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Windows XP and the Mouse

Automatically Move Mouse Pointers to Dialog Boxes

SUMMARY: Automatically focus the mouse pointer on pop-up dialog boxes in Windows XP.

Tired of moving your mouse pointer to the center of the screen whenever an application in Windows XP displays a dialog box? Would you rather the mouse pointer just automatically move to the dialog box so you can simply click the left mouse-button to select the default action?

You can enable a feature called "Snap To" that saves you from moving your mouse pointer whenever you wish to click "OK" or "Yes" to confirm an action.

1. First, open Windows XP's Mouse Control Panel.

2. On the "Mouse Properties" multi-tabbed dialog box that follows, select the "Pointer Options" tab.

3. Underneath "Snap To", check the box next to "Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box".

4. When done, press "OK" to close the dialog box.

If you later wish to disable the "Snap To" feature, repeat the above steps but uncheck the box.

 

 
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