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How to use arrows when mouse is disabled

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I need to know how to make the keyboard arrows work when my mouse is disabled.

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by thechas

It varies a little bit by the program, and what you need to do.

Here is a brief description of some of the standard keyboard actions.

Windows Key: brings up the start menu and taskbar.

Tab key: moves you between fields and panes within the active window.

Arrow keys: move you between options within the active pane.

Space Bar: selects highlighted check box options within the active pane

Alt Key: works in conjunction with the tab and letter keys to switch between active windows, and access pull-down menus.
(alt +tab switches between open windows)
(atl +f opens the file pull down menu)

Chas

by vh_s

You go to Control Panel.

Choose the Accesibility Options.
Choose the Mouse tab.
Mark the checkmark box "Use MouseKey"

Press the Advanced button to know how to activate your mousekey (default using: LeftAlt+LeftShift+Numlock).

Now whenever you want to use your keyboard to substitute your mouse, press the combination, and you should hear a beep and also a mouse picture would appear on the system tray.

Use the arrow keys to move
Use the 5-key to right-click
Use the Ins-key to left-click

To speed up moving the arrow, combine Ctrl and Arrow-keys.

To navigate see answer number 1.

by pierrejamme

All very good answers. One other option that is beneficial is the "Right Mouse" key. It looks like a menu with a mouse arrow over it and is usually thre keys to the right of the space bar.

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