Geek Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/right-click-mac-trackpad.jpg" alt="Right-Click Mac Trackpad" title="right-click-mac-trackpad" width="287" height="177" class="alignright size-full wp-image-16396" /> If you or someone you know is coming to the Mac from the world of Windows and are accustomed to the concept of right-clicking, as in <em>literally clicking on the right hand side of a trackpad</em> or mouse, you’ll be relieved to find out this feature can be enabled in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac OS X</a>. This will work on any trackpad or touch mouse, including the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air</p> <p>First, a reminder that <strong>a two fingered click functions as a right-click</strong> in Mac OS X. This is much faster and intuitive once you get the hang of it, but many recent Windows to Mac switchers seem to prefer the literal right-click method.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.3em;">Enable a Literal Right-Click in Mac OS X</h2> <p>This is recommended to enable particularly for those new to the Mac platform:</p> <ul> <li>Open System Preferences</li> <li>Click on Trackpad</li> <li>Under the ‘One Finger’ section, select the checkbox next to “Secondary Click” and select “Bottom Right Corner”</li> <li>Adjust the standard Mac OS X secondary click behavior with a two fingered click as you see fit</li> </ul> <p>I would suggest keeping things foolproof and having both options enabled.</p> <p><span id="more-16395"></span> <img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/enable-right-click-mac.jpg" alt="Enable a literal right-click in Mac OS X" title="enable-right-click-mac" width="620" height="534" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16397" /></p> <p><strong>The Two-Fingered Click is a Right-Click is a Secondary Click</strong> The default setting on a Mac for touch surfaces is for a two-fingered click to register as the alternate “right” click. The right-click is officially called a secondary click, but the “right click” language is so deeply ingrained it’s generally how everyone refers to it in the Mac world as well as PC world. For this reason, we often refer to the secondary click as a “right-click” just to keep things consistent.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UQPTQmSBaY6-Ju_1FB6t_l_WNPA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UQPTQmSBaY6-Ju_1FB6t_l_WNPA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UQPTQmSBaY6-Ju_1FB6t_l_WNPA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UQPTQmSBaY6-Ju_1FB6t_l_WNPA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=34bAX76UFUk:ZH-p4-KB0gg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=34bAX76UFUk:ZH-p4-KB0gg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=34bAX76UFUk:ZH-p4-KB0gg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=34bAX76UFUk:ZH-p4-KB0gg:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=34bAX76UFUk:ZH-p4-KB0gg:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=34bAX76UFUk:ZH-p4-KB0gg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=34bAX76UFUk:ZH-p4-KB0gg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/34bAX76UFUk" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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