How To: Right-Click on a Mac

Want to right-click on a Mac? Turn on secondary click for your trackpad or mouse.

Trackpad

1

Open Trackpad settings

Go to Apple menu > System Settings > Trackpad.

2

Turn on Secondary click

On the Point & Click tab, choose how you want to right-click from the Secondary click menu, like Click or Tap with Two Fingers.

A preview on the screen shows each gesture.

Mouse

1

Open Mouse settings

Go to Apple menu > System Settings > Mouse.

2

Set Secondary click

Choose Click Right Side from the Secondary click menu.

No setup needed: hold the Control key while you click to right-click anytime.

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