The trackpad on a Macbook is a serious piece of innovative hardware, as it allows users to interact with various elements on the macOS GUI, and the support for multi-finger-based gestures, just takes things to another level, not to mention how insanely big in size the trackpad actually is. One of the things that you might notice on the get-go, is that you will not be able to select an element on the screen, by single tapping on the trackpad. This is a gesture that is available on almost all laptops, and it seems odd that it was omitted from a device as premium as a MacBook, right?
Well, Apple has definitely not omitted this gesture but has simply kept it turned off. If you like the tap-to-click feature and want to use the same on your MacBook, there is a very easy way to access it and enable it, and in this tutorial, we will show you exactly how you can get it done.
Step by Step instructions
Step 1. Open the ‘System Preferences‘ application on your MacBook device.
Step 2. Scroll through the various tabs and click on the Trackpad option. This will allow you to view and change certain features of the built-in or attached Apple trackpad.
Step 3. Now, from the options available, check the box next to the ‘Tap to Click‘ gesture option. You will see a quick video demonstration on how to use the gesture and what the outcome will be on the screen in from of you.
Close the system preferences and you will see that immediately, the tap-to-click gesture will be enabled on the MacBook and you can now simply tap on the trackpad to select an item on the desktop.
There are a host of gestures available for the MacBook trackpad and you can enable or disable them based on your preferences. That said, the same gesture also applies to an official Apple magic trackpad that you have attached to your Mac or MacBook. When we discovered this small toggle, we immediately turned it on and it has absolutely enhanced the MacBook experience for us, and we are sure it is going to do the same for you.
