How to Right-Click Using the Keyboard

The right mouse button provides shortcuts to many menu items in Windows; some features are only accessible this way. If you're looking to reduce your mouse activity - essential for sufferers of carpal tunnel syndrome or other disabilities - you can use certain keys on your keyboard as stand-ins for the mouse's right-click button.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computers
• Microsoft Windows

Using the Keyboard

1. Position the mouse pointer anywhere on your computer's screen.

2. Select by (left) clicking if necessary.

3. Press the Shift and F10 keys simultaneously to right-click.

Using MouseKeys

4. Set up MouseKeys in the Accessibility Options control panel (if not already turned on). Use the Mouse tab in the control panel.

5. Position the mouse pointer anywhere on your computer's screen.

6. Press 5 on the numeric keypad to (left) click.

7. Press plus sign (+) on numeric keypad to double-click.

8. Press minus sign (') on numeric keypad to right-click.