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The first Mac launch in 1984 with a one button mouse. It wasn't until 1997 that Steve Jobs relented to allow right-clicking in Mac OS, and Apple later shipped a mouse capable of a direct.

Reviews (8)


  • Our recommendations. Which mouse will be the best wireless mouse for your Mac depends a lot upon personal preference. I find the Logitech MX720 to be the most well-rounded with great features at a great price, supporting up to three Bluetooth connections at once, letting you quickly switch between multiple devices at the touch of a button.
  • About this item. Make sure this fits by entering your model number. One-button computer mouse. Perfect for children, Small Hands, or Laptops on the Go. Tiny single-button mouse with no scroll wheel. Easy to control and made of rugged plastic for strength and durability.
'The One button Mouse is genius, pure genius. '
This mouse works great for my kids. I have a child with fine motor delays and he is able to use this mouse much easier than the ones with a right and left click. It fits great into little hands and it works for both right and left handed children. I would highly recommend this product. It makes playing on the computer much easier for all my kids.
The kids who stay in my dare care love to click it. They no longer get the flash download page popping up because they clicked on a web game with the wrong button.

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This mouse is defiantly worth the cheese!!
It is a lifesaver for my 3 y/o when he plays learning games; one button does away with all of the hassle caused by right clicking.
'My 2 1/2 year old daughter got a educational computer game as a present and hardly used it because it was hard for her to use any of our mice. She would get distracted by the scroll wheel, or accidentally clicked the right-button, etc.. I bought this mouse thinking it might help a little, but it was amazing how much difference it really made. I would highly recommend this to anyone teaching a 2+ year old how to use a computer.'
It was so easy to plug in and it feels so good in my hands.

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'Also can be used as a foot-pedal for a single-click action. I was experimenting in ways to reduce RSI / repetitive mouse motions. I found that using this mouse as a foot pedal for regular clicks is surprisingly easy to use, even for click-and-drag actions, and even while wearing shoes. Just put a sticky-note over the laser to avoid moving the cursor when you do it.'
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Matt Cone March 6, 2007 TutorialsMacHardware

For as long as anybody can remember, the Mac mouse has had one button and the PC mouse has had two. Why? Apple presumably felt that a one-button mouse was simpler and more efficient, and nearly every other hardware manufacturer thought that more functionality could be crammed into additional mouse buttons.

Battle of the buttons? A standard two-button mouse and the Apple ADB Mouse II.

That is, until Apple released the Magic Mouse - a mouse with four programmable buttons. This was a major milestone for Apple and Mac users everywhere, but truth be told, the Mac OS supported right-clicking for years before that - even back in the days of Mac OS 9! If you have a Mac, you need to know how to right-click whether you have a two-button mouse or not. We'll show you how.

What Can Right-Clicking Do For Me?

If you have a Mac, and you haven't been right-clicking, you've been missing out on a lot of cool functionality. There are loads of options in the 'contextual menus' - menus that appear when you right-click - that you just can't find anywhere else. Here are some examples:

  • When you're typing an email message in Apple's Mail application and you misspell a word, Mail underlines it in red to indicate that it thinks it's misspelled. But how do you correct it? When you right-click on the misspelled word, Mail provides correct spelling suggestions. Simply select one of the correct spellings to substitute.

  • If you've found a file on the Internet that you want to save to your Mac, you can right-click on the link to save it.

  • There are lots of shortcuts hidden in the Desktop contextual menu. For example, if you'd like to change your desktop, all you have to do is right-click on the Desktop and select Change Desktop Background.

How to Do It

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The first Mac launch in 1984 with a one button mouse. It wasn't until 1997 that Steve Jobs relented to allow right-clicking in Mac OS, and Apple later shipped a mouse capable of a direct.

Reviews (8)


  • Our recommendations. Which mouse will be the best wireless mouse for your Mac depends a lot upon personal preference. I find the Logitech MX720 to be the most well-rounded with great features at a great price, supporting up to three Bluetooth connections at once, letting you quickly switch between multiple devices at the touch of a button.
  • About this item. Make sure this fits by entering your model number. One-button computer mouse. Perfect for children, Small Hands, or Laptops on the Go. Tiny single-button mouse with no scroll wheel. Easy to control and made of rugged plastic for strength and durability.
'The One button Mouse is genius, pure genius. '
This mouse works great for my kids. I have a child with fine motor delays and he is able to use this mouse much easier than the ones with a right and left click. It fits great into little hands and it works for both right and left handed children. I would highly recommend this product. It makes playing on the computer much easier for all my kids.
The kids who stay in my dare care love to click it. They no longer get the flash download page popping up because they clicked on a web game with the wrong button.

Mac Mouse One Button Png

This mouse is defiantly worth the cheese!!
It is a lifesaver for my 3 y/o when he plays learning games; one button does away with all of the hassle caused by right clicking.
'My 2 1/2 year old daughter got a educational computer game as a present and hardly used it because it was hard for her to use any of our mice. She would get distracted by the scroll wheel, or accidentally clicked the right-button, etc.. I bought this mouse thinking it might help a little, but it was amazing how much difference it really made. I would highly recommend this to anyone teaching a 2+ year old how to use a computer.'
It was so easy to plug in and it feels so good in my hands.

Mac Mouse One Button Shirt

'Also can be used as a foot-pedal for a single-click action. I was experimenting in ways to reduce RSI / repetitive mouse motions. I found that using this mouse as a foot pedal for regular clicks is surprisingly easy to use, even for click-and-drag actions, and even while wearing shoes. Just put a sticky-note over the laser to avoid moving the cursor when you do it.'
Add Your Review

Matt Cone March 6, 2007 TutorialsMacHardware

For as long as anybody can remember, the Mac mouse has had one button and the PC mouse has had two. Why? Apple presumably felt that a one-button mouse was simpler and more efficient, and nearly every other hardware manufacturer thought that more functionality could be crammed into additional mouse buttons.

Battle of the buttons? A standard two-button mouse and the Apple ADB Mouse II.

That is, until Apple released the Magic Mouse - a mouse with four programmable buttons. This was a major milestone for Apple and Mac users everywhere, but truth be told, the Mac OS supported right-clicking for years before that - even back in the days of Mac OS 9! If you have a Mac, you need to know how to right-click whether you have a two-button mouse or not. We'll show you how.

What Can Right-Clicking Do For Me?

If you have a Mac, and you haven't been right-clicking, you've been missing out on a lot of cool functionality. There are loads of options in the 'contextual menus' - menus that appear when you right-click - that you just can't find anywhere else. Here are some examples:

  • When you're typing an email message in Apple's Mail application and you misspell a word, Mail underlines it in red to indicate that it thinks it's misspelled. But how do you correct it? When you right-click on the misspelled word, Mail provides correct spelling suggestions. Simply select one of the correct spellings to substitute.

  • If you've found a file on the Internet that you want to save to your Mac, you can right-click on the link to save it.

  • There are lots of shortcuts hidden in the Desktop contextual menu. For example, if you'd like to change your desktop, all you have to do is right-click on the Desktop and select Change Desktop Background.

How to Do It

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The easiest way to right-click is to hold down the ctrl key before you click your mouse button. This works on any Mac!

But holding down the ctrl key gets old, especially when you're an old-hand at right-clicking. How to play the sims on mac. If you're serious about right-clicking, you'll need to get a mouse with more than one mouse button. All of Apple's new desktop computers (except the Mac mini) ship with the Mighty Mouse. To configure the right mouse button on the Mighty Mouse, select System Preferences from the Apple menu, and then select Keyboard & Mouse. Select the Mouse tab.

Make sure the right mouse button is set as the Secondary Button, as seen in the screenshot above. If you don't have Apple's Mighty Mouse, you can always pick up an inexpensive, two-button USB mouse at your local electronics store. How do you print to pdf on mac. Kensington's Mouse-in-a-Box comes with a 5 year warranty and costs a mere $8.

For Apple Laptop Owners

If you own a Macbook or Macbook Pro, you can configure your trackpad for right-clicking. (Some older iBooks and Powerbooks also provide this feature.) Simply open the Trackpad options in System Preferences and make sure the Place two fingers on trackpad and click button for secondary click button is checked.

After checking this box, you'll be able to right-click by placing two fingers on the trackpad and clicking. If you have an older Apple portable which doesn't support this feature, you may want to look into iScroll2, a free application that may add this functionality to your trackpad.

No matter how you decide to right-click, you should definitely start doing it on a regular basis. It'll save you a lot of time!

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