Here’s what you need to tap to move the cursor. With mouse keys enabled and your settings adjusted to your liking, you can start using your keyboard to move your cursor, select items, and even move items. You can also increase or decrease the speed and acceleration of mouse keys by clicking and dragging the slider for each option to the right or left, respectively. Hold down the Ctrl key to speed up and the Shift key to slow down the speed of the cursor.Ĭheck the box next to each option to enable them.Display the mouse keys icon in the taskbar.Use mouse keys only when Num Lock is on.Once enabled, you can change some mouse key settings, such as: Next, switch the slider next to “Mouse Keys” to the “On” position.Īlternatively, if your mouse isn’t working but you still need to enable the mouse keys (or if you just like shortcuts), press Alt + Shift + Num Lock and a pop-up message asking if you want to enable the mouse keys. On the Accessibility screen, scroll down and click “Mouse” in the Interaction group.