How to right click on Mac

You are wondering how to right click on a Mac? Read this article to learn how to do it.

Years ago, Apple claimed that they would follow the mouse button and not the two-button mouse preferred by Windows users. Apple's decision made many people confused about how to right click on a Mac.

Even for two-button mice that are used with Macs, users still wonder about this problem. In addition, the current popular Macs are mostly laptops with multi-touch touchpads that don't specify left or right mouse clicks. Here are some right click on Mac.

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Click Control to right-click

One way to right-click on a Mac is to press the Ctrl (or Control) key when pressing the mouse or touchpad button.

Do not confuse the Ctrl key with Alt (or Option). The Ctrl key on the Mac is not the key next to the Space key, it's on the right or left end of the keyboard.

Use two fingers on the touchpad

If using the touchpad, use two fingers to right click. If you do not right click, you need to set it up in System Preferences . Open System Preferences by clicking on the jagged icon if it is in Dock or clicking on the Apple icon at the top left of the screen and selecting System Preferences . Then click on Trackpad and in the Trackpad option, select Click with two fingers next to Secondary click .

Click on the corner of the touchpad

If you find two-finger typing uncomfortable for you, you can choose to click on the corner of the touchpad when you want to right-click.

To set this option, you need to go back to System Preferences, this time instead of Click or tap with two fingers choose Click in bottom right corner or Click in bottom left corner .

Right-click with the Force Touch touchpad on the MacBook

The new Force Touch touchpad on MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air 2018 uses tactile feedback to fool you into thinking that you can use many different levels of pressure to achieve clicks. When deep clicking (pressing and holding the touchpad) opens a context menu similar to a right click. However, you can still press with two fingers or set to press the left or right corner as above.

How to right click with Apple mouse

If you use an Apple Magic mouse, you will probably wonder how to right click because it has only one button. Apple's mouse also uses multi-touch gestures just like on the touchpad, but basically, when clicking on the mouse, it determines the type of click you're making. You can click on the right mouse button to right click. If this doesn't work, you need to set it up in System Preferences.

How to right click with all types of mouse on Mac

If you buy a two-button mouse for use with a Mac, you will be able to use the right mouse click as usual.

Right-clicking opens a new level of interaction with the additional context menu not available for single clicks. For example, you can right-click on Word or Pages and see options for cutting, pasting, changing fonts, etc. You can right-click on the icon of the open application in the Dock and choose to exit it.

I wish you all success!