Here’s the full list of Mouse Keys shortcuts for your convenience: Move the mouse pointer Most people will use this convenient feature on an ad-hoc basis-for example, in situations when they’re working on a project which requires moving the pointer with pixel accuracy.Īside from moving the pointer left, right, up, down and in all directions diagonally, the keys on your Mac’s keyboard also simulate actions like clicking, releasing or holding the mouse button. With Mouse Keys enabled, you can control the mouse pointer using your Mac’s keyboard. RELATED: Stopping your Mac from inserting a period upon double-pressing Space bar How to use Mouse Keys To bring back regular typing, turn Mouse Keys off.
When Mouse Keys is on, you cannot use the keyboard or numeric keypad to type letters, numbers or symbols as your keyboard now controls the mouse pointer.
Maximum Speed-Set the maximum speed at which the pointer moves.Ħ) Click OK to exit this screen, then close out System Preferences. Initial Delay-Set how quickly the pointer starts moving when you press a key. Ignore trackpad-If you’d like to disable the trackpad on your Mac when the Mouse Keys feature is enabled, tick the box next to “Ignore built-in trackpad when Mouse Keys is on”. Use the keyboard to toggle Mouse Keys-Tick the box next to “Press the Option key five times to toggle Mouse Keys” if you’d like to turn Mouse Keys on and off by pressing the Option (⌥) key five times. You can now customize the following Mouse Keys features: Tip: If you own a Touch Bar-outfitted Mac, triple-press the Touch ID button to pull up Accessibility Options.Ģ) In the Accessibility Options overlay, tick the box next to Enable Mouse Keys located underneath the Mouse & Keyboard heading to turn Mouse Keys on.ģ) Click Done to close the overlay and save the changes.Ĥ) There are additional options for adjusting how this feature behaves that you can change to your liking in System Preferences → Accessibility → Pointer Control → Alternate Control Method.ĥ) Click Options next to Enable Mouse Keys. Older macOS editions may require you to visit Accessibility settings in System Preferences → Accessibility → Pointer Control. How to turn on Mouse Keysġ) Bring up the Accessibility Options overlay by pressing the Option + Command + F5 key combo. In this quick tutorial, we’ll show you how to turn on a life-saving Mouse Keys feature and take advantage of it to move the mouse pointer and press the mouse button with your Mac’s keyboard or numeric keypad. 
Thankfully, macOS provides a very useful Accessibility feature that allows you to move the mouse pointer in all directions and replicate clicks using just the keyboard. No matter if you’re designing a newsletter in Pages, putting together a mockup of your blog in Pixelmator, editing a video project in Final Cut Pro X, creating a 3D scene and so forth, at some point you’ll want to move things around with pixel precision.
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