DISQUS

I Bought a Mac: Trackpad Scrolling on a MacBook

  • Derek Punsalan · 2 years ago
    Hmm.. Do you need the CMD+Option+Control+8 trick to invert the colors on your screen? Great for days when you're running low on battery and want to turn your display all the way down while still being able to see during the day.
  • sadaf javaid · 2 years ago
    omg dude i'm still amazed at how the trackpad knows im using two fingers and not just one, freakin' genius computer i swear

    omgggg the thing derek punsalan said about inverting colors is so wicked!!
  • Brent · 2 years ago
    Thanks Derek (for not focusing on my noob-ity)
  • didi · 2 years ago
    You have preempted my noob-ity which is forthcoming, once I actually manage to go out and get that Mac! Like you, I tend to use my mouse with my laptop and would have never tried two fingers on the pad. This is just my speed! Thanks in advance, from a noob-ier noob.
  • Justine · 2 years ago
    You little mac users are all so cute!! Hugs from Mommy.
  • Martha · 2 years ago
    Thank you, you just saved the day! Scrolling was driving me nuts!!! Bought my macbook last night. I think I'll be on your site quite a bit today!
  • Megan H · 1 year ago
    OMG ... Thank You! I made the switch this week and keep going back to my Sony b/c I can't figure out how to do the stupidest little things on the Mac!
  • janice · 1 year ago
    Thanks for posting this. I've had my macbook about a month and tonight I couldn't take it any more! Simple, simple, simple.....
  • Sara · 9 months ago
    This is crazy. I've had my Mac for months. I just assumed you couldn't do any of these things with a Mac. I'm so happy now!
    I will just have to get rid of all the habits I've formed in order to compensate for this missing knowledge!
  • mcmac · 3 months ago
    You can also tap to click on a macbook. You go to System Preferences - Trackpad - Under one finger - Tap to click =D and it also shows you other Two Finger uses.
  • jay · 2 months ago
    I had the same prob. Just getting to know the mac and that wasn't intuitive but after reading your article it works great and I am glad to see that it has the scrolling feature and it actually is quite nice the way it works. Don't knock yourself, we all start somewhere, I would have asked the question if you hadn't.
  • Casey · 1 month ago
    Plus the option to have clicking while two fingers rest on the trackpad for the "right-click' is amazing.