Customizing Your Trackpad Settings

If you use a Trackpad with your Mac you should check out all of the customization settings. Even if you don't change anything, there are probably gestures you aren't aware of that you could be using.

Comments: 9 Responses to “Customizing Your Trackpad Settings”

    Dan Wieder
    5 months ago

    I have the same settings but I can't get the Force Click and haptic feedback option to automatically open Quick look or open a photo. I must have something else set someplace but haven't found it yet.

    Dan Wieder
    5 months ago

    So I have looked on my M1 Macbook Air and I can't make the "Look Up and Data Detectors" work with the Force Click with One finger. It does work with the "Tap with three fingers". I'm wondering if yours works as you show on your macbook or is there a difference with using the Magic Keypad.

    5 months ago

    Dan: Not sure. Could be a setting, or just the model you have.

    Margaret Parkes
    4 months ago

    Hi Gary, I have a problem with the sensitivity of my external trackpad. If my fingers are on it and I accidentaly brush it lightly while looking at a page it highlights large areas.

    4 months ago

    Margaret: Have you turned off Tap to Click? That's probably the only adjustment that would make a difference. Other than that it is just training yourself to not touch the Trackpad unless you want to move the pointer or click.

    Shelah
    4 months ago

    Hi Gary, I lost the haptic on a macbook air trackpad after updating to Ventura 13.2
    We've done all the diagnostics, reset the entire system and even wiped and reloaded it. Still no haptic control. Have you heard of or know a fix for it other than having the entire trackpad replaced?
    Thanks!

    4 months ago

    Shelah: Sorry, I don't know anything about that. Have you called Apple Support? Taken it to the Genius Bar?

    Shari
    3 months ago

    Hi Gary,
    Thank you for these tutorials!
    I updated to Ventura and am having trouble rotating in preview or anything else. Have you noticed any issues?

    3 months ago

    Shari: rotating what exactly? An image? A page of a PDF? A markup item?

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