Control your Music Wirelessly with a Logitech Mouse

Have you ever needed to control your music wirelessly? With a bit of software and a Logitech mouse, this is easy. We'll go over how to set up your mouse so that you can pause, skip, and replay until you run out of batteries.

Here's what you'll need:
Windows. Sorry, Mac fans.
A Logitech mouse. I used the V220.
SetPoint, a free download from Logitech that lets you change mouse functions.
A media player. I've included instructions for VLC, iTunes, and Windows Media Player.

Step 1 Pause

First off, we'll set up the mouse. This step details programming "Pause."
Start by opening SetPoint. You'll see a screen similar to that below. Under "2. Select Button," click on button 3. By default, this will say "Zoom."
Under "3. Select Task," choose "Keystroke Assignment." You can also select "Play/Pause," but this does not work for all media players.
Under 3a, type the applicable shortcut:
For iTunes and VLC, hit the spacebar.
For Windows Media Player, press Ctrl+P.

When music is playing, you now press down on the scrollwheel to pause.

Comments

[Korin166]

Does it work with Foobar2000?

[mason0190]

does it work with logitech m350? BEST MOUSE EVER! the adaptor for it is about the size of a dime and there is a compartment for it INSIDE the mouse

[imakethings]

can it work with mouse other than logitech?

[ultrauber]

yah if you can program the buttons

[andrew101]

prolly, but u need different software

[alexd619]

haha my mouse is better... MX Revolution ohhhhh yeahhhh But still good instructable.