How to right click on a Mac (and why you should know)
Posted by jadmin on January 17, 2024 in Mac, Maintenance, News, software, Software Updates, Tips | ∞
Knowing how you can Right Click on a Mac is something I would say everyone should know how to do. There are times that a right click can bring up useful time saving commands. For just one quick example, I use right click all the time from my browser when I’m reading something and want to search Google for a word or phrase. What I will do is just highlight the word or phrase; right click; and voila, I see “Search With Google” right in the context menu that pops up. Doing it this way saves me a few steps of copy/paste/search
There are actually a few ways to right-click on a Mac. In summary, as follows:
- Press control/ctrl while clicking your mouse. (so control/click) A menu will pop up.
- If you have an Apple Magic Mouse you can set up a corner for ‘Secondary Click’ in System Settings. Secondary Click (right side)
- Laptop: press control/ctrl while clicking down on the trackpad – OR press down using two fingers
- If you have a two button mouse; just use the right button
