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Can't right click on your brand new Mac?
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<blockquote data-quote="smurfy" data-source="post: 395170" data-attributes="member: 30159"><p>When I first got my Mac a month ago, I was confused - I knew Macs could right click, but constantly trying it did nothing!</p><p></p><p>I don't know if it happens all the time, but on my iMac, right clicking was disabled. So are you having problems right clicking on your Mighty Mouse?</p><p></p><p>Open up System Preferences (the grey box with the Apple logo on it in the Dock), under Hardware, click on Keyboard & Mouse. Click the Mouse tab at the top. You should see a picture of an Apple Mouse with labels all over it. The first (highest up) one will say Dashboard. The one on the left, under it, will say Primary Button. See the one to the right of it? Click on that and select Secondary Button.</p><p></p><p>Now close System Preferences and try right clicking again. It should work now. If not, remember that if you apply any pressure, even resting your hand, on the left side of the mouse, it will simply left click instead. Take your fingers off the left button and right click like that.</p><p></p><p>It should now work. I have no idea why right clicking is disabled.</p><p></p><p>Remember that holding down control (the button with the Apple logo on it) and clicking will also replicate a right click.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smurfy, post: 395170, member: 30159"] When I first got my Mac a month ago, I was confused - I knew Macs could right click, but constantly trying it did nothing! I don't know if it happens all the time, but on my iMac, right clicking was disabled. So are you having problems right clicking on your Mighty Mouse? Open up System Preferences (the grey box with the Apple logo on it in the Dock), under Hardware, click on Keyboard & Mouse. Click the Mouse tab at the top. You should see a picture of an Apple Mouse with labels all over it. The first (highest up) one will say Dashboard. The one on the left, under it, will say Primary Button. See the one to the right of it? Click on that and select Secondary Button. Now close System Preferences and try right clicking again. It should work now. If not, remember that if you apply any pressure, even resting your hand, on the left side of the mouse, it will simply left click instead. Take your fingers off the left button and right click like that. It should now work. I have no idea why right clicking is disabled. Remember that holding down control (the button with the Apple logo on it) and clicking will also replicate a right click. [/QUOTE]
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