If you only use the mouse wheel for scrolling, you’re missing out.
Add a middle mouse button to your trackpad
Not everyone uses a dedicated mouse with their computer.
Plenty of people use Windows laptops, and modern trackpads usually doesn’t ship with a middle mouse button.
If that sounds like you, Windows has an easy fix.
Go toSettings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad > Three-finger gesturesand go for the drop-down menu next toTaps.
it’s possible for you to now tap the trackpad with three fingers to middle-click.
Automatically scroll up or down
This is the one middle-click feature that I use the most.
The speed of the scrolling depends on how far your cursor is from the spot where you middle-clicked.
With a few tries, you’ll find the right auto-scroll speed for your needs.
Middle-click again to get rid of the automatic scrolling.
Open links in new tabs
I’ve previously mentioned how much I love reading articles on Wikipedia.
Thankfully, middle-click automatically opens links in new tabs.
This allows me to continue reading my current article and get to the rest later.
Windows users can do this on any webpage and in any surfing app.
Close windows from the taskbar
you might also use the middle-click button to close open windows.
This is particularly useful when you’ve opened a lot of windows of the same app.
Now, move the cursor over any of these thumbnails and middle-nudge the ones you want to close.
To open either of these pages in a new tab, middle-smack the back or forward buttons.
you’re free to middle-click any of these suggestions to open them in a new tab.
This will refresh the same page in a new tab.
Middle-nudge the home icon in your net web surfer’s toolbar.
This will initiate the home page in a new background tab.
