Questions & Answers for Magic Trackpad

Depending on how it is configured in system preferences, you can either "tap to click" or actually click like you would on a MacBook(Pro) trackpad.

• Answered by Joseph M from Jersey City
• Jul 27, 2010
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Yes, it will work with snow leopard. Magic Trackpad requires 10.6.4 or later, so just make sure you run software update.

• Answered by Granville H from Lexington
• Mar 17, 2012
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Yes, but it would be much better with a mouse for accuracy and firing shots off.

• Answered by Matthew K from Dearborn
• Jul 30, 2010
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You can use the Magic Trackpad along side a mouse or as a mouse itself. To manage your mouse, use the mouse pane in System Preferences. To manage your Magic Trackpad, use the trackpad pane.

• Answered by Stephen W from Tinton Falls
• Jul 28, 2010
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Yes and no.

Yes. It works like the screen of an iPad in that it is multitouch and recognizes such gestures.

However, no. The trackpad will not register spatial changes in your fingers location like it would on an iPad. The trackpad tracks motion but to track motion it requires constant contact. If you lift your finger, the onscreen cursor will wait for your finger to return to the trackpad. Once it does return, it will accept that location as the basis for continued movement much like repositioning a mouse when you run out of room to move the cursor in one direction.

• Answered by Andrew T from Jordan
• Aug 8, 2010
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The wireless keyboard works with iPad - it support the play, fast forward and rewind keys. Although, it is not fully compatible (most of the F keys, eg. F11, do not have any function because they are intended for Mac use). I don't think the Trackpad itself would work with iPad 2, but the iPad is touch screen anyway so you would not really benefit from using it. Hope this helped.

• Answered by David R
• Oct 30, 2012
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I saw another answer instruct to "right-click" on the link, then select "Open Window in New Tab link on the text menu that appears.

Although this works, I have also found that pressing the Command key, along with a single click on the trackpad -- this works as well. This also cuts down on the number of clicks the user would have to make.

• Answered by Kyle C from Sylacauga
• Jul 30, 2012
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i believe you can program your key combinations so that you can 'hold command + click track pad' and do something specific that would be different from the default result which is the same as two finger tap.
also you may want to create new combinations for your specific application such as 'hold control + hold 'z' + click track pad'

• Answered by Reed T from Portland
• Oct 12, 2012
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Not natively. It only supports left and right clicking out of the box.

• Answered by Ryan P from Hornell
• Jul 30, 2010
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