Automatic Mouse Scrolling and Clicking - how to stop?

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Automatic Mouse Scrolling and Clicking - how to stop?

I'm sure there is an easy answer to this question, and since I'm not a Mac troubleshooting professional, I can't figure out. ****, I'm not even sure of the proper Mac nomenclature for this action - when the mouse clicks and scrolls automatically (you ocassionally get that grey dot/arrow button?) but sometimes it just springs up and it's annoying at best, destructive at worst.

How to stop this and what actually activates this most annoying of features? Thanks!

Quad-Core Intel Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6), (Other hard drives running OS 10.4.5, 10.2.8 and OS 9.2.2)

Posted on Nov 8, 2009 6:28 AM

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Answer 1

Scott Mosher Author

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Dec 20, 2009 2:07 PM in response to Scott Mosher

I've got a link to a screen shot of what is occurring, on screen, when the mouse goes into automation mode (besides the fact I can hear it manipulating itself on it's own):

http://scottmosher.com/stuff/magic.jpg

Perhaps this will help?

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K Shaffer

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Dec 20, 2009 2:50 PM in response to Scott Mosher

Which version of mouse do you have, and does it respond to settings
in the Keyboard/Mouse preference panel? Some third party mice will
have a secondary control panel; perhaps in Other column in sys pref.

You should be able to control or change settings.

Some newer issues may be related to certain products, so some of
the ideas one may have could work; while others may not apply...

I'm more than happy to use a contextual menu and keyboard options
to make my antique black Apple Pro single-button mouse work well.

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

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Scott Mosher Author

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Dec 20, 2009 4:30 PM in response to K Shaffer

Standard Mighty Mouse and I replaced the mouse recently too. I think it's most likely a setting or preference somewhere in the OS somehow.

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