| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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| Stable release | 8.2 (Win), 8.0.1 (v.290) (Mac OS X) / August 8, 2011 (Mac OS X)[1] |
| Operating system | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Device driver |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.microsoft.com |
Microsoft IntelliPoint is the Microsoft brand driver for Microsoft's IntelliMouse series of mice. Microsoft has released versions for both Windows and Mac OS X (including Universal binaries).
IntelliPoint supports all known Microsoft mice, as well as generic 3/5-button mice. However, advanced features may only be available on certain models (button options shown are specific to the selected model).
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Users can define mouse buttons to run any executable program or file they desire (or a control key + letter combination), and can even define them for different functions in chosen programs.
With IntelliPoint 4, users were able to specify mouse wheel behavior to scroll one screen at a time. This feature was useful in situations where the user had to work with windows of varying size and a fixed scroll rate alternated from being too fast or too slow depending on each window. This feature was incorporated into the Windows XP operating system [2] and removed in IntelliPoint 5. The "Alt+Tab" button combination was also replaced with "Next Window," effectively preventing users from alternating between specific programs, and instead having to cycle through one by one (although this can be hacked back in the registry[3]).
Note: Version 8.0 and above dropped PS/2 support for the following list. As even adapters can't assist, Microsoft keeps version 7.1 as an offered download for users who still own mice with PS/2 connectors (instead of USB). [4]
Supported on both Windows and Mac OS X:
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