Creating Different Mouse Clicks in Control Profiles
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Presenter: Alex Dunn, Founder and CEO of Cephable
Goal: This tutorial teaches viewers how to create custom control profiles for various mouse click actions, such as clicking, double-clicking, right-clicking, and middle-clicking, using different types of controls, including voice commands and facial expressions..
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Cephable:Creating Different Mouse Clicks in Control Profiles
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Important Note
Since the recording of this tutorial – we now have a pre-built community profile, “Mouse Basics” that you can preview & add within our app.
-Click “Create a New Profile” to get started and find the profile.
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Tutorial Prerequisites
-Download & set up the Cephable desktop app
-Understand the basics of control profiles, voice and expression controls.
-Refer to relevant tutorials if you are not familiar with these concepts.
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Getting Started
-Click “+” button or “Create A New Profile” on the homepage
–Choose the “Custom Profile from Scratch” option
–Create without “Default Keys & Buttons” toggled off
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Create Mouse Click Profile & “Click” Voice Control
–Give your profile a title such as “Mouse Click Samples” in the Control Profile Name box
-Click “Add a new control”
-Select the type of control you would like to use. In this tutorial we chose “Voice Control”
-Type the voice control you would like to say. Here we chose “Click” and then hit “Next”
-Choose “Press one or more keys/buttons”
-From the “Key or Button” drop down list, choose “Mouse Button 1 (Left Click)” This is your standard mouse click.
–Now “Finish”
-You can review your input/output settings that you just created in the control summary.
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Add Right Click Voice Control
–Follow the same steps as above starting with “Add a new control”
-Add voice control “Right Click” to Press the “Mouse Button 2 (Right Click)” Key.
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Add Double Click Voice Control
-Again, begin with “Add a new control”
-Click “Voice Control”
-Type “Double Click” as the voice control
-Click “Multiple Things” as your output so that you automatically are given 2 steps to fill in.
-Select “Mouse Button 1 (Left Click) for both steps in the “Key/Button to Press” drop down menu
-Now you will see the icons and steps in the control summary.
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Add Double Click Voice Control
-If you want to add an expression control in addition to the voice control for this profile, you can press the “Edit” button from the control summary in the last step.
-Then “Add another control”
-Choose “Face or Body Expression”
-Select the movement you would like to add such as “Open your Mouth” from the drop down list
-Now the control summary will reflect both the voice control and expression control.
-Click Save and Finish
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Use Your New Profile!
-Now from your home screen, make sure “Mouse Button Samples” is selected in the “Current Profile” dropdown.
-Turn on Voice Controls or Expression Controls to get started clicking!
-You can use these mouse button controls across your favorite apps and websites.
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