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Switch / invert the right and left mouse buttons (reverse right-click button) in Windows 7

By default, your mouse is configured for right-handed people, which means that the right-click is on the right, and the regular "left-click" is on the left; since it is more comfortable to use your index finger for the most common clicks, and the middle finger for the contextual clicks, Windows 7 allows you to invert the right-click and left-click button on your mouse. Note that this does not require any special hardware or mouse, it is done by Windows, on the software side of things.

Use a different mouse button for right-clicking

Follow these steps to switch mouse buttons:

• Open the start menu, and type "reverse mouse buttons" in the search field.
• Then, click on the "Customize the mouse buttons" link in the search results displayed:
  
  
• Windows 7 will open the Mouse Properties dialog, with the "Buttons" tab automatically selected:
  
  
• Under "Button configuration", check the "Switch primary and secondary buttons" checkbox, above the "Select this check box to make the button on the right the one you use for primary functions such as selecting and dragging" explanation message.
• As soon as you do, Windows 7 will apply the change: so, to accept the new inverted buttons for your mouse, you will need to click on the OK button to apply the change (or Cancel button to discard it) with the new mouse button!
• From this point on, your mouse will use its buttons in the way you just customized - no need to logoff or restart your computer for the new setting to take effect.
• To restore the right-click button to its standard position, just follow the steps explained earlier, but this time uncheck the "Switch primary and secondary buttons" checkbox.

This is literally all it takes to change and reverse your mouse buttons in Windows 7.

• Mouse pointers and Cursors
• Customize / change mouse pointer (cursor) scheme / theme
• Use a custom cursor file (*.CUR or *.ANI) for pointer schemes / themes
• Allow or prevent themes from changing your mouse pointers (cursors) scheme
• Show or hide the shadow under the cursor (mouse pointer)
• Make your mouse pointer go faster or slower (cursor move speed settings)
• Hide your mouse pointer (cursor) while typing
• Make the cursor (mouse pointer) larger and easier to see
• Animate your mouse cursor movements ("pointer trails")
• Change the number of lines your mouse wheel scrolls up/down
• Switch / invert the right and left mouse buttons (reverse right-click button)
• Change the double-click speed of your mouse button
• Save a cursor scheme (custom mouse pointers theme)
• Backup or export a custom cursor scheme (mouse pointers theme)
• Transfer / import a custom cursor scheme (mouse pointers theme)
• Rename or delete a cursor scheme (custom mouse pointers themes)
• Make your cursor automatically move and go to default buttons
• Change cursor blink rate / Prevent insertion point from blinking
• Make your text insertion point (blinking cursor) thicker or thinner
• Move your mouse pointer (cursor) with the keyboard ("MouseKeys")
• Where are cursors stored? Location of mouse pointers folder
• Make your mouse scroll automatically through pages / documents (Windows 7 / Vista / XP)
• How to test and preview a cursor (mouse pointer)
• Windows 7 Tutorial