Eddies Computer Tips

_{^{Where's the mouse in the house?
Windows XP and Windows Vista (all versions)}}

_{^{Here's a great tip for those of you who have trouble locating your mouse pointer on the screen. Windows XP and Windows Vista have a feature that some refer to as "mouse sonar". This option cause your mouse pointer to pop-up in a little concentric ring around so you can easily find it. Some of you may have never lost your mouse pointer, but we have, and its frustrating. The mouse pointer is very difficult to find if you have trouble seeing or on certain colors}}

_{^{If you'd like to use the "mouse sonar effect" to assist you in locating your mouse pointer at all times, in all conditions, on all colors, here's how easy that is to do. This tip works on Windows XP and Windows Vista. The screen cap was taken on a computer running Vista.}}

_{^{1. Click Start then Control Panel}}

_{^{2. Click On "Mouse"}}

_{^{3. Choose Pointer Options}}

_{^{4. Select "Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key."}}

_{It is at the bottom of the Box}