曾经有一只(a time)老鼠很奇怪。这是一个昂贵的外围设备，只有少数专业用户可以证明这一点。今天，你可以花 5 美元买到一个基本的鼠标，几乎所有的计算机操作系统都是围绕这个无处不在的指针设备构建的。
那么如果今天你的鼠标出了点问题(mouse today)，你会怎么右击呢？哎呀(Heck)，你怎么左键点击？这是一个可怕的想法，对吧？但在本文结束时，您将确切知道如何在任何紧急情况下使用键盘控制(keyboard control)鼠标，并像专业人士一样使用键盘单击鼠标右键。
另外，请务必查看我们的YouTube 频道(YouTube channel)，我们制作了一段简短的视频(short video)，解释了本文中提到的不同方法。
为什么用键盘而不是鼠标右键单击？(Why Right Click With the Keyboard Instead of the Mouse?)
使用键盘而不使用鼠标来操作图形用户界面(user interface)有两个主要原因。首先是可访问性问题。有许多人缺乏行动力或四肢(mobility or limbs)来轻松操作鼠标，但仍然具有操作键盘的能力。
第二个与硬件故障(hardware failure)有关。您的触控板或鼠标(trackpad or mouse)可能由于某种原因而停止工作，您可能需要操作您的计算机，直到更换或修复到来(replacement or fix arrives)。
在某些情况下，使用键盘快捷键操作计算机也比使用鼠标更快、更高效。专业计算机(Professional computer)用户已经知道这一点，因为键盘快捷键对于专业工作流程来说基本上是必不可少的。
因此，与使用鼠标相比，您可能更喜欢其中一些键盘快捷键。开发一种适合您需要的计算机控制方式(computer control)并没有(s nothing)错。
在 Windows 10 中使用鼠标键(Use Mouse Keys In Windows 10)
Windows 10提供了一项称为“鼠标键(Mouse Keys)”的功能，旨在让用户通过键盘控制鼠标光标(mouse cursor)。要在Windows 10中激活鼠标键(Mouse Keys)：
- 单击开始。(Start.)
- 键入鼠标键(Mouse Keys)。
- 单击打开或关闭鼠标键(Turn Mouse Keys on or Off)。
您还可以通过转到Control Panel > Ease of Access > Ease of Access Center > Make the Mouse Easier to Use > Set Up Mouse Keys鼠标键设置(Mouse Key)
激活鼠标键(Mouse Keys)后，您可以使用数字键盘按钮四处移动光标。现在，“/”、“*”和“- ”充当(” act)鼠标按钮。用“- ”(” acting)作为鼠标右键(right mouse button)。在鼠标键(Mouse Keys)的高级控制面板(Control Panel)设置下，您可以微调指针的行为方式，并根据需要使用键盘右键单击。
在 macOS Catalina 中使用鼠标键(Use Mouse Keys In macOS Catalina)
不容忽视的是，macOS 还具有可让您通过键盘按键使用指针的辅助功能。(accessibility feature)正如您所预料的那样，它的工作(t work)方式与Windows所采用的想法不同，但它工作(t work)得很好。
要激活该功能：
- 单击 Apple 菜单按钮。
- 选择系统偏好(System Preferences)。
- 选择辅助功能(Accessibility)。
- 现在单击指针控制(Pointer Control)。
- 单击替代控制方法(Alternative Control Methods)。
- 激活鼠标键。
您可以使用Option-Command-F5(Option-Command-F5)快速轻松地激活鼠标键(Mouse Keys)，或者，如果您的Mac带有触控 ID 按钮(Touch ID button)，请连续按三下。
由于许多妙控键盘和 MacBook(Magic Keyboards and MacBooks)没有数字键盘，您还可以使用这些键盘替代键来右键单击键盘。如这个Apple官方图表所示(Apple diagram)。
“I”和小键盘“5 ”充当(” act)鼠标单击(mouse click)此处。“M”和“0”将按住按钮。在任一方案中，句号（句点）按钮将释放鼠标。
在 macOS 中单击鼠标右键(Right-Click In macOS)
如果您是Mac 用户(Mac user)，您可能已经知道默认情况下没有设置所谓的“交替单击” 。(” isn)因此，如果您尝试在Mac(Mac)上使用开箱即用的键盘进行右键单击，那么什么也不会发生。
您需要在鼠标和触控板选项(mouse and trackpad options)下的系统偏好设置(System Preferences)中设置鼠标右键单击行为。然后，当您用两根手指（在触控板上）或在右侧（使用Magic Mouse ）单击时， (Magic Mouse)Magic Trackpad 或 Mouse(Magic Trackpad or Mouse)将提供右键单击。
但是，默认情况下，您需要使用鼠标和键盘来生成右键单击。只需按住控制按钮，然后单击鼠标左键。(hold down the control button and then left-click.)不要将它与“选项”按钮混淆。
如果你按住它，在许多情况下你仍然会得到一个弹出菜单(popup menu)，但不是右键菜单。例如，按住选项并单击WiFi 图标会(WiFi icon)打开高级WiFi选项。
使用右键单击快捷键(Use a Right-Click Shortcut Key)
在Windows中，您可以使用Tab和光标(cursor keys.You)键选择项目。然后您可以使用Enter激活该项目。总而言之，这或多或少为您提供了与左键单击或双击项目相同的功能。
大多数人不知道的是，您还可以执行键盘快捷键(keyboard shortcut)来进行右键单击。在某些Windows键盘上，有一个看起来像这样的按钮。
然而，许多现代键盘没有这个。幸运的是，Windows(Luckily Windows)有一个通用快捷键Shift + F10, 它的作用完全相同。它将右键单击突出显示的任何内容或光标在Word 或 Excel(Word or Excel)等软件中的任何位置。
谁需要鼠标？(Who Needs a Mouse?)
好吧，也许这是夸大了。尽管如此，如果您的指点设备停止工作或者您发现鼠标太难使用，那么这些基于键盘的解决方法可能是非常宝贵的。
如果您由于残疾而被迫使用鼠标以外的东西来控制指针，您应该考虑投资另一种类型的指针设备。
有许多专门为有各种行动问题的人设计的控制器。例如，眼球追踪摄像头或语音控制。您甚至可以使用Keysticks等软件来使用标准的现成游戏控制器(game controller)来控制鼠标指针(mouse pointer)。
虽然鼠标指针(mouse pointer)仍然是当今大多数桌面操作系统不可或缺的一部分，但在移动鼠标指针时您有很多选择。
How To Right-Click With The Keyboard In Windows & Mac
There was a time when having a mouse was weird. It was an expensive peripheral only a few professional users could justify. Today you can get a basic mouse for five bucks and just about every computer operating system is built around this ubiquitous pointing device.
So if something happened to your mouse today, how would you right-click? Heck, how would you left-click? It’s a scary thought, right? But by the end of this article you’ll know exactly how to take keyboard control of your mouse in any emergency and right click with the keyboard like a pro.
Also, be sure to check out our YouTube channel where we made a short video explaining the different methods mentioned in this article.
Why Right Click With the Keyboard Instead of the Mouse?
There are two main reasons to operate a graphical user interface with the keyboard and no mouse. The first is an issue of accessibility. There are many people who lack the mobility or limbs to operate a mouse easily, while still having the ability to operate a keyboard.
The second has to do with hardware failure. Your trackpad or mouse could simply stop working for one reason or another and you probably need to operate your computer until a replacement or fix arrives.
In some cases, using keyboard shortcuts to operate your computer can also be faster and more efficient than using a mouse. Professional computer users already know this, since keyboard shortcuts are basically essential for professional workflows.
So it may turn out that you prefer some of these keyboard shortcuts to using your mouse. There’s nothing wrong with developing a style of computer control that fits your needs.
Use Mouse Keys In Windows 10
Windows 10 offers a feature known as “Mouse Keys”, which is designed to give users keyboard control of the mouse cursor. To activate Mouse Keys in Windows 10:
- Click Start.
- Type Mouse Keys.
- Click on Turn Mouse Keys on or Off.
You can also reach a more advanced set of Mouse Key settings by going to Control Panel > Ease of Access > Ease of Access Center > Make the Mouse Easier to Use > Set Up Mouse Keys
Once you activate Mouse Keys you can move the cursor around using the numerical keypad buttons. Now, “/”, “*” and “-” act as the mouse buttons. With “-” acting as the right mouse button. Under the advanced Control Panel settings for Mouse Keys, you can fine tune how the pointer behaves and right click with the keyboard if you want.
Use Mouse Keys In macOS Catalina
Not to be left out, macOS also has an accessibility feature that allows you to use the pointer via keyboard keys. As you might expect, it doesn’t work in quite the same way as the Windows take on the idea, but it works well.
To activate the feature:
- Click the Apple menu button.
- Choose System Preferences.
- Choose Accessibility.
- Now click Pointer Control.
- Click Alternative Control Methods.
- Activate Mouse Keys.
You can activate Mouse Keys quickly and easily by using Option-Command-F5 or, if you have a Mac with a Touch ID button, press it three times in succession.
Since many Magic Keyboards and MacBooks don’t have number pads, you can also use these keyboard key alternatives to right click with the keyboard. As shown in this official Apple diagram.
The “I” and numpad “5” act as the mouse click here. “M” and “0” will press and hold the button. In either scheme the full stop (period) button will release the mouse.
Right-Click In macOS
If you’re a Mac user you probably already know that the so-called “alternate click” isn’t set up by default. So if you try to right-click with the keyboard out of the box on a Mac, well, nothing happens.
You need to set up right-click behavior with the mouse in System Preferences under the mouse and trackpad options. Then your Magic Trackpad or Mouse will provide a right-click when you click with two fingers (on a trackpad) or on the right-hand side (with the Magic Mouse).
By default, however, you need to use the mouse and the keyboard to generate a right-click. Simply hold down the control button and then left-click. Don’t confuse it with the “options” button.
If you hold that down instead you’ll still get a popup menu in many cases, but not the right-click menu. For example, holding options and clicking on the WiFi icon opens advanced WiFi options.
Use a Right-Click Shortcut Key
In Windows, you can select items using Tab and the cursor keys.You can then use Enter to activate the item. Taken together, that more or less gives you the same functionality as left-clicking or double-clicking on items.
What most people don’t know is that you can also perform a keyboard shortcut to do a right-click. On some Windows keyboards, there’s a button that looks like this.
However, many modern keyboards don’t have this. Luckily Windows has a universal shortcut, Shift + F10, which does exactly the same thing. It will do a right-click on whatever is highlighted or wherever the cursor is in software like Word or Excel.
Who Needs a Mouse?
OK, maybe that’s overstating it. Still, if your pointing device stops working or you find a mouse too hard to use, then these keyboard-based workarounds can be invaluable.
If you are forced to use something other than a mouse in order to control the pointer thanks to a disability, you should consider investing in an alternative type of pointing device.
There are many specialized controllers designed for people with a variety of mobility issues. For example, eye-tracking cameras or voice-control. You can even use a piece of software such as Keysticks to use a standard off-the-shelf game controller to control your mouse pointer.
While the mouse pointer is still integral to most desktop operating systems today, you have plenty of choices when it comes to moving that pointer around.
