Many users have a problem with the keyboard disconnecting when there is an external mouse. Of course, we're talking about the built-in trackpad that's located on the keyboard. Why turn it off? The most common reason is when the trackpad simply interferes with work, and even more often the trackpad interferes with gamers. It looks something like this: the user types text, reaches for some keys, accidentally touches the trackpad, as a result, the cursor moves to another part of the screen and the text begins to be printed there. Of course, everything goes wrong and such a problem interferes with both work and play.
So how do you disable the keyboard on your MacBook? For some reason, they decided to remove simple shutdown from the latest version. But then, as we found out, this function was simply moved. To disable the trackpad, we need to go to the main settings of the MAC OS X operating system. Next, go to the “universal access” section. Everything is almost ready - all that remains is to check the box next to “ignore trackpad when there is a mouse” at the bottom. That's it, after this the keyboard will be disabled (the area where the mouse is replaced).
For those for whom this function is not available (this happens due to a non-dangerous failure of the MAC OS X operating system). If you don't want to because the feature is inactive. To do this, you will have to unscrew the laptop, then the keyboard in the MacBook needs to be removed. Below you will see the trains. It is worth warning that such operations should be performed if you are familiar with computer technology, and in particular with laptops. So, you will need to determine which cable comes off the touchpad. Unplug this cord. After this, the trackpad will not work. Pay attention to the quality assembly of your MacBook after you finish disconnecting the keyboard. It is necessary that all the clamps are in their places in the MacBook.
Disabling Features
The trackpad of your device and all drives are disconnected with the utmost caution, because with such actions you can harm your laptop (MacBook). It is also recommended to use electronic keyboard shutdown. In general, the trackpad often interferes with laptop users. And this is not just a matter of MacBooks; the same problem is observed in personal computers running Windows. Our methods will help you make your work with the device more comfortable.
On our resource you can read other useful articles for your Apple MacBook. As for minor utilities, you can search for them in the official iTunes electronic application store. Here you can choose a program that will help you configure your keyboard.
There are applications that can be used to customize each button. There are also utilities that allow you to assign new commands to various keys. This is made for those users who are not satisfied with the standard buttons on a MacBook. With these apps, you can speed up your work in a text editor, add new trackpad buttons, and do other important things.
As for the mouse, it can also be customized for the user. What does it mean? Some people may not be happy with the speed because the cursor moves too quickly across the screen, while others need the cursor speed to be higher, on the contrary. This is especially true for gamers, for whom cursor speed is very important more than the buttons on a MacBook. These settings are configured in the same place where you disabled the trackpad on the MacBook.
The rectangular shape, which is designed for laptops, allows the user, without additional external manipulators such as a mouse and keyboard, to control a laptop computer with a simple touch of his fingers on the panel. In Apple MacBooks, the touchpad is called the Trackpad and has greater functionality than the touchpad from other manufacturers.
Despite the fact that the trackpad meets the standards of high advanced technologies, not all MacBook users and owners are adherents of tactile laptop control and prefer to use a standard mouse for work.
If the trackpad interferes with your work, you can disable it
The need to disable the touchpad
In fact, the trackpad is an integral part of laptops, it is very convenient when you need to view social articles, photos, open files or perform other minor functions on a portable device, when you need to complete the task quickly, there is no time to connect external devices.
However, for the average computer owner, the trackpad often causes a lot of inconvenience. Here the point is not even in the functionality of the panel, but more due to a person’s habit of working with a standard mouse and keyboard. And also, if you want to play on the device with the touchpad panel connected, it is almost impossible. When typing significant amounts of text, frequent problems also arise, since the ultra-sensitive tactile panel reacts even to minor touches and can move the cursor to an unnecessary position, which requires the performer to double-check or correct the work performed.
The trackpad is a high-sensitivity device. And sometimes it becomes a disadvantage
As you can see, the need to disable the trackpad on a personal laptop no longer depends on the user’s skills and preferences, but on the direction of activity of the owner of the portable unit.
Depending on what type of activity the owner of the device will be engaged in, there is a need to adjust the operation of the touch panel. Let's look in more detail at how a MacBook owner can disable or enable the touchpad if necessary.
How to disable and enable Trackpad on MacBook
In fact, enabling or disabling the Touch Bar on a MacBook is very simple and easy, completing the task within a few seconds if the user is aware of how to do it. Apple laptop developers have provided the ability to disable the trackpad if the consumer needs to connect a mouse and work on the device with important documents, or if they want to play computer games, and also turn the touchpad back on, if necessary.
In order to deactivate the trackpad and turn it back on automatically when the user disconnects the mouse, you need to go to the MacBook system settings. Next you need to select the Accessibility option, which in Russian means “accessibility”. The next step is to select “Mouse & Trackpad” in the window that opens on the left side of the screen. Next, a window should appear on the screen where you can disable the trackpad. To do this, check the box next to “Ignore built-in trackpad when mouse or wireless trackpad is present.” This completes the settings for turning touch control on and off. After this, in automatic mode, the touchpad will turn off as soon as the user connects the mouse to the MacBook, and will turn on when the external device is disconnected.
Check the box and the touchpad is disabled
Let's sum it up
A touchpad is a necessary and useful option when using a personal computer. It greatly facilitates the operation and provides the user with the ability to control the laptop without additional external manipulators. However, situations arise when working on a laptop requires connecting a mouse, then tactile control only prevents the owner from working with high productivity. For such cases, it is possible to once and for all enable an option on the MacBook that will automatically disable touch controls when an external device is connected. Any user can do this, according to the recommendations described above.
Explore the options of your portable device, connect and actively use the functions that the manufacturer has provided to improve the operation of laptops, and then your MacBook will become an excellent and reliable assistant for you in any conditions.
The idea for writing this note came during the first launch of a MacBook with the Mac OS High Sierra operating system (version 10.13.4). The fact is that when a user purchases an Apple-branded desktop computer or laptop, at first he may want to return to good old Windows, but if you customize Mac OS a little, then for many it becomes more convenient.
In the Mac OS High Sierra operating system, the developers changed some settings, so it was decided to write down all this initial information here so that it could be looked at as needed, and also for someone else. settings can also be convenient:
Switching language
I decided to start with the language, since while typing this text I was already tired of moving the mouse cursor to the upper right corner to change the language: Ru-En. In previous versions of Mac OS, the default language layout was switched with the keyboard shortcut: CMD + Spacebar and changed the typing language from Russian to English and back. In Mac OS High Sierra, when you press CMD + Spacebar, Spotlight appears (Mac search). It turned out that changing the language is now: Ctrl + Space, which is less convenient than it was in previous versions.
To configure language switching in Mac OS High Sierra, you need to run:
- Settings
- Keyboard
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Spotlight
- Uncheck – Show Spotlight search (or change the keyboard shortcut)
Now select from the list on the left:
- Input sources
- Select the previous input source (click on the key combination with the mouse cursor and enter any free combination, we set it the old fashioned way: CMD + Space).
Now it’s more convenient to switch the language layout, since CMD and Spacebar are nearby, it’s hard to miss.
Touchpad click or quiet tap
Go ahead. From the very first acquaintance with MacBooks, one of the main settings was to enable silent touch, because why click the trackpad if there is a touch (aka tap). In general, the click of the bottom of the MacBook Air's touchpad is the loudest sound this device makes. I don’t know where they are looking there, it’s Air, and the air shouldn’t make such loud sounds, like a loud fart.
Therefore, we turn on “quiet mode” and go to:
- Settings
- Trackpad
- Check the Touch box to simulate a click.
Now you don’t have to press the trackpad, everything that you pressed before can now just be touched. Having made this simple adjustment, when working with the MacBook Air, all that remains of the noise will be a slight rustle of the keyboard, which will probably also be eliminated in subsequent MacBook Air models.
Silently dragging windows
Continuing the topic of reducing noise when working on a MacBook, we suggest enabling silent dragging of working windows and programs. As a standard, windows are tightened inconveniently and noisily:
- Move the cursor to the top of the window
- Press the bottom of the trackpad with one finger (hearing a half-click)
- With the second finger, pull to a convenient place on the work screen.
If you have already used the drag just described, then try enabling three-finger drag, in High Sierra this is done like this:
Settings (1) – Accessibility (2)
Mouse and trackpad (3) – Trackpad options (4) – check the box: Enable dragging (5), and select the value: Three-finger dragging (6), then click OK (7).
Now place the cursor at the top of the window, touch the trackpad with three fingers and drag (without any clicks) to any position. Quieter and more comfortable, especially if someone is sleeping next to you. It's really more convenient than the default.
MacBook charge percentages
The battery charge indicator, displayed as a percentage, is perceived more clearly than a single icon; on the iPhone the charge is in percentage, it’s time for the MacBook.
In the upper right corner of Mac OS, near the language, there is a MacBook battery indicator, click on it and check the box - Show as a percentage.
Disable automatic launch of iTunes when connecting iPhone
The moment you connect your iPhone to your Mac (with standard settings), iTunes automatically launches and starts trying to do something there. I understand everything, Apple of course wants to make it convenient for its users, but this idea sometimes even gets in the way, so now we will disable the automatic launch of iTunes when the phone is connected. If the car is permanent. Turning on iTunes bothers you more, then do the following:
- We connect the iPhone to a computer with Mac OS and click on the iPhone icon in the iTunes program that opens
- On the right, scroll down the screen almost to the bottom and uncheck the box – Synchronize automatically if iPhone is connected
- Below we press the button – Apply
That's it, iTunes autorun is disabled, now when you connect an iPad or iPhone, this program will not open itself. If necessary, we launch it ourselves from the lower dock.
What do you immediately configure when you first launch Mac OS?
Regina Khisamova 06/09/2015 3233
The trackpad on a Macbook is broken: how to replace it with hot keys?
Even the biggest opponents of the Apple company will not argue with the convenience and advantages of the trackpad in the Macbook.
Most users of Apple laptops never use a mouse - there is no need for this. For surfing the web, typing, and even working in photo and video editors, the trackpad's capabilities are quite sufficient.
But reliable and durable things also sometimes fail. There can be many reasons for this: from “flooding” the trackpad with liquids to overheating of the old battery (above which the trackpad is located). Unfortunately, repairing an Apple laptop is almost always expensive. So, for example, replacing a trackpad, according to the price lists of some companies on the network, starts from three thousand rubles, depending on the model and year of manufacture. Or, for example, what to do if you are away and there is no way to take your computer to a service center to fix the problem? Option one is to connect a mouse.
Everything would be fine, but after using the trackpad it is very difficult to switch to the “tailed” one - functionality is noticeably lacking. We will try to make life easier for those users of Apple laptops who are faced with this problem in the following way - using hot keys in the OS itself and in the browser.
Replacing the trackpad with hotkeys
First of all, connect the mouse - you still have to do this.
If the trackpad does not work at all, then you can skip this step. If it causes the cursor to “run” across the screen and randomly click here and there, then you need to find the function “Disable the built-in trackpad when the mouse or wireless trackpad buttons are enabled” in “System Preferences” - “Universal Access” - “ Mouse and trackpad."
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In order to find out or change keyboard hotkeys, you need to go to the same “System Settings”, only this time go to the “Keyboard” section and to the “Keyboard Shortcuts” tab. This is where you can “switch to manual control” most of the functions of a broken trackpad.
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