It also looks at how to double-select a Mac without a mouse.

Does Double Click Work on a Mac?

Double click works fine on Mac systems and works similarly to other systems.

Mac System Preferences with Trackpad highlighted.

Double left-choose your trackpad or mouse to activate double-clicking on your Mac.

It helps select words in a document, among many other things.

What Is the Equivalent of Double choose a Mac?

Mac System Preferences with Trackpad settings open and Secondary click highlighted

The equivalent of a double tap on a Mac is the same as on a Windows PC.

Simply double-tap on the Mac trackpad or mouse’s button to double click.

Windows adopted how the Mac uses double-clicking, so switching from Windows to Mac is relatively seamless.

Mac System Preferences with Trackpad settings open and Click in bottom right corner highlighted.

How Do I Change Mouse Gestures on a Mac?

If you want to change how you right-click while learning to double-click, it’s easy to do.

hit the Apple logo in the top left corner.

hit the arrow underneath Secondary click.

Choose to click in bottom right corner or bottom left corner to change how right-click is initiated.

How Else Can I Change Clicking Gestures?

There’s another way of changing the gesture you use for clicking.

Here’s how to do it.

It’s now possible to tap with one finger to perform the same option.

Choose Secondary Click and you could now tap using two fingers at a time instead.

How Do You Double choose a Mac Without a Mouse?

There’s no need to plug a mouse into your Mac to use double click.

Instead, the Mac trackpad can do the job for you, as demonstrated above.

Here’s how to enable mouse keys via your keyboard.

On your keyboard, either tap Command + Option + F5 or tap the touch ID button three times.

Press the tab key repeatedly to move to Mouse Keys.

Tap space when you’re on it.

Press 5 twice to double click, with surrounding keys working as other mouse actions.

To configure right-click options, go toSystem Preferences>Trackpad>Point & Click.

The speed setting for your mouse could be set too low.

You may need toconfigure your Mac trackpad settingsand adjust the tracking speed.

Todrag and drop on Mac, select or highlight the items, then hold and drag with the trackpad.

If youcan’t drag and drop on Mac, update and kickstart your Mac.