How to access Touchpad Features in Mac OS X

Description: This technical article shows how to access the touchpad (mouse) features on a Mac using OS X.

Mac OS X includes some useful help files and short videos that will show the end user various ways to use the built in touchpad on the MacBook computer.

  1. Click on System Preferences from The dock.
    dock, system preferences
  2. Click on touchpad from the System Preferences window.
    touchpad folder
  3. From the touchpad window, you can select a touchpad feature and watch a short video on how that feature works.
    touchpad feature settings

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