Mac computer; really simple question!

[Sheilaz]

For a friend;

 

Friend is used to downloading an internet page by right clicking with the mouse.

 

What on earth do you do on a Mac please?

[Old Speckled Hen]

Do you mean saving a page already open?

In which case if using Safari or Firefox clicking on FILE will give you a drop down menu.

Does that help?

[Sheilaz]

Do you mean saving a page already open?

In which case if using Safari or Firefox clicking on FILE will give you a drop down menu.

Does that help?

 

Yes, thats what I mean. Will suggest that, thanks. Up until now I've only suggested reading the instructions...didn't go down well.

 

Thanks OSH! Will report back later in day.

[Old Speckled Hen]

PS

That will save it as a web archive.

If you want to save as a pdf then file/print/pdf

[Sheilaz]

Thanks. Turns out I'm lost already. It wasn't just an open page (but that was useful to know how to do that too); the page has a list of many different files that can be downloaded.

 

On the relevant file, it says right click to download. Don't know what to suggest.

It is Safari, by the way.

[Old Speckled Hen]

Right Click with Trackpad - Hold two fingers on the trackpad while you use the click button

 

Scroll through pages a la Scroll Wheel with trackpad - Place two fingers on the trackpad and move them up to scroll up, and down to scroll down. Works horizontally as well.

[Sheilaz]

Well, I emailed that to him, but in the end he found a great solution;

Came & used this old PC!

Thank you so much for giving those ideas, I hope he'll try them. At least he's stopped grumbling now.

[Geoid]

Buy a mouse with 2 buttons (left and right click) or hold down the control key and click, this is the same as right clicking.

Edited September 3, 2009 by Guest

[Geoid]

Right Click with Trackpad - Hold two fingers on the trackpad while you use the click button.

That doesn't work on mine...strange.

[PurpleTree]

I think you might have to set something to allow you to do that. Hubby's set mine up so I can

[Old Speckled Hen]

Open System Preferences.

Select Keyboard & Mouse in the second row.

Click the Tap trackpad using two fingers for secondary click check box

Close the dialog box.

Using two fingers, tap the trackpad and the right-click (or context) menu opens or you can rest two fingers on the trackpad while clicking.

[Geoid]

Of course! I had forgotten I had disabled that

[Sheilaz]

Open System Preferences.

Select Keyboard & Mouse in the second row.

Click the Tap trackpad using two fingers for secondary click check box

Close the dialog box.

Using two fingers, tap the trackpad and the right-click (or context) menu opens or you can rest two fingers on the trackpad while clicking.

 

I knew we were out of our depth! But, I have learned a lot, even if LSH (for it is he) refuses to, thanks for your patience OSH.

 

Ah, thanks Fred, he might manage that, let's see.

[Flo]

I think the other thing you can do is hold the Ctrl key while you click the mouse and you get the same effect??

[Happy-Mama]

I think the other thing you can do is hold the Ctrl key while you click the mouse and you get the same effect??

 

Yes that works, that's what I do. I didnt know about the two fingers resting on the scroll pad and then clicking how does it know you have two fingers resting (it doesnt work with one or 3)

[PurpleTree]

because it's clever. It's the same when you scroll up and down the page using 2 fingers. 1 finger just moves the cursor, 3 or more it does nothing.

[Sheilaz]

Thanks Flo, Fred mentioned that earlier & I told an impressed LSH! Thanks everyone!

 

Mmmm, clever these mice, aren't they?