My Mac Switch

Windows PC users that switch to a Mac often wonder “How do I right click?” Well, in Mac OS it is not called “right click,” but “secondary click” or “context click.” There are a couple of ways you can perform the equivalent of a right click on your new Macbook.

• You can use a USB mouse that has a right mouse button and right click with it.
• You can change your System Preferences > Keyboard and Mouse > Trackpad settings and check the box that says “For secondary clicks, place two fingers on the trackpad then click the button.” Now your Macbook will “right click” when you rest two fingers on the touchpad and click the button.
• The third option, and the one I generally use, is to hold the control key and click on the item.
• On the newer Macbooks without the button under the trackpad, you have the option of setting the bottom corners to “right click” when you click on the trackpad. This is accomplished in the system preferences.

I have been using my Macbook for about five months now and I do not miss the right click button anymore. I kept trying to use it for the first week I had it, but now I find when I use a PC at work, it seems odd to right click.  It is hard to believe how easy it was to get used to no right click button.