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Mouse Mischief lets teachers insert interactive questions, polls, and drawing activity slides into their lessons. Students can actively participate in these lessons by using their own mice to click, circle, cross out, or even draw answers on the screen.

• Want to keep your students' attention?
  
  Try a little Mischief!
  
  Mouse Mischief integrates into Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, letting you insert questions, polls, and drawing activity slides into your lessons.
  
  Students can actively participate in these lessons by using their own mice to click, circle, cross out, or draw answers on the screen.

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

File	Size
MicrosoftMouseMischief.exe SHA1: 6dcc246f3434e3415876ec1b282f3672f61500f9	9.97 MB

• Windows 7 (recommended) and Windows Vista – Works with approximately 20-25 mice
  Processor 1 GHz processor, dual-core or quad-core
  Memory 1 GB RAM for x86-based (32-bit) PC
  2 GB RAM for x64-based (64-bit) PC
  Video resolution 1024 x 768 or higher
  Video performance DirectX 9 or later
  Software Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (32 bit) or Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007*
  
  Windows XP SP3 – Works with approximately five mice
  Processor 1 GHz processor
  Memory 1 GB RAM
  Monitor resolution 800 x 600 or higher
  Software Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (32 bit) or Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007*
  
  Due to variability of computer and USB hardware, the number of mice that can be connected and the overall performance capability of Mouse Mischief may vary.

• Follow these steps to install the Mouse Mischief PowerPoint add-in.
  
  1. For computers running Windows 7, go to step 2. On Windows Vista or Windows XP SP3, install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.
  2. Install the Mouse Mischief PowerPoint add-in (Ffile size: 10 megabytes [MB])
  3. Open or restart PowerPoint, and locate the Multiple-Mouse tab.
  4. Click the Multiple-Mouse tab. Now, and you are ready to create your first Mouse Mischief lesson.