Logitech gaming equipment is almost always compatible with their excellent Logitech G HUB software, which provides extensive customization options for compatible devices. You can do whatever your heart desires with the buttons on your mouse. We’re here to reassign the DPI up and down buttons to key bindings that you can use in-game. To do that, we’ll assign the DPI buttons to a key on your keyboard.

Once you’ve downloaded and installed Logitech G HUB, the program will automatically scan and recognize all compatible devices. Open G HUB and click on your mouse. Don’t click on the gear icon, as it’ll bring you to Device Settings.

Once you’re in the mouse menu, click on “Assignments” on the left menu. Click on “Keys,” then choose a key you never use and drag and drop it on the DPI button on the right side. I used the “[” and “]” keys, as they’re almost never used in games.

After assigning the buttons, you can continue using the keys on the keyboard as usual; the DPI buttons on your mouse will simply act as if you pressed the assigned keys. You can then go into any game or program that allows you to change input mapping and assign an action to the keys you used on the mouse buttons. As an example of how to use your new mouse buttons, bind the front button for pings in multiplayer games. Its convenient placement enables you to simultaneously press the left button when attacking an enemy.

You can still Keep a DPI Button with DPI Cycle

Don’t want to lose your on-the-fly DPI switch? The good news is that you can still keep most of the functionality by moving it elsewhere. In the “Assignments” menu, go to “System” and replace “Onboard Profile Cycle” with “DPI Cycle.” You don’t really need a button for profile cycle anyway, as you can configure G Hub to switch profiles automatically when you launch a game or app.

Some gamers have a love-hate relationship with Logitech’s dedicated DPI buttons, mainly because they’re close to the left mouse button and are easy to accidentally click. But if you repurpose these buttons for actions that are actually useful, you can get the most from your mouse.