How to control your mouse using a keyboard on Windows 10
You can use the numeric keypad to control the mouse on Windows 10, and in this guide, you’ll learn the steps to use this feature.
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On Windows 10, there are a lot of reasons why you may want to use the keyboard to control the mouse pointer. For instance, if the mouse stops working on your desktop, the touchpad suddenly breaks on your laptop, or you can’t use the mouse, and using the keys on the keyboard is your best alternative.
Whatever the reason it might be,Windows 10ships with the Mouse Keys feature that allows you to use the numeric keypad to move the mouse as well as to perform actions, such as click, double-click, open context menus, select, and more.
In this Windows 10 guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to enable Mouse Keys feature to control the mouse with the numeric keypad.
How to enable Mouse Keys feature using Settings
To control the mouse pointer using the keyboard on Windows 10, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, you can use the numeric keypad on the keyboard to move the mouse around the screen. Usually, you’ll use the4and6keys to moveleftandright, and the2and8keys to move up and down.
If you enabled the option, you could press theCtrlkey while moving the mouse to speed up the pointer or theShiftkey to slow down the pointer.
How to enable Mouse Keys feature using Control Panel
To control the mouse using the numeric keypad, use these steps:
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After you complete the steps, you can start using the numeric keypad to move the pointer on the screen without a mouse.
We’re focusing this guide on Windows 10, but you can use the Control Panel settings to control the mouse with a keypad on older versions, including Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.
How to use keypad to move mouse on Windows 10
Once you activate the option to control your mouse with the keyboard, you can not only use the numeric keypad to move the pointer around, but you can also select, click, and drag items.
Moving pointer around
To move the mouse pointer around the screen, use these numeric keys:
Clicking items
Dragging and dropping
To drag and drop items, you first need to select, drag, and then open the context menu and select the move option:
Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.
