It didn't take long for users to get adjusted to a single button on Apple's Magic Mouse. But still, some users may require a manual to get accustomed to using the Magic Mouse well enough. Especially those, who just recently switched to using Mac from Windows. If you want to begin using your new Mac and Magic Mouse just like a proficient user, then you've come to the right place. We'll talk you through all the steps that a newbie should know about the right-click on the Magic Mouse and MacBook Pro trackpad.
To right click on a MacBook using the Apple mouse is easy and intuitive, since you can click on the mouse right side. Therefore, you can access word document options quickly. If you fail to achieve the expected results after right clicking on the mouse, the best solution would be to set up the System Preferences. Just go on system preferences, then go on keyboard and mouse, then click trackpad, then tick the box which says something like two finger right click. This will allow you to hold two fingers on the trackpad and then click normally to do a right click. I have this setting on mine. Good Luck, this works btw. From Sakura ^^ xxx. To right-click, press the minus sign (-) and then press 5. The 5 key will remain as a right-click until you press the slash (/) on the numeric keypad, which will switch it back to standard clicking.
The easiest way to right-click on Mac
As usual, right-click serves as a shortcut to extra contextual menus just like in Windows. Depending on your current actions, right click will show you additional features for a particular app, browser or file as well as simple copy & paste options.
The easiest way to right-click on Mac is to press and hold down the 'Option' button on your keyboard and then use the primary mouse (left-click). That's how you open a contextual menu.
Magic Mouse vs trackpad: how to right-click
Trackpad
How To Right Click On Apple Mouse
If your trackpad is configured, then you can right-click using your two fingers, and if not, just go to System Preferences on your Mac and follow these simple steps.
1. After you open System Preferences, you'll see the Trackpad options, click there and go to the Trackpad.
2. There, turn on the Secondary click option and choose 'click or tap with two fingers.'
For those with the latest MacBook Pro on hand, it's efficient to use 'Taptic feedback' feature to right-click. This method uses pressure and intensity to detect the follow-up action you want your Mac to do.
To right-click, tap the pad with some pressure in the middle, and there you'll see the contextual menu appear. But mind that not all Macs have this option available. In any case, you can try this hack as well.
Magic Mouse
How To Right Click On Mac Without A Mouse
Some may wonder how to use the mouse if it only has a single button, well that's actually pretty simple. You just need to press Ctrl and the right side of the mouse to get the contextual menu of the right-click open!
The trick is that Apple's hardware is designed to respond to the input based on the left or right side of the mouse. But if you did everything right and nothing happened, then you'll probably need to configure your Magic Mouse in the System Preferences.
So now you see that you don't need a 10-minute YouTube tutorial or a 15-page instruction to understand how to right-click on Mac. Whether you use a Magic Mouse or a trackpad on MacBook Pro, or even both, it takes only a quick skim through this article to know the basics.
Do you know those things that you never really think about because you've been so used to them working in a certain way that you unconsciously assume that they will always work that way regardless of what product you were using until you found out that they apparently don't?
Doing a right click on your MacBook is probably one of those — or at least if you were a former Windows user who has just recently switched to a Mac and you are still trying to familiarize yourself with your new computer.
You see, on most mice brands available in the market (which are primarily designed to work with Windows-based PCs) there is a clear line that separates the left side from the right side, so if you want to do a left click, you simply click on the left side. If you want to do a right click, you simply click on the right side.
On the Magic Mouse, Apple's own trademarked mouse, you might notice that this distinctive line is missing. This may leave you feeling a little confused about how you're going to perform a right click on your MacBook when you're not even sure which is the left side of your mouse and which one is the right, but don't let that detail worry you because there are still many ways to do that on your Mac.
How to Right Click on Your MacBook Using Your Mouse and a Keyboard Shortcut
While the Magic Mouse doesn't have a clearly defined left or right side, you can still use it to do a right click on your MacBook by using the Control (CTRL) key to activate the right click option.
To right-click on your MacBook using your Magic Mouse,
- Hold down the Control key.
- Click on your mouse.
How to Right Click on Your MacBook by Using Custom Mouse Settings
Holding down the Control key while clicking on your mouse is the default way of doing a right click on your MacBook, but if you don't want to use two hands to do a right click, you can just customize your system preferences to instruct your Mac to perform a right click when you click on the right side of your Magic mouse.
To do this,
- Go to the Apple Menu.
- Open 'System Preferences.'
- Click on 'Mouse.'
- Go to the 'Secondary Click' option.
- Click on the drop-down menu and select 'Click on the right side.'
How to Right Click on Your MacBook Using Your Trackpad
Aside from using your mouse, you can also use your trackpad to do a right click on your MacBook. To do this, just use two fingers to lightly tap around the center of your trackpad and it will activate right click mode.
If you don't feel comfortable using two fingers and would prefer to use the bottom right corner of your trackpad to do a right click on your MacBook the same way that you would usually do on your old Windows-based computer instead, you can tweak your trackpad settings to do just that.
To do a right click on your MacBook using custom trackpad settings,
- Go to the Apple Menu.
- Open 'System Preferences.'
- Select the 'Trackpad' option.
- Click on the 'Point and Click' tab.
- Tick the box next to 'Secondary Click.'
- Click on the drop-down menu and select 'Click in bottom right corner.'
- If you would prefer to use your left hand than your right one when clicking, choose 'Click in bottom left corner' instead.
How to Right Click on Your MacBook Using the Force Touch Trackpad
Newer MacBook models like the MacBook and MacBook Pro 2015 edition as well as the later versions that came after them have a feature called 'Force Touchpad' which perform certain functions when a certain amount of pressure is applied on the trackpad.
If the MacBook that you are using has this feature, you can adjust its system settings so that it will perform a right click when you press your trackpad in a certain way.
To right-click on your MacBook using the force touch feature on your trackpad,
- Go to the Apple Menu.
- Open 'System Preferences.'
- Select the 'Trackpad' option.
- Click on the 'Point and Click' tab.
- Tick the box next to 'Force click and haptic feedback.'
- Adjust the slider under the word 'Click' according to how much pressure you want to use if you want to do a right click on your MacBook.
Now, these methods may be a little different from what you have been used to, but with a little practice, you should be able to master them in no time, and the added bonus is that you have different ways to right click on your MacBook should you ever encounter any issues with one or two methods or if the others are just a more convenient for you.
