Microsoft, for example, provides driver software calledIntelliPoint(link below), while Logitech providesSetPoint.

Once X-Mouse Button Control is downloaded, its setup process is quite straightforward.

Once downloaded, you might start the program viaStart / Highresolution Enterprises / X-Mouse Button Control.

Use Those Extra Mouse Buttons to Increase Efficiency

You will find the programs icon in the system tray:

Right-punch the icon and selectSetupfrom the pop-up menu.

So what can we use these extra mouse buttons for?

Well, clearlyCloseandBackare two obvious candidates.

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In other words, we need to simulate the keypress ofCtrl-F4.

Lets see how we achieve this.

This is easy with X-Mouse Button Control.

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We start by opening Windows Media Player.

This makes the next step easier.

Then we return to X-Mouse Button Control and add a new configuration.

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Those tasks are then perfect candidates for per-app button assignments.

There are many more configuration options and capabilities of X-Mouse Button Control - too many to list here.

We encourage you to spend a bit of time exploring the Setup window.

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Then, most important of all, dont forget to use your new mouse buttons!

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