How do I move the cursor in windows without the mouse?

[Guest]

I disabled my mouse. Now I cannot control the cursor to get back to the
control panel to re-enable it. How can I navigate using the keyboard to get
to the control panel to enable the mouse?

 

[Lews]

Use the tab and arrow keys.

 

[Guest]

Use the tab and arrow keys.







The left and right arrow keys do not move the cursor in windows.

 

[johnnyc]

:

Use the tab and arrow keys.




"Russrich" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
I disabled my mouse. Now I cannot control the cursor to get back to
the
control panel to re-enable it. How can I navigate using the keyboard
to
get
to the control panel to enable the mouse?


The left and right arrow keys do not move the cursor in windows.

Windows XP Made Easy
Get to know
the keyboard
Many mouse actions can be carried out faster using the keyboard –
here’s a rundown of some of the most useful keys and shortcuts
Tab
The ‘Tab’ key’s most obvious
function is to add tabs in
a word processing document.
However, when you’re using
Windows, it enables you to
jump between active parts
of the current window.
Caps Lock
Need to type a lot of upper-case
letters? Press the ‘Caps Lock’ key
and it’s just like keeping the ‘Shift’
key pressed down. You can see
if it’s enabled by looking at the
‘Caps Lock’ light on your
keyboard.
Shift
Want to type an upper-case letter
or a ‘£’ sign? You need to use the
‘Shift’ key, just as you would on
a typewriter. It can also be used
to alter certain Windows actions.
Function keys
These keys provide shortcuts to regularly used tools and functions in
many
different programs. They also have some useful functions within
Windows:
● F1 Opens the built-in help in Windows and other programs
● F2 Select a file and press ‘F2’ to rename the file
● F3 This will open the ‘Find File’ window
● F5 Refreshes the current window’s view
Windows
This is a special key that has been added to PCs since Windows 95 was
released. Pressing this will open the ‘Start’ menu, but there are a
number
of other useful shortcuts that you can access with it:
● Win Opens the ‘Start’ menu
● Win+E Starts a new Windows Explorer
● Win+R Opens the ‘Run’ dialog box
● Win+F Opens the ‘Find File’ window
● Win+M Minimises all the open windows
● Win+Shift+M Opens all the minimised windows
Ctrl and Alt
These are special keys that enable
you to use the keyboard to control
Windows and activate shortcuts
in certain programs and
applications. For example, the ‘Alt’
key lets you open menus without
using the mouse, and ‘Ctrl’ pressed
in conjunction with ‘S’ will save
the current document.
Esc
As the name suggests, this key
is used to ‘escape’ from sticky
situations and to quit programs.
Most dialog boxes that pop up
can be cancelled by pressing it,
and you can use it to quit
programs, too.
Backspace
When you’re typing text and need to delete the previous letter, just
press this key. If you’re using Internet Explorer 4 or 5, this key
takes you
to the previous site or directory when you’re browsing a Web page or
Windows folder.
Insert
This key switches between
‘Overwrite’ and ‘Insert’ modes
in a word processor. ‘Insert’
mode adds more text, while
‘Overwrite’ mode lets you
type over existing words.
Delete
This deletes the character
in front of the cursor. When
used in Windows it will delete
the currently selected files.
Home
This key moves the cursor to
the beginning of a line. Press
the ‘Ctrl’ and ‘Home’ keys to
jump to the start of a document.
End
Moves the cursor to the end
of a line. Press the ‘Ctrl’ and
‘End’ keys to jump to the end
of a document.
Page up / Page down
Enables you to move up and down
within documents a whole page
at a time.
Number Lock
Toggles how the numeric keys
are read by Windows. When ‘Num
Lock’ is on they are read as plain
numbers and when it’s turned
off they act as the cursor and
other navigation buttons as
indicated on each key.
Alt Gr
A rather odd key that is actually
the equivalent of pressing ‘Alt’
and ‘Ctrl’. By pressing ‘Alt Gr’ and
‘4’ you’ll get the new Euro symbol.
Menu
Another handy key, this performs
the same action as pressing the
right mouse button, but saves
you having to reach for the
mouse. As you may know,
the right mouse button opens
context-sensitive menus related
to the currently selected item
in a program.
Cursor keys
Cursor keys: These arrow
keys enable you to move the
text cursor around in a word
processor document and when
an item is highlighted in Windows,
they usually move the highlight
to the next item.
xpert tip!
Keyboard navigation
There are a number of set shortcuts
that are standard for most of the
programs you use in Windows. The
first enables you to access menus
without having to use the mouse.
If you take a look at the menu strip
on any window, you should see that
certain letters are underlined. To access
a menu, press the ‘Alt’ key and whatever
letter is underlined. The ‘File’, ‘Edit’,
‘View’ and ‘Help’ menus are always
accessed with the ‘F’, ‘E’, ‘V’ and ‘H’
keys respectively.
It doesn’t stop there. Once you’ve
opened a menu, you’ll see that each
item will have one letter underlined.
Pressing a letter will automatically
select the corresponding item.
Navigating a window
When in Windows, you can use the
keyboard to activate buttons, tabs
and text gadgets to avoid using the
mouse. As a general rule with all these
navigation tips, holding down the
‘Shift’ key reverses the direction.
Tabs
‘Ctrl’ / ‘Tab’ will cycle through the tabs
in a window. If the tab’s name is ringed
you can use the cursor keys.
Buttons
Use the ‘Tab’ key to cycle through all
the various buttons and text gadgets
in a window. A faint dotted line will
circle the currently selected button –
use ‘Tab’ to move this on.
Tick boxes
If a button or tick box’s name has an
underlined letter, press ‘Alt’ and this
letter to select it.
Menus
Access the menus by pressing ‘Alt’
and the letter that is under lined in
the menu’s title. Once it’s open, use
the cursor keys to move the highlighted
menu around.
Ctrl shortcuts
An additional set of keyboard shortcuts
can be accessed using the ‘Ctrl’ key.
The following key combinations can be
used in many recent Windows programs
and provide convenient shortcuts to
common Windows actions. You can find
out what the other shortcuts are while
using a program by viewing each menu –
keyboard shortcuts are displayed on the
right side of the menu.
● Ctrl+N Starts a new document
● Ctrl+O Opens an existing file
● Ctrl+S Saves the current
document
● Ctrl+P Prints the current
document
● Ctrl+X Cuts the selected item
● Ctrl+C Copies the selected item
● Ctrl+V Pastes the selected item
● Ctrl+F Searches the current
document
● Ctrl+A Selects everything
● Ctrl+Z Undoes the last action
● Ctrl+Esc Displays the ‘Start’ menu
The Keyboard

 

[Wesley Vogel]

How did you disable the mouse?

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[Lews]

Don't be so smart. Use the tab and arrow keys to navigate to where you want
the mouse to be, when it is selected then press enter. If you need to get to
the control panel then use the windows key then the arrow key.