highlight text without pressing the selection hard

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highlight text without pressing the selection hard

MacBook Air has the default for making trackpad on click too heavy, so I changed with one-finger-click.

But When I highlight text, I still need to press down HARD and DRAG as hard, or I lose the highlight. Highlighting with MacBook Air is so difficult.

I learned the 3 finger drag, and changed that too. But it does not seem to improve!!!!

Any suggestions to make my poor index finger less tired??? Or I am going to have carpal tunnel syndrome soon.

Thanks

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 1, 2020 4:44 PM

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Answer 1

John Galt

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Apr 6, 2020 6:07 AM in response to chuehhh

You can configure Trackpad Preferences so a three-finger tap does the same thing as pressing hard a/k/a "Force Click".

Review How to use the Force Touch trackpad as Starr.C recommend. It has many options.

For example:

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MoonJ.

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Apr 6, 2020 5:48 AM in response to chuehhh

Hello chuehhh,

Thanks for reaching back out to us. Since the issue that you were having still persists, you'll want to reach out to Apple Support. You can reach them with the link below.

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chuehhh Author

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Apr 5, 2020 4:30 AM in response to Leanne_68

Thank you for providing the links for the articles, and I have read them. And the Force Touch trackpad was the one I had changed for the tapping.

However, there is no mentioning in force touch or gesture articles about highlighting text with less pressure.

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chuehhh Author

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Apr 6, 2020 8:34 AM in response to John Galt

Thank you. I did go to Trackpad several times in order to make sure I did not miss anything. I don't have the "click" option from light, medium, to firm in my MacBook. I had tried to find it ever since I got this MacBook Air, but unfortunately it did not come with it

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chuehhh Author

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Apr 6, 2020 5:56 AM in response to MoonJ.

ok, thanks, will do

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Answer 6

Leanne_68

Community Specialist

Apr 4, 2020 8:55 AM in response to chuehhh

Hello chuehhh,

I see that you have a question about multi-touch gestures or using the trackpad on your Mac. I'd be happy to take a look into this with you.

No matter what you have your settings set to from the trackpad, you shouldn't have to press down that hard. Take a look at the articles below with some additional information for these settings.

How to use the Force Touch trackpad

Use Multi-Touch gestures on your Mac

If you go through these articles and make some additional adjustments and the issue remains, you'll want to reach out to Apple Support.

Get Support

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highlight text without pressing the selection hard

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