If you are new to Mac and wondering how to right-click to bring up a context menu, here is how to do it with a mouse and trackpad.
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Video Summary
In This Tutorial
Learn how to right-click, or perform a secondary click, on a Mac using a trackpad, mouse, or keyboard shortcut. See how to bring up context menus in Finder, Pages, and Safari.
Right-Click on a Mac (00:10)
- Right-click on a Mac is officially called Secondary Click.
- Go to System Settings > Pointing Device to configure how it works.
- On a trackpad, the default is a two-finger click or tap.
- On an Apple Mouse, click on the right side near the top.
Using the Context Menu (00:40)
- Two-finger click in Finder to see actions for files and folders.
- Two-finger click in Pages to bring up text editing options.
- Context menus provide quick access to commands related to the item clicked.
Control-Click Alternative (01:00)
- Hold the Control key and click with the mouse or trackpad as another way to right-click.
- This works anywhere a secondary click is supported, like Safari.
Summary
You can right-click on a Mac by using a two-finger click on a trackpad, a right-side click on an Apple Mouse, or by holding Control and clicking. Each method opens the context menu for quick access to related commands.
Video Transcript
Hi, this is Gary with MacMost.com. Let me show you how to right click on a Mac.
Now right click on a Mac is actually called Secondary Click. If you go to System Settings and then look for your Pointing device on the left you can then look for Secondary Click. You can set how to access it. The default is click or tap with two fingers on the trackpad. Likewise with a mouse secondary click is set to either the right side or the left side. So as a default on the trackpad you would click with two-fingers instead of one. On an Apple Mouse you would click at the very right side of the mouse near the top.
Now when you do that it brings up the Context Menu. Like, for instance, here I am in the Finder and if I were to two-finger click on this image you could see I have a Context Menu showing all the different things I can do with this object. Here in Pages if I select some text and then I use two-fingers on my trackpad to click it brings up the Context Menu.
Here in Safari I'm going to demonstrate another way to right click. That is to use a regular single click on either a mouse or a trackpad but hold the Control Key down on your keyboard. Not the Command Key but the Control Key. This will also bring up the Context Menu.
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