Mac help needed

[p38arover]

Before I throw this blasted Mac across the room, how can I click on a link to open FF in a new tab without closing the existing tab?

For example, I open AULRO, click New Posts and get a list of the new post threads. I don't want to lose that window, so in Win XP, I right click on one of the entries in the New Posts page, and it will open a new tab with that thread whilst leaving the original list of threads untouched.

I can't see how to do that with this blasted Mac - it doesn't have two mouse keys for a start! My wife has no idea - it's her computer.

The main reason for doing this is that if one answers a thread without opening the thread in a new tab, one has to step back multiple times to get back to the list of new threads.

[Scouse]

RON, YOU'RE ON HOLIDAY. YOU'RE ON HERE MORE THAN IF YOU WERE AT HOME.

PUT THE COMPUTER AWAY & SEE A BIT OF NEW ZEALAND.

And yes, I'm shouting at you :p.

[Outlaw]

Hold down the apple key at the same time...
also can change in your browser preferences to open links in new tabs

[vnx205]

Do Macs have a key like the Ctrl key on a proper computer keyboard?n Edit: I gather from Outlaw's post that they do.

Hold down the Ctrl key while you click on something and it opens in a new tab in FF (on my non-Mac machine).

[p38arover]

Thanks gents. That's saved the wife's new MacBook!

The trouble is that she's expecting me to help with it. I'm useless with the Mac.

[p38arover]

RON, YOU'RE ON HOLIDAY. YOU'RE ON HERE MORE THAN IF YOU WERE AT HOME.

PUT THE COMPUTER AWAY & SEE A BIT OF NEW ZEALAND.

And yes, I'm shouting at you :p.

We are back from our Segway tour of Christchurch. Geat fun!

Tomorrow it's across the South Island via the TranszAlpine railway.

[Outlaw]

Hope you're having fun Ron... not get back offline and go enjoy yourself ;)

[Mick-Kelly]

Open the preferences and you can alter the mouse settings for a right click option. You can also right click by tapping two fingers on the touchpad.

[Outlaw]

not on a mac you can't (fairly sure though always a possibility of being wrong)... though you can set it to have 2 fingers on the trackpad and clicking the button to bring up the options

[Mick-Kelly]

This is how mine is set up, ive been using the right click function ever since i got the computer. :D

[p38arover]

We don't have a mouse - it's one of those awful pad things (I have it turned off on my laptop, I loathe them that much! At least my Compaq's touchpad does have two "mouse" buttons unlike this Mac.)

[Mick-Kelly]

tap the pad with two fingers together, if it doesn't already work like that go into the system preferences dock icon and make the necessary adjustment under the keyboard / mouse tab.

[Outlaw]

hmm what system you running... seem to have a couple more settings then me (10.4.11) so assuming 10.5?

[Mick-Kelly]

Ahh that explains it. 10.5 X on the 17.5 macbook pro.

[Mick-Kelly]

aaaaannnnnnndddddddd loovinngggg it. :p

[p38arover]

10.5.5 on this MacBook and hating it.

Firefox crashes on this, too!

[Coastie]

Buy a mighty mouse for it from apple it has the ability to use right click button on it. Try Safari as well it is an easy browser to use.

[Grover-98]

For the old macs "comand" then click the mouse this will make the mouse use the secondary function hold down the commad key :)

[drivesafe]

Tomorrow it's across the South Island via the TranszAlpine railway.

Hi Ron, I’m bloody jealous, did the train trip in October last year.

Fan bloody tastic trip.

Anyway try this site if your still having problems with your mac

MacTalk Forums (http://forums.mactalk.com.au/)