Walt_Atwood

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Q: New to Magic Mouse

I just purchased a refurbished new-for-2012 iMac. The unit comes with an Apple Bluetooth keyoboard and Bluetooth Magic Mouse.

I have never used a Magic Mouse before. Are there any Apple tutorials I can use to get oriented on how to use this device? (gestures, etc.)

My previous computer was a 7-year-old MacBook Pro, which predated many of the current iOS-infulenced gestures. (The MacBook Pro recently died.)

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), late-2012 Core i5, 8GB RAM, 1 TB HD

Posted on Mar 15, 2013 12:46 PM

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by edex67,Helpful

edex67 Mar 16, 2013 7:03 AM in response to Walt_Atwood
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Mar 16, 2013 7:03 AM in response to Walt_Atwood

http://www.cultofmac.com/107795/make-the-most-of-your-magic-mouse-in-os-x-lion-v ideo-how-to/ may help you.
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Walt_Atwood Mar 16, 2013 8:50 AM in response to edex67
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Mar 16, 2013 8:50 AM in response to edex67

Nice link. Thank you.
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by Walt_Atwood,

Walt_Atwood Mar 16, 2013 7:02 PM in response to Walt_Atwood
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Mar 16, 2013 7:02 PM in response to Walt_Atwood

What is the best way to clean an Apple Bluetooth Magic Mouse and Keyboard?
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by edex67,

edex67 Mar 17, 2013 3:33 AM in response to Walt_Atwood
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Mar 17, 2013 3:33 AM in response to Walt_Atwood

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3226 may help you, it's an official Apple document.
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Walt_Atwood Mar 18, 2013 8:00 AM in response to edex67
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Mar 18, 2013 8:00 AM in response to edex67

I started using my new iMac on St. Patty's Day.

I am still getting used to the Magic Mouse.

I cannot figure out how to right-click with it. It doesn't right-click.

Any hints?
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Walt_Atwood Mar 18, 2013 11:41 AM in response to Walt_Atwood
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Mar 18, 2013 11:41 AM in response to Walt_Atwood

Get this: you have to go to the Mouse preferences pane in System Prefs and click on "Secondary Click" under "Point & Click" in order to get the mouse to right-click. Now, that was irritating.
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