Then you can go about moving the mouse by using the keys on the number pad. I tried it on a laptop and it didn’t work! Anyway, the program just runs in the background and you can activate it using Caps Lock, Scroll Lock, Num Lock or a custom hotkey. It’s worth noting that this program won’t really work with a laptop because it requires the use the number pad that is located at the far right of desktop keyboards. Basically, it lets you control the mouse pointer using the keyboard. This doesn’t happen very often, but I’ve run into the issue a couple of times over the years and I was actually able to use NeatMouse on two occasions. NeatMouse comes in really handy when you no longer can use your mouse. If you adjust the volume on your machine quite often, this program is perfect for you. All of that and it won’t even interfere with the normal mouse functionality in any of your programs. So you can setup different configurations and control many items at once using this program. In addition, you can change the component you want to control from Default Playback, which is just the volume to Default Recording, Speakers, Microphone, Screen Brightness, etc. You can choose from a huge list of other options if you like by clicking on the dropdown. Volmouse is a nifty little app that lets you control the volume control using your mouse wheel.ĭon’t worry, it won’t replace the mouse wheel as only a volume control! By default, the program is setup to use the mouse wheel to control the volume only when either the ALT key is held down or when the left mouse button is held down. VolumouseĪs I’ve mentioned before, I love the coders over at Nirsoft because they always create awesome little utilities that fix specific problems in Windows. Another program that does the same thing is WizMouse.
Highly recommended even if you think you might never use it.
Thankfully, it has an option to start with Windows and if you only need it for one session, you can just press the To-Tray button to minimize the program but keep it running in the background.
Once you run the program, it’s set by default to just forward the wheel command to that particular window, but you can also choose to bring the window forward using the wheel. I personally have a bunch of windows open all the time and since Windows doesn’t have the same virtual desktop features yet like OS X, you end up with a lot of overlapping windows. Such a simple little tweak, but it’s amazing how many times I’ve actually used it. It basically makes all windows scrollable even if they are not active. Always Wheel is a tiny little portable app that does something I really think should have been built into Windows as a feature.
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