Dec 24, 2014 There are many other touch mice from Microsoft, such as the Wedge mouse and Touch mouse and Explorer Touch mouse, but they are discontinued. You'd have to look on 3rd-party retailers. If you are buying from a physical shop, like Best Buy, you can just get a touch mouse, test it, and if it does not work, return it.
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When it comes to using a mouse, everyone is different. Some like fast double-clicking, others like natural scrolling. Maybe you prefer a traditional button mouse to Apple's Magic Mouse. Maybe you want to use right-clicking again. Whatever your preferences are, you can customize them to suit you better. Here's how.
How to change the scroll direction, right-click, and tracking speed of your mouse on a Mac
The Mac operating system makes it possible for you to make adjustments to the basic actions on your mouse with just a few simple steps.
- Click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of your screen.
Select System Preferences... from the dropdown menu.
- Click on Mouse in the System Preferences window.
Click on Point & Click.
- Tick the box for Scrolling direction: natural to make the mouse scroll the same direction that your finger moves.
Tick the box for Secondary click to enable right-clicking.
Click the arrow below Secondary Click to choose whether you use the right or left side of the mouse to trigger secondary clicking.
Note: you cannot change the secondary clicking side on a non-Apple mouse.
Drag the Tracking Speed slider left or right to increase or decrease the speed at which your mouse pointer moves across the screen.
How to change the speed of double-clicking your mouse on a Mac
If you are a fast mover, you may sometimes accidentally trigger double-clicking when you didn't mean to. You can change how fast or slow you need to click a second time to trigger double-clicking on the Mac operating system.
- Click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of your screen.
Select System Preferences... from the dropdown menu.
- Click on Accessibility in the System Preferences window.
- Scroll down and select Mouse & Trackpad from the menu on the left side of the Accessibility window.
Drag the Double-click speed slider to the right or left to increase or decrease how fast you must click the mouse to trigger the double-click feature.
Note: At its slowest, you can wait as long as four seconds between clicks to trigger double-clicking.
Tick the box for Spring-loading delay to enable the feature that opens a folder when you hover over it with a file.
Note: This feature is usually enabled by default.
- Drag the Spring-loading delay slider right or left to increase or decrease how long you have to hover over a folder with a file before it opens.
How to change the scrolling speed of your mouse on a Mac
- Click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of your screen.
Select System Preferences... from the dropdown menu.
- Click on Accessibility in the System Preferences window.
Scroll down and select Mouse & Trackpad from the menu on the left side of the Accessibility window.
- Click on Mouse Options
- Drag the Scrolling speed slider to the right or left to speed up or slow down how fast you can scroll down on a page.
Click OK to exit.
How to change the gestures of your Magic Mouse on a Mac
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- Click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of your screen.
Select System Preferences... from the dropdown menu.
- Click on Mouse in the System Preferences window.
- Click on Point & Click.
- Tick the box for Smart zoom to enable the ability to double-tap the Magic Mouse to zoom in a window.
- Click on More Gestures.
- Tick the box for Swipe between pages to use your finger to swipe or scroll left and right on the Magic Mouse.
Click the arrow below Swipe Between Pages to choose whether you scroll left and right with one finger, swipe left and right with two fingers, or swipe left and right with one or two fingers.
- Tick the box for Swipe between full-screen apps to enable the ability to swipe left or right to switch from one full-screen to another.
Tick the box for Mission Control to enable the ability to lightly tap the Magic Mouse to call up Mission Control.
Any questions?
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The Magic Mouse is useful for plenty of people, but some can get annoyed by its poor ergonomics. Additionally, it’s not exactly the cheapest mouse money can buy. In fact, there are many touch mouse alternatives for both Mac and Windows that are more affordable than the Magic Mouse, more ergonomic and get the job done the way the Magic Mouse can.
Logitech is known for its great hardware and accessories, so naturally the company has a wide selection of mice, some of which are multi-touch capable. Microsoft also stepped up its hardware game over the past few years and has touch mice out as well. Let’s explore some of these options.
Logitech Ultrathin Touch
The Logitech Ultrathin Touch is easily the best alternative to the Magic Mouse. Not only is it super sleek like the Magic Mouse, but it comes in two models that work with either Windows or Mac and support the wide array of multi-touch gestures built into each platform.
It conveniently charges over USB rather than batteries so you can simply plug it right into your computer. Logitech promises that a single minute of charging will give the mouse an entire hour of battery life. It pairs to your computer over Bluetooth. Stylish, compact, ergonomic and functional, the Logitech Ultrathin Touch mouse sells for $49 on Amazon for Windows and $54 for Mac.
Logitech Touch Mouse T620
If you’re a Windows user intrigued by the idea of the Magic Mouse, take a good look at the Logitech Touch Mous T620. Available exclusively to Windows users and preferably Windows 8 users, this mouse has a full touch surface and supports a number of multi-touch gestures including horizontal and vertical scrolling, two-finger swipes for navigating back or forward, double tap for the Start screen and horizontal swipe to switch between apps.
It delivers one month of battery life on a single AA battery, two months with two batteries or you can even opt to use rechargeable batteries. It connects to the computer via a small USB receiver. At $35 on Amazon, it’s less than half of the price of a Magic Mouse.
Microsoft Wedge Touch
The Microsoft Wedge Touch mouse isn’t technically a multi-touch mouse, but it has got a gorgeous design and a wide touch area that supports four-way scrolling. Also, being a Microsoft device, it is only compatible with Windows computers — though interestingly it’s also advertised to work with some Android tablets. But it’s a solid mouse for Windows users who are looking to gain some of the cool functionality that the Magic Mouse offers to Mac users.
The Wedge Touch also reacts to the way you move your finger. Gently swipe to scroll slowly across a page or flick to move quickly.
Tip: You can also customize scrolling speed within Windows.It’s not as ergonomic as some other options and doesn’t support Mac or Windows 8 gestures, but at the very least it’ll look cool on your desk. Plus, it’s just $22 on Amazon.
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