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...
Part 1 of 2:
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. -
Click on System Preferences. -
Click on Trackpad. It's in the center of the preferences window. -
Click on Point & Click. It's near the top of the dialog box. -
Click on the checkbox next to "Look up & data detectors." Make sure the box is blue and contains a checkmark. -
Click on the drop-down below the checkbox. -
Click on "Force click with one finger." You've now enabled Force Click on your Mac.
Part 2 of 2:
Using Force Click
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Highlight text or hover the cursor over a point. -
Press on trackpad. Press as you normally would to click on something. -
Apply additional pressure. As you do so, Force Click functionality will engage.
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Update 04 March 2020
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