It is very easy to right click on a Chromebook. There are also other touchpad gestures on Chromebooks that are similar to Windows and OSX laptops. You can use your Chromebook’s touchpad to move the pointer, right-click items on the screen, and more. This post explains how to right click on a Chromebook and other features of a Chromebook’s touchpad.
How to Right Click on Chromebook
Chromebooks don’t have separate left and right buttons on the trackpad. This can make some users confused about how to right click on a Chromebook. Press or tap the touchpad with two fingers. You can also press Alt, then click with one finger.
Other Chromebook Touchpad Features
| Move the pointer | Move your finger across the touchpad. |
| Click | Press or tap the lower half of the touchpad. |
| Right-click | Press or tap the touchpad with two fingers. You can also press Alt, then click with one finger. |
| Scroll | Place two fingers on the touchpad and move them up and down to scroll vertically, or left and right to scroll horizontally. |
| Move between pages | To go back to a page you were just on, swipe left with two fingers. To go forward to a page you were just on, swipe right with two fingers. |
| See all open windows | Swipe up or down with three fingers. (If you have Australian scrolling turned on, swipe up; if you have traditional scrolling turned on, swipe down.) |
| Switch between tabs | If you have multiple browser tabs open, you can swipe left and right with three fingers to quickly move between tabs. |
| Drag and drop | Click and hold the item you want to move. While holding, move the item. Release your finger to drop the item at its new location. |
Changing Chromebook Touchpad Settings
To set how fast or slow your mouse pointer moves and how your touchpad works:
- If you haven’t already, sign in to your Chromebook.
- Click the status area, where your account picture appears.
- Click Settings.
- In the “Device” section, adjust the sliders to set your touchpad or mouse speed (how quickly your pointer moves).
- Click Touchpad settings (or Touchpad and mouse settings) to:
- Turn tap-to-click on or off
- Swap your primary mouse button
- Choose traditional scrolling or Australian scrolling
Note: With traditional scrolling, you can swipe up on the touchpad to move up the page, and swipe down to move down. Australian scrolling works in the opposite way.
- When you’re done, click OK.