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Web
lets you program any key to launch
your default browser and go straight to
whatever URL you designate. When you
click on the Web tab you will see a
window with a dialog box into which you
type the Web address that you want the
button to take you to.
Multimedia
lets you control your PC’s
CD, DVD, or MP3 player, etc., with the
buttons you program. For example, right-
click on the Play button, select the
Multimedia tab. Select the type of Media
Player you want the key to activate, and
Play for the function. Repeat the above
steps for Stop, FF, REW, Pause, etc.
Edit
lets you set up any key to perform
tasks such as Page Up, Page Down, Tab,
Home, Type, Copy, Paste, etc. Type
allows to you assign text to a button so
that it will be “typed” into any box you
place the cursor over. For example you
could assign a password to any button
and then “type” it into a dialog box with
the press of a button after you launch
America Online,
®
etc.
System
lets you set up any button to
maximize, minimize, or resize windows,
close applications, shut down Windows
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select the Windows Start button, etc.
Advanced.
This is an advanced feature
that will primarily be used by
programmers. It allows application
specific information to be directed to the
associated windows application. Click on
the help button for more information.
Normally you will configure the Mouse
Remote’s buttons by clicking on the Tray
icon and then clicking Maximize. If the
tray icon is NOT visible in the system
tray (because you closed it)
Select Start,
then Programs, then Remote, then launch
the RemoteMouse, to again show the
RemoteMouse and the tray icon.
There is extensive help available for the
MouseRemote software. It is suggested
that you refer to this help for more
details.
When you right-click on a button that is
programmable a window like the one
shown below is displayed.
This window lets you configure the
button for what you want it to do. There
are 6 different things that you can
program a button to do. These are:
Launch
Web
Multimedia
Edit
System
Advanced
Launch
lets you launch any application
you choose from the button. For example:
To set up button number 1 to launch your
word processor:
Launch the MouseRemote from the Start
Menu, or from its shortcut. Or maximize
it from the task bar if its minimized.
When you see the picture of the Mouse
Remote, right-click on the number 1
button.
When you see the dialog box above, click
on the Launch tab.
Next click in the File Name box and type
in the path and name for your word
processor, or browse to find its location.
Click OK to exit the above window. Now
anytime you press PC followed by 1 on
the MouseRemote, you will launch your
word processor.
