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type="topic" style="problem"
id="mouse-problem-notmoving">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="mouse#problems"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-03-13" status="candidate"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-29" status="final"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Phil Bull</name>
<email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="author">
<name>Shaun McCance</name>
<email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>How to check why your mouse is not working.</desc>
</info>
<title>Mouse pointer is not moving</title>
<links type="section"/>
<section id="plugged-in">
<title>Check that the mouse is plugged in</title>
<p>
If you have a mouse with a cable, check that it is firmly plugged in to
your computer.
</p>
<p>
If it is a USB mouse (with a rectangular connector), try plugging it in to a
different USB port. If it is a PS/2 mouse (with a small, round connector with
six pins), make sure that it is plugged in to the green mouse port rather
than the purple keyboard port. You may need to restart the computer if it was
not plugged in.
</p>
</section>
<section id="broken">
<title>Check that the mouse actually works</title>
<p>Plug the mouse in to a different computer and see if it works.</p>
<p>If the mouse is an optical or laser mouse, a light should be shining out
of the bottom of the mouse if it is turned on. If there is no light, check
that it is turned on. If it is and there is still no light, the mouse may be
broken.</p>
</section>
<section id="wireless-mice">
<title>Checking wireless mice</title>
<list>
<item>
<p>Make sure the mouse is turned on. There is often a switch on the
bottom of the mouse to turn the mouse off completely, so you can take it
with you without it constantly waking up.</p>
</item>
<item><p>If you are using a Bluetooth mouse, make sure you have actually paired the
mouse with your computer. See <link xref="bluetooth-connect-device"/>.</p></item>
<item>
<p>
Click a button and see if the mouse pointer moves now. Some wireless mice go
to sleep to save power, so might not respond until you click a button.
See <link xref="mouse-wakeup"/>.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Check that the battery of the mouse is charged.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Make sure that the receiver (dongle) is firmly plugged in to the computer.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
If your mouse and receiver can operate on different radio channels, make
sure that they are both set to the same channel.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
You may need to press a button on the mouse, receiver or both to establish
a connection. The instruction manual of your mouse should have more details
if this is the case.
</p>
</item>
</list>
<p>
Most RF (radio) wireless mice should work automatically when you plug them
into your computer. If you have a Bluetooth or IR (infrared) wireless mouse,
you may need to perform some extra steps to get it working. The steps might
depend on the make or model of your mouse.
</p>
<comment>
<cite date="2012-02-19">Phil Bull</cite>
<p>Should provide some useful advice rather than just saying "you might need to
perform extra steps".</p>
</comment>
</section>
</page>
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