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What does “Right Click” Mean?

What do you mean by “Right Click” (Rt. Click) (Secondary Click)

Hovering over something anywhere on your computer screen and clicking the right mouse button on your mouse will give you a list of options about that thing. You will then use a regular “Click” (left mouse button) to choose something from that options list.

This is an extremely useful and universal function.

Note: The term Right Click is used even when you are not using a traditional mouse with left and right buttons. It is also called Secondary click.

Regular 2 button mouse: Click the button on the Right.

MAC Mouse: Click the upper right corner of the mouse.

Laptop without a mouse: Use 2 fingers on the trackpad to click on a thing.

Note: The Rt. Click menu items change all the time based on where on your screen you are clicking. So do some exploring. If you don’t see an option you want look for the little triangles that indicate you can click to get more options.

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Nicole Lux-Ritchie

As founder of Luxcentric, Nicole’s mission is to help people gain the digital office skills they need to on their missions. The focus of Luxcentric is on training, troubleshooting, implementing, and coaching around the topics of EMAIL – FILES – CALENDARS – CONTACTS