How to Change Magic Mouse Settings on a Mac

The Magic Mouse is loved and hated in equal measure, a genius for some and an inferior mouse for others. The fact is that it is the only official Apple mouse and that not only does it come standard with an iMac, but it can also be purchased to use on a MacBook and even an iPad. In any case, we will focus on macOS and the settings that the system offers us to further customize the Magic Mouse 2.

All the Magic Mouse settings that we are going to explain are accessible from the System Preferences> Mouse path. You must bear in mind that for them to appear, the Magic Mouse must be configured as the default mouse on the Mac.

Change Magic Mouse Settings on a Mac

Scrolling a page

Whether it is a document, a website or any other part of the system in which there is a bar to go down or up, you can make a gesture with a finger on the surface of the mouse to move. This is the same gesture as the one made with the central wheel that other mice have.

If you activate the tab, you will have what is known as natural scrolling, which consists of sliding your finger from bottom to top to go down and from top to bottom to go up. If you want it to be just the opposite, you must deactivate the box and in that case you will have to move from top to bottom to go down and from bottom to top to go up.

Desplazamiento página Mac

How do you want to secondary click with the Magic Mouse?

The secondary click is tremendously useful in many parts of the system and applications, as it allows you to quickly access options that would otherwise have a longer path. Mice have traditionally always had two main buttons, the left being for the main click and the right for these functions. The Magic Mouse does not have that apparent second button, but it can understand when you press one part or another.

In the Magic Mouse settings in reference to this you can choose that this secondary click is on the right or left side or you can even deactivate it completely. We do not recommend the latter, since you lose very interesting functionalities if you do it.

Click secundario Magic Mouse

Enlarge pages or images quickly

Not always the size of a photo or text is close enough to our eyes to be appreciated, so this smart zoom feature can come in really handy. If the corresponding tab is activated, you will only have to double-tap on any touch part of the Magic Mouse to see how it is enlarged. And we emphasize the touch, without actually pressing.

Zoom inteligente Magic Mouse

Choose a suitable speed for the cursor

We each have our hobbies and customs, so it is possible that the cursor speed that is determined on the Mac is not the right one for you. In the corresponding settings bar you can set the speed you want it to go, choosing slower with the tab moved to the left and faster to the right.

Quickly page or go back

Once in the “More gestures” tab of the Magic Mouse settings, we can find this interesting option that will allow us to move between pages in a much faster and more intuitive way than clicking on the corresponding button. This function can be disabled, but if you activate it you will have the following options:

  • Go left or right with one finger : just swipe with your middle finger to the right or left depending on whether you want to go forward or back.
  • Go left or right with two fingers: identical function to the previous one, only instead of using one finger for the gesture, you will have to use two.
  • Move 1 or 2 fingers: a mix between the possibilities shown above, being able to do the gesture with one or two fingers depending on what you want at that moment.

Desplazamiento Magic Mouse

Quick switch between apps

The full screen has the main advantage of being able to focus only on the content that we have open, being able to see at a larger size. However, if you are working with several applications at the same time, it will be extremely uncomfortable for you to have to minimize and open windows all the time. Well, this “Switch between apps in full screen” function will allow you to scroll through all the programs that you have open in full screen, sliding with two fingers from left to right or from right to left.

Cambios apps Magic Mouse

Mission control

The Mission Control on the Mac can have interesting advantages for productivity when using the computer. To be able to open it quickly, simply touch the central part of the Magic Mouse with two fingers, although for that you must have the corresponding tab activated.

Bonus: How to tell the Magic Mouse battery

Fast and easy. In this same settings window you can find this information at the bottom. It is very useful to know the level of charge that the mouse has and that it does not leave us lying in the middle of a task.

Illustrative images in settings

Imágenes ajustes Magic Mouse

You may have read this article without opening the Magic Mouse settings. We hope that our explanation has been clear enough for you to understand the gestures and functions that can be configured, but if not, you should know that by entering these settings you will find animated images in which you can see an example of how each of them works. settings explained.