Click: How to Use Force Touch on a Mac

This updated guide examines Click: How to Use Force Touch on a Mac and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Part 1of 2:

Enabling Force Click

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

Part 2of 2:

Using Force Click

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