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I have been working on my computer and my Mouse has stopped working. Its optical light is still on, but the cursor is not moving.

But i have no time fix mouse. I am in real emergency to operate the mouse. In my college times, i have heard of 'Moving and dragging mouse cursor with Keyboard keys'. But i dont know how to do that.

Anyone having knowledge about how to operate mouse cursor with Keyboard keys. Help would be appreciated.

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Maybe just unplugging and replugging the mouse helps as well, or a reboot. – patrix♦ Sep 10 '12 at 6:16
It doesnt work on reboot. is there any shortcuts on keyboard to operate mouse cursor. – Sahil Mahajan Mj Sep 10 '12 at 7:09
Maybe the mouse itself is broken. Think you can buy or borrow another mouse? – theAmateurProgrammer Sep 10 '12 at 8:22
I dont that much time to visit market and buy a new one. Need to operate mouse now. – Sahil Mahajan Mj Sep 10 '12 at 8:24
How do you operate your computer right now then (without the mouse)? – patrix♦ Sep 10 '12 at 8:32
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You need to enable Mouse Keys under the Mouse & Keyboard section in the Accessibility pane in System Preferences.

This allows you to move the mouse using the keyboard number pad (hold the Option key + number pad key)

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