# Changing mouse pointer speed

You determine the speed at which the mouse moves on any individual slide in a movie. A high mouse speed increases the pace at which the movie plays. However, if mouse movements are complicated, you may want to decrease the mouse speed so users can view all movements.

#### To change mouse pointer speed:

1. Open a Captivate movie containing mouse movement.

2. Double-click a slide containing mouse movement.

3. If the Timeline is not already displayed, expand the Timeline by clicking the small black arrow to the left of the word Timeline.

4. Mouse movement is contained in a Timeline object named "Mouse." To shorten or lengthen the amount of time it takes for the mouse movement to play, click the left edge of the Mouse object until the resize cursor appears and drag the edge to the left or right. (Example)

   In the graphic below, the red arrow points to the left edge of the Mouse object bar. With the resize pointer displayed, you can drag the Typing object bar to the left or right so that the amount of time it takes for the mouse movement to play is shortened or lengthened.