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.
—Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026
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Tongue presses can perform a left-click or click-and-drag, while a sip gesture can trigger a right-click.
—Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
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The left- and right-click buttons are flat, and Logitech replaced the scroll wheel with a touch panel.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
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The physical right-click, left-click, and scroll buttons above the touchpad make the process even more efficient.
—Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
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Or, in Google Drive, right-click a folder and have Gemini summarize it for you.
—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.
—Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2026
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With a Save dialog window open, right-click the empty background and select Group by > (None).
—Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
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Corsair uses its third-generation optical switches for the left- and right-click buttons.
—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.
—PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025
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To do so, right-click the Wi-Fi or internet connection icon in your taskbar’s system tray and select Perform Speed Test.
—Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
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