Tech Tips for Catholics

Do you use your mouse’s scroll-wheel a lot? I mean really a lot? If I don’t have a mouse with a scroll-wheel, I go crazy! So, I was thinking the other day, Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to press down the scroll-wheel and have it activate Vista’s Flip 3D to switch between windows? Why Microsoft didn’t include this feature with Vista is beyond me. It is not a built-in option, which means you’ll need to download a program. There are a couple different programs out there that allow you to assign a specific action to a certain button, however I prefer Flip 3D Activator. It is the most simple way to achieve what I wanted to do (plus it’s clean and doesn’t take up a lot of your computer’s resources).

Step 1: First, you’ll need to download Flip 3D Activator.

Step 2: Next, unzip the contents of the Zip file to any folder.

Step 3: Run Flip3D_Setup.exe and follow the guided instructions.

Step 4: Open the program (It should look like the screenshot below).

Step 5: Click the box that says “Activate Flip 3D with a mouse button.” The following message should appear.

Step 6: Click the mouse button you wish to use to activate Flip 3D (I clicked down on the scroll-wheel, but you can assign a different button if you’d like).

Step 7: Click the box that says “Start Flip3D with Windows” if you want the feature to always be enabled.

Step 8: Click “OK” or “Apply.”

Step 9: Right-Click the Vista Flip 3D Activator icon located in the system tray. Then click on “Hide Icon” (this step is optional).

Here is a video showing the new settings in action.

Here is a list of Flip 3D Activator features: