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MacBook Trackpad Settings

Angelina Marie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:19:17 +0000

One of the first things I noticed when I switched from a Windows laptop to my new shiny MacBook was the trackpad. There are no buttons! I immediately thought that because there are no buttons, there would be fewer features. Big time bummer! I LIKE features! After a little playing around, I quickly found out I [...]

MacBook Trackpad Tracking Speed

Angelina Marie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:19:03 +0000

MACBOOK JUNKIE’S TRACKING SPEED: FAST The Trackpad Tracking Speed setting allows you to set the speed at which the cursor travels across your screen when you move your finger along the trackpad. The slower the tracking speed, the further along the trackpad surface you will have to move your finger in order to move the cursor [...]

MacBook Trackpad Double-Click Speed

Angelina Marie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:18:40 +0000

MACBOOK JUNKIE’S DOUBLE-CLICK SPEED: FAST The Trackpad Double-Click Speed setting allows you to adjust the amount of time you require to double-click an item in order to open it. If you don’t perform the full double-click (two clicks) within that time, your Mac will forget your first click and require you to start over. [...]

MacBook Trackpad Scrolling Speed

Angelina Marie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:18:21 +0000

MACBOOK JUNKIE’S SCROLLING SPEED: FAST The Trackpad Scrolling Speed setting allows you to adjust the speed at which you can scroll down a page or through an application when using your trackpad’s scrolling feature. You need to first decide if you want to use the Two Fingers Scroll feature and activate it before setting your [...]

MacBook Trackpad One Finger Tap to Click

Angelina Marie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:18:04 +0000

MACBOOK JUNKIE’S ONE FINGER TAP TO CLICK SETTING: ON By default, the Mac trackpad is set so that in order to perform a single click, you have to physically press down on the trackpad. When doing this, you can actually hear and feel the trackpad being depressed. Enabling the Trackpad One Finger Tap to Click [...]

MacBook Trackpad One Finger Dragging

Angelina Marie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:17:46 +0000

MACBOOK JUNKIE’S ONE FINGER DRAGGING SETTING: ON Enabling the Trackpad One Finger Dragging setting configures the trackpad to accept a simple double-tap and drag with one finger. In order to use the Trackpad One Finger Dragging feature, you must first enable One Finger Tap to Click. When one finger dragging is turned off, you have [...]

MacBook Trackpad One Finger Drag Lock

Angelina Marie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:17:23 +0000

MACBOOK JUNKIE’S ONE FINGER DRAG LOCK SETTING: ON In order to use the Trackpad One Finger Drag Lock feature, you have to enable One Finger Tap to Click and One Finger Dragging. If you do not enable both of these features, One Finger Drag Lock is not available for you to use. Enabling the Trackpad [...]

MacBook Trackpad One Finger Secondary Click

Angelina Marie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:17:03 +0000

MACBOOK JUNKIE’S ONE FINGER SECONDARY CLICK SETTING: OFF The Trackpad One Finger Secondary Click setting allows you to perform a right-click action by literally pressing down on a corner of the trackpad. If you choose to enable this feature, you are given the choice of which bottom corner you want to use for the secondary [...]

MacBook Trackpad Two Fingers Scroll

Angelina Marie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:16:46 +0000

MACBOOK JUNKIE’S TWO FINGERS SCROLL SETTING: ON WITH INERTIA The Trackpad Two Fingers Scroll setting allows you scroll through a web page, document, or App (such as iphoto) without having to use the scrollbar. When Two Fingers Scroll is enabled, you can, for example, hover over a web page and scroll up, down, left or [...]

MacBook Trackpad Two Fingers Rotate

Angelina Marie — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:16:30 +0000

MACBOOK JUNKIE’S TWO FINGERS ROTATE SETTING: ON The Trackpad Two Fingers Rotate setting allows you rotate images by rotating your fingers on the trackpad. So far, it has worked in all of the image apps I have used. I’m not aware of any other uses for two fingers rotate but it seems like I might [...]