Kenny282

Q: Is the macbook's trackpad touch sensitive

Hey all.

 

I was just wondering whenever I saw someone using a macbook, to click they click down on the trickpad (like a button)

 

Is there an option to just tap it (NOT CLICK ON THE TRACKPAD) to basically click.

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on May 10, 2014 2:14 AM

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Q: Is the macbook's trackpad touch sensitive

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit May 10, 2014 6:30 AM in response to Kenny282
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    May 10, 2014 6:30 AM in response to Kenny282
  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer May 10, 2014 12:48 PM in response to Kenny282
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    May 10, 2014 12:48 PM in response to Kenny282

    If you were to - say, need to single click a folder to change the name

    or to Get Info - then a 'single tap' on the Touch Pad can do that. To

    locate a place in a document, a 'single tap' should do that, too.

     

    However some variables in use may be different than expected yet

    not be outside of the realm of how it was designed to be used.

     

    If there is a possible issue in how you find it working, and you then

    suspect a hardware issue, if yours is a MacBook with removable

    battery, check to see if the battery has swollen or leaking, and if so

    remove the battery; then seek a replacement. An Apple Store genius

    can be seen by appointment in those with Genius bar, they also may

    help with Trackpad issue, do a diagnostic test, & replacement battery

    in models where batteries aren't user-removable. Genius: diagnostic.

     

    Good luck

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer May 10, 2014 1:23 PM in response to K Shaffer
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    May 10, 2014 1:23 PM in response to K Shaffer

    PS: part of what I'd said, isn't quite right IF the sensitivity is

    acting up. One of my portables acted oddly with the trackpad

    sensitivity issue, the other didn't. So a single touch isn't likely

    to allow certain actions; at least not among all my models!

     

    So there may be nothing wrong with an older model not

    performing new tricks when they aren't supposed to...

  • by actionmarker,

    actionmarker actionmarker May 10, 2014 9:37 PM in response to Kenny282
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    May 10, 2014 9:37 PM in response to Kenny282

    System Preferences > Trackpad > Tap to Click.

     

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