First Launch

When you launch FriskyMouse, the main settings window opens on the Home page. The Dashboard lists every tool and shows which ones are active.

1. Check the effects that are already on

   Spotlight and the left and right click effects are on by default. Move the mouse and click to see them. All other tools start off.

2. Open a tool’s page

   Select a tool in the navigation pane, for example Mouse Highlighter, to see its settings.

3. Turn a tool on or off

   Use the switch at the top of the tool’s page (for example, Enable Mouse Spotlight), or press the tool’s shortcut. See Keyboard shortcuts for the defaults.

4. Customize

   Adjust size, color, opacity, and other options. Changes apply immediately.

Keep FriskyMouse running in the tray

Minimize the window to send FriskyMouse to the system tray (the notification area near the clock). The effects keep running.

To open the window again, double-click the tray icon, or right-click it and select Open. You may need to select the up arrow (^) to see hidden tray icons.

Caution

Closing the window exits FriskyMouse and turns off all effects. Minimize it instead to keep the effects running. To exit from the tray, right-click the icon and select Exit.

When you minimize the window, Windows shows a notification that FriskyMouse is in the tray. Turn off System Tray Notification on the Settings page to hide it.

Settings

FriskyMouse saves your settings when it exits. For the file location, see Portable mode.

Next steps

• Spotlight: customize the cursor highlight
• Keyboard shortcuts: turn tools on and off from the keyboard