How to Use Force Touch on a Mac

To use Force Touch, you must first have a Mac that's equipped with a Force Touch trackpad and enable Force Click on the computer. To do so, click on the Apple menu → Click on 'System Preferences' → Click on 'Trackpad' → Click on 'Point & Cl...

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Enabling Force Click

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    Click on the Apple menu. It's the black, apple-shaped icon in the upper-left of your screen.
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    Click on System Preferences.
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    Click on Trackpad. It's in the center of the preferences window.
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    Click on Point & Click. It's near the top of the dialog box.
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    Click on the checkbox next to "Look up & data detectors." Make sure the box is blue and contains a checkmark.
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    Click on the drop-down below the checkbox.
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    Click on "Force click with one finger." You've now enabled Force Click on your Mac.
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Using Force Click

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    Highlight text or hover the cursor over a point.
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    Press on trackpad. Press as you normally would to click on something.
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    Apply additional pressure. As you do so, Force Click functionality will engage.

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