| Tip 314 | Get Better Trackpad Right-Clicking |
Most Mac trackpads allow you to right-click by placing two fingers on the trackpad and clicking. However, it takes a little practice to get it right, and it can be very frustrating to right-click a web link to try to bring up the context menu only to find it didn’t work and you’ve actually clicked the link!
After a lot of experimentation, I have discovered that two-finger clicking at the bottom of the trackpad rarely works well. Two-finger clicking in the middle or top tends to work better. Now that I’ve trained myself to do this, I rarely have any issues.
Or try this instead: bunch two fingers together, and then use your thumb to click the trackpad at the bottom.
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