Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get web page summaries
- Summarise an audio recording
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarise notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books and more between devices
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright

Mouse settings on Mac
Use Mouse settings to customise mouse actions and gestures you use to interact with your Mac, including tracking, clicking, zooming and swiping.
Popular topics
Set up secondary click (called right-click on Windows)
Make the pointer easier to see
Browse through the options below for details about customising your settings.
To open Mouse settings, choose Apple menu in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
Note: A wireless mouse must be connected with your Mac to display the settings listed below.
Point & Click
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Tracking speed | Adjust the speed at which the pointer follows the movement of your mouse. See Change mouse or trackpad tracking, double-click and scrolling speed. | ||||||||||
Natural scrolling | Move the contents of a window in the same direction as your fingers. | ||||||||||
Secondary click | Choose which side of the mouse to click for a secondary click (also called Control-click on Mac or right-click on Windows). | ||||||||||
Smart zoom | Double-tap with one finger to zoom in or out. See the Apple Support article Use Multi-Touch gestures on your Mac. |
More Gestures
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Swipe between pages | Choose the gesture to use to move between pages in a document. | ||||||||||
Swipe between full-screen applications | Swipe with two fingers to move between apps in full screen. | ||||||||||
Mission Control | Double-tap with two fingers to enter Mission Control. See See open windows and spaces in Mission Control. |
Advanced
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Pointer acceleration | When this option is turned on, the pointer moves more quickly for fast mouse movements and more precisely for slow mouse movements. |