is ther ANY WAY to reprogram the side buttons on the mouse? I love this mouse and dont want to return it just because the side buttons are essentially useless in games. null

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JohnnyMarco · Accepted Answer

Yes, you can do so with macros. Keystrokes are supposed to be the method for changing the side buttons, but for some reason they don't work properly. I've scoured the internet for any solution, but found none. There was a video on YouTube from a small tech channel where the guy went through the issues with it. He had called the Dell tech support and even they couldn't figure their own product out...lol

Long story short: use the macro setting to create a macro for the side buttons, e.g., I have one of my side buttons tied to semicolon on the keyboard. The key is to fiddle with the "delay" option a bit until you hit the sweet spot. I couldn't get it to work well with something like push to talk, or anything else that requires you do constantly hold it down. Toggle works well though. So I use push to mute for Discord, for example. 

Hope this helps! Look for that YouTube video!

InsanUnicornX · Answer

The side buttons are programed through the use of macros. create new macro and set up your macro. Once the macro is done being set up save the macro. Select my macro or all macro folder. A drop down list of the macros will appear and drag and drop the macro to the button you want to use the macro on and your done. Note that some games have built in code that does not allow the use of macros.

Answered by InsanUnicornX 7 years ago

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reyg · Answer

You can, just use the latest command center; don't for get the mouse drivers too. 
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln306826/installing-and-configuring-the-alienware-command-center-software-for-your-alienware-gaming-keyboards-and-mice?lang=en

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Niv0AhacQAU This video should help, its an older model but works.

AADE · Answer

Download the latest version of Alienware software and you can adjust to your settings

Mike · Answer

You can edit those buttons to any gaming option (duck, jump, use, etc) that you like,

“is ther ANY WAY to reprogram the side buttons on the mouse? I love this mouse and dont want to return it just because the side buttons are essentially useless in games.”

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