To right-click on a Mac, which is called a secondary click or Control-click, you have several options depending on whether you use a mouse or trackpad:

Using the Trackpad

• Two-finger tap or click: Tap or click the trackpad with two fingers simultaneously to open the right-click menu. This is the most common and easiest method on MacBooks and Magic Trackpads

• You can customize this gesture by going to Apple menu > System Settings > Trackpad and enabling or adjusting the "Secondary click" option. You can choose to click with two fingers or click in a corner of the trackpad

Using a Mouse

• Control-click: Hold the Control key on your keyboard and click the mouse button. This works with any mouse

• Right-click button: If you have a two-button mouse (including many non-Apple mice), simply clicking the right mouse button will perform a right-click as expected

• Magic Mouse: For Apple’s Magic Mouse, you may need to enable the secondary click in System Settings > Mouse and choose whether the right-click is on the right or left side of the mouse

Summary

Method| How to do it| Settings location
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Two-finger tap (trackpad)| Tap or click trackpad with two fingers| System Settings > Trackpad > Secondary click
Control-click| Hold Control key + click| No special setting needed
Right-click button (mouse)| Click right mouse button| System Settings > Mouse

Secondary click
Magic Mouse right-click| Enable secondary click, then click right side| System Settings > Mouse > Secondary click

These methods allow you to access contextual menus and perform right-click actions on a Mac easily