using a macbook mouse pad how do i open a page in a new tab?

MossyUK · 19 Feb 2011 at 20:37

right this is a bit weird to explain so bare with me.

using a macbook with the large track pad mouse thing, ie no buttons, and using the latest version of snow leopard, how can i - using the mouse only - open a page in a new tab in safari, just like middle mouse button does on a windows pc using a traditional hand held mouse ?

sorry for the over complicated explination, its a hard one to explain when drunk and try a macbook for the first time.

Also - it just underlined explination, - there it goes again - as i have spelt it wrong, how to i using the mouse / mouse and keyboard click that underlined word to correct it?

macbooks are complicated!

cheef · 19 Feb 2011 at 20:45

Pardon?

Marky · 19 Feb 2011 at 20:46

When you middle click a link it opens the page in a new tab - He wants to know how to do that using the Macbook trackpad.

cheef · 19 Feb 2011 at 20:46

Hmm, well, if I've read correctly.

If you're in Safari and you're after a new tab, hit CMD + T.

Brian8bit · 19 Feb 2011 at 20:52

hold cmd + left click link

MossyUK · 19 Feb 2011 at 20:52

i mean a link on a page like if i clicked on your name, which would open your profile, and i want to open it in a new tab

MossyUK · 19 Feb 2011 at 20:53

Brian8bit said:
hold cmd + left click link

without touching the keyboard - can i not do it one handed, like three fingers click or something

Brian8bit · 19 Feb 2011 at 20:55

MossyUK said:
without touching the keyboard - can i not do it one handed, like three fingers click or something

I don't think so. Not that I know anyway. Unless you set secondary click in system preferences / trackpad. Which will give you a right click menu with the option to open in a new window or tab.

GeForce · 19 Feb 2011 at 21:34

Install BetterTouchTool.

Then you can set up a custom gesture (I use 3-finger tap) for Chrome/Firefox/Safari to map to Cmd+Click.

Works beautifully

MossyUK · 19 Feb 2011 at 23:34

awesome, i would have been very surprised if that hadn't been possible.

MuGeN · 20 Feb 2011 at 10:51

do you not find on a macbook (i'm using an air right now) that in a natural hand position your little finger is really close to the cmd key so you can can just do cmd click very easily anyway? I do it without thinking...

whitecrook · 20 Feb 2011 at 16:20

MuGeN said:
do you not find on a macbook (i'm using an air right now) that in a natural hand position your little finger is really close to the cmd key so you can can just do cmd click very easily anyway? I do it without thinking...

Nope? No where near....

Anyway to the OP use better touch tool