Do left-handers need a left-handed computer mouse?
Not all left-handers need to use a mouse in their left hand, but they do need the opportunity to compare which hand is better at controlling it. Otherwise, they will simply be slow and laboured in using it right-handed, or develop the lifelong bad habit of crossing their left hand over the body to reach the mouse, leading to bad posture and much backache in years to come! If you do prefer to use your left-hand, your standard mouse buttons can be configured to this in MS Windows – Start, Settings, Control Panel, Mouse, “Buttons”. Also choose the “Orientation” tab to set your mouse for the most comfort. An ergonomic mouse may be too right-handed in design to be comfortable in the left, although Anything Left-Handed do stock a left-handed ergonomic cordless mouse. If you share a computer with a right-hander and want to keep changing over the mouse buttons, there is a simple shareware utility called SwapMouseButtons which allows you to set the F12 key as a hotkey to change from right to le
