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13: System Preferences - Keyboard & Mouse

The keyboard and mouse preferences allow you to configure how the keyboard and mouse (or trackpad) work.

To set keyboard options

Click the "Keyboard" tab

"Key Repeat Rates" sets how fast a key repeats when it is held down.
"Delay Until Repeat" sets how long a key must be pressed before it starts to repeat.
You can test your settings by typing in the test field box.

To set mouse speeds

Click the "Mouse" tab.

"Tracking speed" sets the speed of the mouse movement on your screen.
Double clicking "Speed" sets the amount of time between each click of a double click. You can test your settings in the test area.
"Use two finders to scroll" will allow you to use two fingers anywhere on the trackpad to scroll up and down in a window.
"Allow horizontal scrolling" will allow you to use two fingers anywhere on the trackpad to scroll left and right in a window.
"Clicking" and "Dragging" allow you to use one finger on the trackpad to click (tap) and drag (tap and drag) items on your laptop.

To set keyboard shortcuts

Click the "Keyboard Shortcuts" tab

Check or uncheck the box next to each shortcut to enable or disable it.
To change the keys associated with a shortcut, click the shortcut to select it, and then hold down the new keys for the shortcut to change it.
To access onscreen items with the keyboard, check the box next to "Turn on full keyboard access."

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13: System Preferences - Keyboard & Mouse

To set keyboard options

To set mouse speeds

To set keyboard shortcuts

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