Slowing down the mouse in Gnome

Step-by-step instructions to slow your mouse in Gnome

Gnome versions before 2.1:

1.    Click on the ' Applications ' menu and then click on ' Preferences ' or press ' Alt ' + ' F1' and then use the ' down ' arrow key to highlight ' Preferences '.
2.    Click on ' Mouse ' or press the ' right' arrow to expand the preferences sub menu, then press the ' down ' arrow until ' Mouse' is selected and then press ' Enter '.
3.    Click on the ' Motion' tab or press the ' Tab' key until the ' Buttons' heading is highlighted and then use the ' right arrow' to go to the ' Motion' tab.

Motion options 
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4.    To slow down your mouse you need to decrease the 'Acceleration', do this by clicking on the slider bar next to 'Acceleration' to move the slider to the left - toward 'Low' or press ' Alt ' +' A' and then use the ' left ' arrow keys to reduce the ' Acceleration ' value (move it towards ' Low ' ).
5.    Decreasing the ' Sensitivity ' also slows down the speed that your mouse scrolls down a page. To increase this speed click on the slider bar next to ' Acceleration' to move the slider to the right - toward 'High' or press ' Alt ' +' A ' and then use the ' right ' arrow key to increase the ' Acceleration' value (move it towards ' High ' ).
6.    Click the ' Close ' button or press ' Alt ' + ' C ' to return to the Gnome desktop.

For Gnome versions 2.1 or newer

1.    Click on the ' System' menu and then click on ' Preferences ' or press ' Alt ' + ' F1' to access the application menu and then press the ' right ' arrow until ' System' menu is highlighted and then press the ' down ' arrow until ' Preferences ' is highlighted.
2.    Repeat steps 2 to 6 above.

Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings cannot be changed due to local IT policies - contact your local IT support for further help.