A method for configuring a mouse (1) for a computer (101), the mouse (1) comprising at least four degrees of freedom and being able to transmit one data signal (31) for each degree of freedom of the mouse (1), includes (i) defining a first data signal (31) able to be sent by the mouse (1), the first data signal (31) being chosen from a first list via a human-machine interface, the human-machine interface especially comprising a computer (101) and a screen (102), (ii) defining a first condition (32) relating to the first data signal (31), the first condition (32) being chosen from a second list via the human-machine interface, and (iii) defining a first instruction (33) able to be executed by a computer (101), the first instruction (33) being chosen from a third list via the human-machine interface.