Product Description

The Evoluent VerticalMouse 2 is a major advance in mouse evolution!

Its patented shape supports your hand in a relaxed handshake position that eliminates forearm twisting.
The mouse remains stable when pressing buttons because the thumb naturally opposes the finger movements.
More intuitive / less of a learning curve than central pointing devices or touchpads.
Compare all Evoluent vertical mice

Ergonomic Benefits

An ordinary horizontal mouse causes your forearm to twist away from its natural position, which can reduce blood flow, put muscles in awkward positions and increase the rate of fatigue. For many, this can result in discomfort and pain while mousing.
The design of the Evoluent VerticalMouse improves comfort and control when mousing, with a patented shape that supports your hand in a relaxed handshake position, and provides a notch for your thumb to rest in. This innovative design eliminates forearm twisting and minimizes the effort required to use the mouse.
You use the same familiar grip as with an ordinary mouse, just turned sideways, and the buttons are operated by the same fingers. That's why there is virtually no retraining necessary.
The mouse does not unintentionally move sideways when clicking with normal force because the thumb naturally opposes the finger movements.
Pointer control is as accurate as any other high-quality mouse.

Gallery

Left-handed VM2-LSB

Evoluent VerticalMouse 2, left-handed version

Right-handed VM2-RBB

Thumb side view

Top view

VerticalMouse 2 in use

Evoluent VerticalMouse 2 showing hand position when in use

Features

Relaxed Handshake Position
The ergomically contoured shape supports your hand in a natural handshake position that eliminates forearm twisting. You use the same familiar grip as with an ordinary mouse, but in a vertical orientation, so almost no retraining is needed. Clicking the mouse buttons does not result in unwanted movement because your thumb naturally opposes your finger movements.
Contoured and Textured
The contoured black portion of the body where you hold the mouse has a polyurethane coating, allowing you to have complete control of the mouse just by resting your hand on it — practically eliminating the need to grip the mouse.
Light Tactile Buttons
The buttons on the VerticalMouse take about half the force of traditional mice to click, so your fingers won't get tired with all the clicking required in today's computer applications. The button force is light for easy clicking, but still firm enough to avoid accidental actuation.
Optical Scroll Wheel
The vertical scroll wheel is optical, providing improved reliability and quiet, smooth operation. The wheel is smooth scrolling with no detent positions.
5 Buttons
The VerticalMouse provides a total of 5 buttons. A thumb operated button and 3 finger operated buttons are provided. Also, the scroll wheel provides a fourth button at your fingertips.
1200 DPI Optical Resolution
With an optical sensor at this resolution, the amount of movement required for cursor control is reduced without any loss in precision or accuracy — making it perfect for AutoCAD, photo editing, web surfing or playing your favourite game.
Programmable Buttons
Using the latest driver, all 5 buttons are programmable to many different functions. This allows you to customize and optimize your mouse, speeding up common tasks with a single click. Some of the more commonly used programmable button features are described below. With the newer driver, you can create customized button programming for different applications so that depending on which application is active, your mouse can perform different preset programmable functions (Note: Button 1, normally left click, cannot be reprogrammed with 2006 or older drivers.)
Auto Click
Automatically perform a single or double click by pausing the pointer. The time delay before activation is adjustable.
Click Lock (or Drag Lock)
Press and hold a button momentarily to simulate continued pressing without holding down the button. The time delay before activation is adjustable.
Break Reminder
Set up visual and/or audio alerts to remind you to take a break.

Specifications

Type	Vertical mouse
Optical resolution	1200 DPI
Buttons	1 for thumb, 3 buttons + scroll wheel button for fingers
Interface	USB, PS/2 with USB adapter (included)
Dimensions	4.6" L x 3" W x 3" H (117 mm L x 76 mm W x 76 mm H)
Cable length	80" (2 m)
Warranty	2 years

Software Notes

Here is the complete list of functions, each of which can be assigned to any of the 5 programmable mouse buttons (the left click button 1 cannot be reprogrammed with 2006 and older drivers):

None	Button does nothing when clicked
Left Button	Left or normal click
Right Button	Right click
Wheel/Middle Button	Middle click for some programs, particularly CAD programs
Alt	Keyboard Alt
Auto-Pan	Click and drag the mouse to scroll or pan in any direction
Back	Go back one page or folder in browsers
Backspace	Keyboard backspace
Close	Close program or window
Copy	Keyboard Ctrl-C to copy
Ctrl	Keyboard Ctrl
Cut	Keyboard Ctrl-X to cut
Double Click	Click once to perform double click
Drag Scroll	Press and hold the button, and drag the mouse to scroll vertically
Enter	Keyboard Enter
Esc	Keyboard Esc
Explorer	Open Windows Explorer to browse folders
F1	Keyboard F1, brings up help in most programs
F2	Keyboard F2
F3	Keyboard F3
F4	Keyboard F4
F5	Keyboard F5, refreshes view in most programs
F6	Keyboard F6
F7	Keyboard F7
F8	Keyboard F8
F9	Keyboard F9
F10	Keyboard F10
F11	Keyboard F11
F12	Keyboard F12
Forward	Go forward one page or folder in browser
Key Stroke Recording	Records and plays back keyboard keystrokes
Launch Application	Starts a selected program
Maximize	Maximizes window
Minimize	Minimizes window
Page Down	Keyboard page down
Page Up	Keyboard page up
Paste	Keyboard Ctrl-V to paste
Print Screen	Keyboard Prt Sc to copy screen image to clipboard
Run	Opens Run function in Start menu
Shift	Keyboard shift
Show/Hide Desktop	Show open windows or minimize all windows
Spacebar	Keyboard spacebar
Start	Opens Start menu
Switch Applications	Brings next open program to the front
Tab	Keyboard Tab
Undo	Keyboard Ctrl-Z to undo
Zoom	Click and drag the mouse to zoom images

Models

VM2-LSB	Left-handed, silver buttons, black housing
VM2-LBB (discontinued)	Left-handed, black buttons, black housing
VM2-LPB (discontinued)	Left-handed, purple buttons, black housing
VM2-RBB (discontinued)	Right-handed, black buttons, black housing (small quantity of stock remaining)
VM2-RPB (discontinued)	Right-handed, purple buttons, black housing
VM2-RSC (discontinued)	Right-handed, silver buttons, chrome housing

Compatibility

Available drivers

Evoluent VerticalMouse drivers
Be sure to uninstall any previous Evoluent or VerticalMouse driver and any other mouse driver before installing the driver.
The buttons are programmable after the Windows driver is installed:
1. Double click the mouse icon on the taskbar to open Evoluent Mouse Manager.
2. Pull down the button function menus to select the functions.
Freeware driver for Windows Vista / XP 64 / 2003 / 2000.
As it is freeware, please feel free to make a donation to the author if you like the software. (Neither Micwil Group of Companies Ltd. or Evoluent has any business relationship with this vendor.)
Shareware driver for Mac OS X / OS 9 ($20)
This driver will enable all buttons and the scroll function. (Neither Micwil Group of Companies Ltd. or Evoluent has any business relationship with this vendor.)

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Windows XP Home / XP Pro	Full support for all functions using older driver. USB only; not compatible with PS2 adapters. May be compatible with some USB KVM switches but it is not guaranteed. The Evoluent VerticalMouse series works in Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit) with fixed button functions. The current driver is not Windows 7 64 bit compatible, so the button functions cannot be programmed; there is, however, a driver for Windows 7 32 bit systems.
Windows Vista / XP 64 / 2003 / 2000	Freeware driver available (see below).
Mac OS X	For version 10.4.5 and newer, 5 buttons without a driver: Top button (1): Left click Middle button (2): Right click Bottom button (3): Exposé Scroll wheel button (4): Show desktop Thumb button (5): Select window Shareware driver available (see below).
All Windows operating systems	Basic functionality is available without a driver, with the buttons having these fixed functions: Top button (1): Left click Middle button (2): Right click Bottom button (3): Back Scroll wheel button (4): Middle click (not supported in some applications) Thumb button (5): Forward
Mac OS 9	Limited to 1 button without a driver. Shareware driver available (see below).
UNIX	Limited to 3 buttons without a driver (scroll wheel button is middle click).
Linux	5 buttons in XFree 4.0.1 or higher and Knoppix Linux 3.9 or higher without a driver: left click (top), right click (middle), middle click (bottom), middle click (wheel), right click (thumb).