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QUICK! How to right click on a mac
Zeenith Paulse
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03-11-2008 12:35
I have a friend who isn't a gamer but wants to try this. She has a mac but can't get that pie choice thing up so she can't do too many things yet. How do you right click Control+ click don't work. :( Please help.
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Isabeau Imako
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03-11-2008 12:37
Command(or Apple key) - click
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Ctarr Huszar
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03-11-2008 12:37
Try Command(apple)/click or option/click or get a 2-3 button mouse.
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Zeenith Paulse
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03-11-2008 12:38
Thanks
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Isabeau Imako
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03-11-2008 12:39
Come to think of it, how has she been right - clicking before? When she's not on SL? Kinda weird.
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03-11-2008 12:40
Phase one: Throw Mac in Garbage
Phase two: Buy a PC
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Zeenith Paulse
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03-11-2008 12:44
She said she control clicks but here it's just a hand.
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Isabeau Imako
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03-11-2008 12:47
Macs have both a ctrl key and a command(apple or squirly thing - like a square with a mini circle at each corner) key. She's using the ctrl-click. She should command-click.

This is the symbol she should be seeing ⌘
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Marianne McCann
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03-11-2008 12:51
From: Caledric Axon
Phase one: Throw Mac in Garbage
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Ah, platform wars. How very 1998 of you.

To the OP: command (apple key) and click. It's sorta "backwards" on SL.

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03-11-2008 12:52
not really platform wars. I own a mac, they are great for many things. Gaming is not one of them.
AmiRyu Hosoi
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03-11-2008 13:38
http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/

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03-11-2008 13:40
From: Caledric Axon
not really platform wars. I own a mac, they are great for many things. Gaming is not one of them.


Bah! SL runs fine on a Mac. And that's ALL that matters in this particular forum. ;)
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03-11-2008 13:48
yeah, tell her its the same combination she uses to get a contextural menu.

You might also want to suggest to ger that she run out and pick up a cheap multi-button USB mouse, prefferably with a wheel. Those extra buttons and wheel really come in handy on the mac too... ESPECIALLY if you're doing any kinds of graphics work.

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Marianne McCann
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03-11-2008 14:06
From: Winter Ventura
yeah, tell her its the same combination she uses to get a contextural menu.


It isn't, though. It's control click everywhere else, command-click in SL

You might also want to suggest to ger that she run out and pick up a cheap multi-button USB mouse, prefferably with a wheel. Those extra buttons and wheel really come in handy on the mac too... ESPECIALLY if you're doing any kinds of graphics work.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. The Mighty Mouse that ships with newer iMacs is especially good for this, too.

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Isabeau Imako
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03-11-2008 14:13
From: Marianne McCann
The Mighty Mouse that ships with newer iMacs is especially good for this, too.

Mari


I really like the Mighty Mouse except for the stupid scroll ball I have to 'fix' every week. Grrr
Drives me nuts! I'm thinking of just getting a cheapy one to replace it.
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Allison Selene
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03-11-2008 14:14
From: Caledric Axon
not really platform wars. I own a mac, they are great for many things. Gaming is not one of them.


Besides the OP stating the the subject is *not* a gamer, that is an ironic response. Also, if you must have Windows to run games, Macs run Windows natively you know. ;)


For the OP, Macs can handle any two button USB mouse. If you are using the Mighty Mouse, be sure to go to System Preferences and enable the right click button to do what you want (it is very customizable).
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Sean Clancy
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03-11-2008 16:10
How do I right-click on my Mac? Um, I right-click. :)

Current Macs come with what looks like a one-button mouse (called a "Mighty Mouse";), but you can either left- or right-click with it. You can also use any USB mouse you want.