

You can change how fast or slow you need to click a second time to trigger double-clicking on the Mac operating system. If you are a fast mover, you may sometimes accidentally trigger double-clicking when you didn't mean to. How to change the speed of double-clicking your mouse settings on a Mac Note: you cannot change the secondary clicking side on a non-Apple mouse.ĭrag the Tracking Speed slider left or right to increase or decrease the speed at which your mouse pointer moves across the screen. Tick the box for Secondary click to enable right-clicking.Ĭlick the arrow below Secondary Click to choose whether you use the mouse's right or left side to trigger secondary clicking. Tick the box for Scrolling direction: natural to make the mouse scroll in the same direction that your finger moves.Click on Mouse in the System Preferences window.Click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of your screen.Right-clicking a link allows you to do other things with that link besides visiting it. Right-clicking your desktop background allows you to modify the desktop. Right-clicking a file gives you a list of things to do with the file, or the option to see its properties. If the left mouse button directly interacts with an object, the right mouse button often allows you to indirectly interact. It’s not strictly defined as having a function which makes it hard to describe, but the basic purpose of the right mouse button is this: to give you information *about* what you’re clicking on. However, the right mouse button is one of the most valuable tools on the computer. The right mouse button is often ignored for weeks or months at a time, and it’s less understood than its brother. Because so much computer is online, the double-click is declining in use. A double-click is usually used for opening files on your computer, where a single-click is used for navigating web pages. Pressing the left mouse button seems to simulate the mouse cursor being pressed down on the screen: you can drag items or select text or open files.Ī double-click is a special type of left-mouse-button click which is getting used less and less. Most tasks on a computer can be accomplished solely by using the left mouse button. Left-click is often referred to as “normal-click” or “regular-click.” The standard mouse has two buttons, plus a scroll wheel in the middle which sometimes is a button.īut most mice do just two things: right- and left-click.
