As a general rule, in the computer we use several peripherals connected to their corresponding ports, some of them essential in day to day. This is the case, for example, of the keyboard or mouse that we use constantly, in addition to the screen.
The truth is that in most of today’s computers these elements are essential to be able to work with the PC properly. Then we find other peripherals that could be considered as secondary. Elements such as the webcam, printer, microphone, and many others would come into play here. With everything and with this, what there is no doubt is that most of them are in charge of facilitating our daily work.
But along these lines we want to focus on one of the most important and what we are hardly going to be able to do without, we refer to the mouse . As I’m sure most of you already know, this is an element that we use almost constantly. Whether for designing, office software, photo retouching, or playing games, the mouse is basic. That is precisely why this is one of those peripherals in which, when buying it, we will surely appreciate spending a little more in the long run.
Customizing the mouse on a PC can be very useful
Thus we can acquire a better quality product, something recommended in this case if we take into account the enormous use we make of it. You already know that they, at least the generic ones, are generally composed of two buttons plus a central one that is located on the central scroll wheel itself. This is something that is extended to mice that we connect by cable, or wirelessly. Then we find other more advanced peripherals of this type that also include another series of buttons to increase their versatility. For example, these are very useful to use in certain games, hence their name of gaming mice .
Of course, all this is something that changes ostensibly, if instead of using a desktop PC, we refer to a laptop . This is basically due to the fact that when using a laptop, this mouse to which we refer, is integrated next to the keyboard of the same. This is very useful for some users who are used to its use. It also saves you having to carry additional items with you if you carry your laptop from one place to another. But at the same time, many others prefer to connect a mouse to this computer because it is more comfortable for them.
Special movements of the notebook touchpads
Be that as it may, since the laptop includes it by default, many of the owners of one of these teams prefer to use the touchpad itself. This is an element that, in addition to the basic functions of the mouse, also allows us to use various special movements to perform tasks.
In the event that we want to know more details about them, the first thing we have to do is access the Configuration application through the Win + I key combination. Here we are going to find a section called Devices, which is where we click.
Next, on the screen that appears, we just have to click on the Touch panel section that is located on the left side of it, and then on Learn other gestures. This will lead us to a useful information page where we will see the special gestures that we can carry out with the laptop’s touchpad .
How to tell if your laptop has a precision touch panel
But that is not what really interests us along these lines. And you have to know that the laptop mouse has a panel to slide your finger. With this, what we achieve is to control the pointer, in addition to including the two usual buttons. But of course, these do not have the mentioned central button of the independent mouse wheel . That is why below we are going to show you how to simulate this central button on a touchpad of your laptop in Windows.
Of course, first of all we must know that to simulate this central mouse button on the touchpad, it must have a precision touch panel. But of course, it may be the case that we do not know if the laptop has it, or not, let’s check it. To achieve this again, we open the Windows 10 Configuration page and go back to Devices.
When we get to the new window, as before, we click on the Touch Panel option again and if the laptop has a precision touch screen, we will see a series of additional controls. They will allow us to perform several useful configuration and customization functions of this touchpad at the same time.
Simulate the middle mouse button on the touchpad
If so, yes we can carry out the simulation we are talking about in these same lines. This is because the touchpad of our laptop supports gestures and we can simulate the middle button of the mouse, let’s see how to achieve it. At first we just have to stay in the same Settings section that we have described before. However, in this specific case we have to look at the section called Keystrokes , which we will see in the one mentioned above, Touch Panel.
Thus, when clicking on this option that we are commenting on, we will see that a drop-down list appears with various options to choose from. In this way, if we want to activate the function of the central mouse button of which we have spoken, in the list of options that appears here, we must select the so-called Central mouse button. Say that there are several options available, as we can see. In this way and with this same process we can open the Activity Center, play or pause multimedia content , search Cortana , etc.
Thus, from this moment and with this simple step, we will be able to use the central button of the wheel of conventional mice, from the aforementioned touchpad. To do this, it is enough that we touch the panel with three fingers simultaneously.