Use the number keypad as a mouse pointer

If you have issues using a mouse in Windows 11, it’s simple to turn the number keypad on your keyboard into your mousepad.

Type Accessibility Mouse Settings into the search box and click on the result.

Next to Mouse Keys, slide the button for Use your numeric keypad to move your mouse pointer into the On position.

You’ll have options to only use the keypad when Num Lock is on, show the mouse keys icon on the taskbar, and to control the speed using your Ctrl and Shift keys.

To move the mouse pointer	Press

Up and to the left	7
Up	8
Up and to the right	9
Left	4
Right	6
Down and to the left	1
Down	2
Down and to the right	3

Selecting a mouse button

Before you use Mouse Keys to click items on your screen, you must first select which mouse button you want to be the active button: the left button, the right one, or both.

To	Press
Select the left mouse button	The forward slash (/)
Select both buttons	The asterisk (✲)
Select the right mouse button	The minus sign (-)

If you make the left mouse button the active button it will stay that way until you choose another button.

After you choose a button, you can click items on your screen.

To	Do this
Click an item	With the left button selected as your active button, point to the item, and then press 5
Right-click an item	With the right button selected as your active button, point to the item and then press 5
Double-click an item	With the left button selected as your active button, point to the item and press the plus sign (+)

Dragging items using Mouse Keys

You can use the numeric keypad to press and hold the active mouse button and to release it. This is helpful if you want to drag an item.

To	Do this
Drag an item	Point to the item and then press zero (0)
Drop an item	Point to the location where you want to move the item and then press the decimal point (.)