# Right-clicking with a Trackpad

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/right-clicking-with-a-trackpad/46524>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Elements\
**Created:** [February 28, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/right-clicking-with-a-trackpad/46524 "2025-02-28T19:46:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/right-clicking-with-a-trackpad/46524/1 "2025-02-28T19:46:41Z")

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There are some issues in Elements with performing a right-click using a trackpad.

The primarily problem area is in the component list. Almost everywhere in Elements a right-click can be performed with a CONTROL-Click to bring up a dropdown. But in the Component list it does not work on Globals or Custom components. Instead here you have to use the alternate two-finger click on the trackpad in order to get at the dropdown.

It would be really nice to get this working consistently across Elements.

I don’t know if the same problems exist when using a mouse as I don’t have one with which to test. I only use a trackpad, both on my laptop and desktop machine.

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/right-clicking-with-a-trackpad/46524/2 "2025-03-20T14:40:39Z")

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Thanks for this heads-up on this — It’s now been logged and will hopefully make it into a build very soon 👍

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**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/right-clicking-with-a-trackpad/46524/3 "2025-03-20T16:53:59Z")

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Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Beblebroks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@Beblebroks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Beblebroks)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/right-clicking-with-a-trackpad/46524/4 "2025-03-23T12:50:08Z")

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Hi @handshaper,

I work 100% with a mouse and I do not recall to have seen this issue.

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**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/right-clicking-with-a-trackpad/46524/5 "2025-03-23T14:55:34Z")

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No it is only an issue when using a trackpad.