Oh, interesting. thanks. Donna On Aug 5, 2010, at 4:16 PM, Bryan Jones wrote:
> Hi Donna - I believe the secondary click and secondary tap are just 2 methods > of emulating, on the trackpad, the control-click of a single button mouse or > the right-click of a multi button mouse. I'm not sure what all it can be used > for, but I know it will open a context menu for an item, similar to pressing > VO-Shift-m. > > Bryan > > On Aug 5, 2010, at 8:37 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I hope I'm not being dense, but what are the secondary click and secondary >> tap used for, i.e. can somone present a situation when you would use them? >> TIA, >> Donna >> On Aug 5, 2010, at 6:47 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Thanks to all. I got it figured out now. >>> On Aug 5, 2010, at 5:16 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: >>> >>>> Hi RIcardo - I'm not sure if this will help with your command-click >>>> questions, but to enable the standard secondary click I needed to go into >>>> the Trackpad Utility in System Preferences and make a few changes from the >>>> default settings. There are a couple of options with regard to the >>>> "Secondary Click" and "Secondary Tap" and I'll explain them here as best I >>>> can. This assumes you have the Trackpad utility in your System >>>> Preferences. If you don't have it, make sure to run software update to >>>> install it. >>>> >>>> Secondary Click: This option allows you to perform a secondary click by >>>> placing a finger on either the bottom right or bottom left front edge of >>>> the trackpad and pressing down until you hear or feel the trackpad click. >>>> To enable the Secondary Click, open the Trackpad utility in System >>>> Preferences, then navigate through the One Finger options and you will >>>> find a checkbox for "Secondary Click." To the right of this checkbox there >>>> is a popup button where you select either "bottom right corner" or "bottom >>>> left corner" to specify where your finger must be placed when performing >>>> the click. >>>> >>>> Secondary Tap: This option allows you to tap two fingers anywhere on the >>>> trackpad to perform a secondary click. To enable the Secondary Tap, >>>> navigate through the Two Finger options in the Trackpad Utility. Note that >>>> the "Tap to Click" checkbox located in the One Finger options must also be >>>> checked for the Secondary Tap to work. >>>> >>>> HTH, >>>> Bryan >>>> >>>> On Aug 4, 2010, at 10:42 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hmm, >>>>> >>>>> When I held down 2 fingers I didn't get a click. >>>>> On Aug 4, 2010, at 7:33 PM, Daniel Rowe wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Secondary clicking is Mac speak for right clicking, like to open up a >>>>>> contextual menu. Press down on the trackpad with 2 fingers til it >>>>>> clicks. >>>>>> >>>>>> Dannie >>>>>> >>>>>> On 4 Aug 2010, at 07:20, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Lol, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We are wondering the same thing. I haven't a clue what it means or, >>>>>>> how to do it. If you find out before I do please post. :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> tia >>>>>>> On Aug 4, 2010, at 1:30 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Along with the questions about how to perform command click etc, what >>>>>>>> is a secondary click? 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