uses a dongle, or connects over Bluetooth. When you're looking at getting a mouse for your Mac, the good news is that you have a huge amount of choice. And if you need to improve your setup in general, you may also want to check out our best keyboards and best office chair buying guides. We've also covered the best left-handed mice money can buy if you're a southpaw. Picking the best mouse for youīefore you make a decision over what you consider to be the best mouse for Mac, there are a few other things to think about. So, if regular mice give you too much pain in everyday use, try the MX Vertical – it could help stop your soreness in its tracks. One way it helps is with its cursor speed switch – increase the DPI and you’ll need to move your wrist less, reducing strain. Logitech claims it has been designed in collaboration with ergonomists and can reduce muscular strain by up to 10% compared to standard mice. This means that if we have a particular program open, then our mouse will behave differently – our buttons will do different things.-Unusual shape takes some getting used to -Only four buttonsĪn alternative to the Logitech MX Ergo Wireless, this vertical mouse is tilted at 57 degrees to really tackle wrist pain head on. One of the most powerful features of X-Mouse Button Control is the ability to assign actions to buttons on a per-application basis. Assigning Actions to Buttons on a Per-Application Basis If you want to simulate the Ctrl-F4 keystroke, you need to type into the box: The instructions on the page are pretty comprehensive. Let’s see how we achieve this.įirst we select Simulated Keystrokes from the drop-down list: In other words, we need to simulate the keypress of Ctrl-F4. You may decide, for example, that closing the current document (as opposed to the current program) would be a good use for Mouse Button 5. Explore the drop-down list to see them all.
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The Middle Button refers to either the third, middle button (found on some old mouses), or the pressing of the wheel itself, as a button (if you didn’t know you could press your wheel like a button, try it out now). It’s extremely unlikely that we will want to change the functionality of our mouse’s two main buttons (left and right), so instead we’ll look at the rest of the options on the right side of the window.
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The program’s configuration window appears: Right-click on the icon and select Setup from the pop-up menu. You will find the program’s icon in the system tray: Once downloaded, you can start the program via Start / Highresolution Enterprises / X-Mouse Button Control. Once X-Mouse Button Control is downloaded, its setup process is quite straightforward. It provides a truly amazing array of mouse configuration options, including assigning actions to buttons on a per-application basis.
#LOGITECH MOUSE BUTTONS FREE#
If your mouse falls into this category, you can use a marvelous free product called X-Mouse Button Control, from Highresolution Enterprises (link below).
#LOGITECH MOUSE BUTTONS DRIVER#
It’s possible that your mouse has some extra buttons but doesn’t come with its own driver software (the author is using a Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000, which amazingly is not supported by the Microsoft IntelliPoint software!). Microsoft, for example, provides driver software called IntelliPoint (link below), while Logitech provides SetPoint. If your mouse was manufactured by one of the “premium” mouse manufacturers (Microsoft, Logitech, etc), it almost certain came with driver software to allow you to customize your mouse’s controls and take advantage of your mouse’s special features.