How to Right Click on a Mac.
At first glance, it may not seem possible to right-click with your new Mac. How can you right-click if there's only one button? Luckily you don't have to forgo the convenience of right-click menus just because you don't have two mouse buttons. Stay productive when working with your Mac by following this guide to right-clicking.
Method 1 - Control-Clicking
Press the Control key. Press and hold the Control (Ctrl) key while you click the mouse button.
- This is identical to right-clicking with a 2-button mouse.
- You may release the Control key after clicking.
- This method works for a 1-button mouse or MacBook trackpad, or with the built-in button on the standalone Apple Trackpad.
- Choose your desired menu item. When you Control-click, the appropriate contextual menu will appear.
- The example below is a contextual menu in the Firefox browser
Method 2 - Two-Finger
Enable 2-finger clicking
Open your Trackpad preferences.
Under the Apple menu, click System Preferences, then click Trackpad.
Click on the Point & Click tab.
In that window, enable the Secondary click checkbox, and from the menu
select Click or tap with two fingers.
You will see a short video example of the proper way to click.
Test it out
Go to the Finder
nd as shown in the video, place 2 fingers on the. trackpad. A contextual menu should appear
This method works with all trackpad surfaces
Method 3 - Corner Click (Trackpads)
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Under the Apple menu, click System Preferences, then click Trackpadpen your Trackpad preferences as described above.
Method 3 - Corner Click (Trackpads)
This method works with all trackpad surfaces
Method 3 - Corner Click (Trackpads)This method works with all trackpad surfaces
Method 3 - Corner Click (Trackpads)This method works with all trackpad surfaces
Method 3 - Corner Click (Trackpads)This method works with all trackpad surfaces
Method 3 - Corner Click (Trackpads)This method works with all trackpad surfaces
Method 3 - Corner Click (Trackpads)This method works with all trackpad surfaces
Method 3 - Corner Click (Trackpads)
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