What Are Mouse Side Buttons For?

This is a nifty trick that lets you quickly navigate websites using only one hand.

Why Do MMO Mice Have So Many Buttons?

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How Do You Change What a Side Button Does?

This trick is especially handy if your keyboard doesn’t already have designated media control buttons.

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you could come up with custom hotkeys to perform frequently used actions.

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If you copy and paste a lot, you could bind those actions to the side buttons instead.

While that’s pretty handy, there are many other creative uses for the side button.

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