5) Click on the 'Trackpad Options'.

6) Drag the 'Scrolling Speed' to the appropriate position.



Then click 'OK' and slide your mouse use the trackpad to see if the speed is suitable. Repeat the above if it is not appropriate.


2. How to Adjust Force Click on MacBook Trackpad

Force Click and Force Touch (now called 3D Touch) can perform assistive operations by detecting pressure on the Mac Trackpad. You can easily change Force Click and 3D Touch functions on your MacBook to fix trackpad is over sensitive.

1) Go to the Apple menu and select 'System Preferences.'

2) Then go to the 'Trackpad'.

3) Select the 'Point & Click' tab.

4) Make sure 'Force click and haptic feedback' is checked as ON.

5) Look for the 'Click' slide switch and change this setting to fit the Force Click pressure you want.

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Strength comparison:

Light– a gentle press activates a click and Force Click.

Medium– the default option for click and Force Click pressure.

Firm– firm deliberate click pressure must be placed on the trackpad to activate Force Click.


3. Trackpad not Responding and Checkif it is Disabled

When the Trackpad does not work properly or not respond, you can try turning the touchpad off/on to reactivate it. You can disable this option if you have an external keyboard.


How to switch on/off Trackpads:

1)Click the Apple menu and go to 'System Preferences'.

2)Select the 'Accessibility' panel.

3)Select 'Mouse & Trackpad' from the Interacting section on the left.

4)Check to 'Ignore built-in trackpad when mouse or wireless trackpad is present'.

If you have enabled this function and find it not to be useful, just disable it again through the same settings by unchecking the 'Ignore built-in trackpad'.

The above methods also apply to the MacBook trackpad hard to click.



4. Reset NVRAM

NVRAM also called as 'non-volatile random-access memory'. It is a small portion of computer memory used to store certain settings in a location that macOS can quickly access. Resetting NVRAM may be helpful when it comes to some issues that are not hardware failures.

1.Shut down computer first.

2.Press command+option+R+P Simultaneously.

3.Press the power button to turn MacBook on, while keeping press on these buttons.

4.Wait for the computer to make four sounds and then release it.

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5.After four sounds, press the power button again to turn it on. Test if the trackpad is back to normal.


5. Forced Press of the Trackpad to Connection

If you have tried all the ways to replace the battery, trackpad and changed all available software settings, then you can try the following this step.

1)Put the MacBook on the flat.

2)Press the diagonal of the trackpad with two fingers at the same time.

3)Then replace the other diagonal.

4)Repeat all four corners and perform as many times as necessary until the sensitivity issue is resolved.


6. Replacing Power Adapter

Consider replacing the power supply to resolve the issue. If the power supply of the power adapter is unstable, it may also cause the touchpad to respond sensitivity.


If the problem still does not improve, it is recommended that you back up your macOS data and reinstall the macOS. After reinstalling the operating system, if the macbook trackpad too sensitive, it may need to be hardware resolved by Apple or an authorized servicer.


If the above method is not useful, then it is recommended that you replace the trackpad or disassemble to reconnect the touchpad cable of MacBook. Some times MacBook trackpad not clicking well cause by the poor connection of trackpad cable. There is a video about How to Replace the Trackpad on a MacBook Pro A1286 for you if you need to replace a broken touchpad. Other MacBook models can also be used for reference.


This article summarizes 6 ways for MacBook air trackpad too sensitive 2019. These are the best suggestions I think. If you know any tips that make the MacBook trackpad easier to use, please feel free to share it below this article.



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For the first 20 years or so of its life, the Mac was infamous for having only a single button on its mouse. That meant there was no way to right-click on a Mac mouse. However, you could achieve the same thing by pressing the Control key and clicking with the mouse button. The Control-click was the Mac right-click. On websites and applications that supported right-click, Control-clicking still achieves the same thing on Mac as right-clicking does on a PC mouse.
Fast forward several years and Apple mice still don’t have a right button, in fact they don’t have any buttons at all. And neither do the trackpads on the MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. Now, however, macOS has support for right-clicking, or secondary clicking, as Apple calls it. And so if you buy a third party mouse with a right button, you’ll be able to use it to, for example, pull up a contextual menu.

How to right click on a MacBook

Apple calls the function most people understand as a ‘right click’ a ‘secondary click.’ That’s because there are a number of options for performing the action. However, it amounts to the same thing. To set up the secondary click on a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro, do the following:
  1. Go to the Apple menu and select System Preferences.
  2. Click on the Trackpad pane.
  3. Choose the Point & Click tab.
  4. Check the box next to secondary click.
  5. Click on the little down arrow.
  6. Choose Click with two fingers; Click in bottom right corner; or Click in bottom left corner.
If you prefer tapping to clicking on the Trackpad, check the box labelled Tap to click. You’ll notice that in the Secondary click options, ‘Click with two fingers’ has changed to ‘Click or tap with two fingers.’
While you’re in the Trackpad pane, you can also configure the Tracking Speed of the pointer, that is how quickly the pointer moves across the screen as you move your finger on the trackpad. Just move the slide right to make it go faster or left to make it go slower.
You can also configure the gestures for scrolling and zooming, as well as gestures for other features such as Mission Control, App Exposé, and Notification Center.
You might find that after you’ve configured the secondary click, the option you’ve chosen doesn’t suit you — you might invoke it accidentally, or it might be uncomfortable to use. If so, just go back to System Preferences and choose another option.

How to right click on a Mac mouse

Apple’s Magic Mouse may not have a visible right button, but underneath that sleek white shell, it can differentiate between a left click and a right click, in the same was as the trackpad on a MacBook. Here’s how to configure the right, or secondary, click on a Mac mouse.
  1. Launch System Preferences from the Apple menu or by clicking it in the Dock.
  2. Click on the Mouse pane.
  3. Click on the Point & Click tab.
  4. Check the box next to Secondary click.
  5. Choose ‘Click on the right side’ to enable right-click on a Mac mouse.
Note: If you have an Apple mouse, you can have the left side as the secondary click and the right side as the regular click. To enable that, just select ‘Click on the left side’ instead.
While you’re in the Point & Click tab, you can use the slider to adjust the tracking speed of the mouse.

How to change the speed of double-clicking your mouse

For most of us, the default speed for double-clicking a mouse button works just fine. But for some users, with different requirements, an adjustment may be needed. You can change the length of time macOS waits for a second click in order to register a double-click, which is useful if you have difficulty moving your fingers quickly.
To adjust the double-click speed, do the following:

How To Right Click On Macbook Air Trackpad

  1. Launch System Preferences and click the Accessibility pane.
  2. Click Mouse & Trackpad in the left hand sidebar.
  3. Drag the slider next to ‘Double-click speed’ to the left to make macOS wait longer for the second click.
While you’re in that pane, you can also change the delay that occurs when you drag a file over a folder and wait for it to spring open automatically. If you find that if you drag files over folders and the folders spring open unintentionally, you can slow down the spring load speed. Or if you find you have to wait too long when you want a folder to open, you can do the opposite. Drag the slider next to ‘Spring-loading delay’ to the left to make the folder open quickly, or to the right for a longer delay.
Pro tip: The Mac right-click function is managed using the Trackpad, Mouse, and Accessibility System Preferences panes. These are all standard macOS System Preferences. However, third party apps and plug-ins also install their own panes sometimes. Mostly, that’s fine — it’s the way you control the app or plug-in. But sometimes it can cause a problem, such as when Flash gets out of date.
In cases like that, you can use CleanMyMac X’s Extensions utility to safely uninstall it. Just click on the Extensions utility, choose Preferences panes, check the box next to the one you want to delete and click Remove. You can download CleanMyMac for free here.
As you can see, it’s very easy to right click on a Mac and to configure how the click works using System Preferences. And it works the same way for the Trackpad, too. Both are configured from their own panes in System Preferences. And additional options can be found in System Preferences’ Accessibility pane.

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