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How to tap and mark text?

I just got the new OS Catalina and have been trying to find a way that doesn't kill my wrists when I mark text. It used to be simple - tap the touch pad and move that finger to where I wanted to mark to. Now I have to hold down the pad with a click instead of a tap and that is not going to work for long. My hands will be destroyed when working with text within a week.


I checked in preferences, I don't see a double tap there at all. How do I get my touchpad to do what I need? Any suggestions much appreciated.

Posted on Feb 26, 2021 8:02 AM

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I don't know if this will help you but on Big Sur (I don't have Catalina), I double-tap where I want to start the text selection, drag a finger to select the text and single-tap to end the selection process.

Posted on Feb 26, 2021 8:16 AM

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How to tap and mark text?

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