The graphic interface of any operating system allows us to use only the mouse to interact with the computer, although, on occasions, it is also necessary to use the keyboard. This is one of the main particulars compared to operating systems that work solely through commands. For the mouse to do its job, we must press the right or left button, depending on the function we need at any given time, and, on certain occasions, hold it down.
Keeping the left or right button pressed while moving the cursor on the screen can be a problem depending on the workspace we have available, if we have some type of reduced mobility or if we just don’t get used to moving the mouse while we hold down one of the buttons.
Windows, like all the applications that are part of Office, includes a large number of functions that many users are unaware of, either because they have not had the need to use them or simply because they were unaware that the guys at Microsoft considered this function as an option. For the users.
One of these functions is the one that allows us to change the operation of the mouse so that, when we press the right or left button, it hold down to the system without having to do it physically. To release the button, we just have to press the mouse button again. This function, called Click Lock, is ideal for dragging the mouse cursor to select text or drag files to other folders, although we can also use it to edit images in Photoshop, yes, in very specific cases.
block mouse click
To activate the Windows function that allows us to block the mouse click, we must access the Windows configuration options (Win + i). Next, click on the Mouse option and then on text Additional mouse options. This function is available through both Windows 10 and Windows 11 although aesthetically they are presented in a different way.
Then in the tab Buttonswe go to the bottom, to the Click Block section and click on Activate click lock. To further customize our experience using this option, we can click on the Settings button and select the type of click we want it to be, longer or shorter.
So that making use of this function is not a problem but the solution we are looking for, you must take into account adjusting the sensitivity of the mouse to make it easier to move it on the screen, a change that we can make from the mouse application or directly to through the buttons located at the top. We can also do it through the mouse configuration options, options available in the tab pointer options of the mouse options.
