How to Use right-click in a Sentence
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The main left- and right-click buttons are on one side; forward and back thumb buttons are on the other.
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Sascha Brodsky,
PC Magazine,
21 June 2026
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The left- and right-click buttons are flat, and Logitech replaced the scroll wheel with a touch panel.
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Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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Or, in Google Drive, right-click a folder and have Gemini summarize it for you.
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Brian Greenberg,
Forbes.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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On a Mac, Control + Click brings up the right-click menu without requiring a perfect two-finger tap.
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Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Corsair uses its third-generation optical switches for the left- and right-click buttons.
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Sascha Brodsky,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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This is accessible via the Subtitles button or the Use Speech to Text right-click context menu.
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PC Magazine,
15 Nov. 2025
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