In this video, the Apple Magic Mouse 2 is discussed, focusing on its features and settings. The mouse is a clawgrip device, allowing precise control by holding the mouse with the tips of your fingers. It can be used in its most simplistic form, with beginner gestures such as click, tap, and pinch.
To connect the Magic Mouse, try cleaning the sensor with compressed air as detailed on the Apple cleaning page. If the mouse or Magic Mouse 2 isn’t tracking properly, there is a program called http://magicprefs.com/ that can enable two mouse button functionality. The mouse is touch-sensitive up to the Apple logo towards the back of it, and you can rest two fingers on it fine.
To left click, place your palm flat against the surface of the mouse with your thumb and fingers extended along either side of the device. Ergonomically, the chair should be at the correct height so your arms are at a 90 degree angle and your wrist flat. Arm rests on your chair can help.
Screen zoom can be enabled by holding down the Control key and scrolling with one finger to enlarge items on the screen. To enable screen zoom, click “Mouse” in System Settings. A secondary click (right-click) can be performed by pressing the left or right side of the mouse.
The video concludes by advising users to use the middle finger for everything except when swapping desktops or using mission control. Hold the device with your thumb, index finger, and middle fingers, and avoid gripping it too tightly.
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I just bought a Mac mini and the Apple keyboard and mouse to go with it. This article was very helpful because I felt like I had to contort my wrist around to move the mouse. I didn’t realize it was a simple as changing the tracking speed. I am so used to having a MacBook with a trackpad so the mouse was a bit a of a learning curve.
This tip is also super useful for other really flat mice, like my Logitech Pebble that I use while on the go! If your mouse is on the smaller side lengthwise too (again, like my Logitech Pebble), move it forward in your grip until your index and middle fingers are bent to an angle you like while they’re in their resting position. At first you may be instinctively inclined to make sure some part of the mouse contacts your palm, but doing so often forces your index and middle fingers to curl in a carpal tunnel-inducing manner. Basically, start with a grip as if you were holding a traditional ergonomically sized mouse, then without changing that grip, position the mouse within it until you can use all of the functions properly!
im glad you put this vid out there. granted I’m 2 years late lol. but not having used a Magic Mouse before and learning all the gestures from scratch made me thing its a very well thought out mouse. Ive heard about all the other guys here on YouTube but I have to say its not the most ergonomic but it freakin works and since it don’t spend 8-10hrs a day using it I don’t get the fatigue everyone suffers from. I know mine is a small opinion but I like the damn thing. like a lot.
The mx3 is just comfortable to me and I like the tactile feedback. Gestures are nice, but I’m not letting all that just to get a gesture to make macs weird fullscreen behavior led annoying 😂. I’d rather just use alt when I fullscreen to get the Windows-style behavior you described. I wish that was a default behavior… having an app take over the entire display and not let me pop other things over it is what I want maybe 3% of the time.
You can use a command in the terminal to set the tracking speed even higher. The fastest setting in the Preferences is ‘3’. For my 43″ 4k screen I set the mouse to ’15’. If you decide to do this and find the command, don’t go back to Preferences and touch the Tracking Speed slider. It’ll reset the speed to 3 again. lol
I hold every mouse with my fingertips as you described here and am used to keeping my wrist stationary and just using my fingers to move the mouse. I got the magic mouse for work and found it very inaccurate and very difficult to click on small things. After some frustration, i found the reason – the sensor is at the front and not in the middle. The front is also the heavier part of the mouse. This makes it so that when you hold the mouse in the middle and make fine movements, it rotates and the sensor doesn’t follow the movement properly. This makes it necessary to either hold the mouse at the front, which feels unnatural and uncomfortable, or take extra care not to rotate it when moving it. Because of this single dumb design decision, this mouse is completely unusable for me
I’m surprised how little you spent showing how your hand looked using the actual mouse from different angles and how much time you spent just talking about it. For something like this a “how to use the mouse”, showing a lot of b roll article footage using the mouse while you talk over it would’ve been wayyyy more helpful. But I eventually figured it out.
Really great tips! – I also bought a 303 Shroud mouse and that one was horrible the first few weeks but now it feels natural. Magic Mouse 2 is my latest addition, I feel like I will get used to the size though right now my wrist is not happy. It is annoying that scrolling is 1 finger instead of 2, I’m used to using 2 on the trackpad. Please keep making articles, this was very useful!
Thanks so much for taking the time to explain all this, it’s amazingly helpful! I’ve always loved the idea of the MM but as you say, there have been so many strange negative reviews that have put me off. Anyway, I’ve just ordered one and look forward to employing the methods you’ve outlined here. Cheers!
Excellent article. This article changed my perspective on Magic Mouse completely! Everything make sense once you realise Magic Mouse is actually a “movable Magic Trackpad” rather than a conventional mouse. Magic Mouse is great for scrolling gesture, so you should position your hand like using a trackpad when scrolling. Also you have to hold Magic Mouse very differently. And the best way to hold Magic Mouse I found is .. DO NOT HOLD IT while your hand is at rest! Why it is so? Magic Mouse has flat weird shape that is very uncomfortable to hold for sustained period of time. But it also has an exceptionally flat shape that can sit/hide below your hand. You have to practise a bit to get used to the new habit: after moving the mouse cursor, release the hold of the mouse, reset your hand on the table as if you are holding nothing. Rest your thumb and pinky on the desk and relax your hand completely. When you need to move the mouse, grab the mouse again. This habit is unintuitive at first because your brain tell you it’s slower to grab the mouse each time when you move to mouse. But after a few trial you will find this posture very comfortable.
I am actually switching from Mac to PC. I was working on a google slide deck and if you google this it’ll come up: the slides change even with the most delicate touch on a magic mouse. After some frustrating 30 ish minutes I started to just use my track pad but noticed the back of my hand was strained from having to suspend my fingers in the air to avoid touching the magic mouse. Any tips?
I’m having this thing myself – I can’t find the perfect mouse for Mac. The scrolling on Magic Mouse is as great as it can be – super precise and smooth, helps to navigate much faster. But due to the shape, hand really gets tired. The opposite is with a Logitech mouse – feels great and relaxed in the hand, but the scrolling is just f***ing awkward, not precise at all.
I think the Magic Mouse gets more hate than it deserves. I have both the Logitech MX Mouse and Keyboard Combo and The Magic Mouse and Keyboard combo and thanks to apple’s design, the magic mouse combo will always be my choice when I need to get work done in record time. There will never and I mean never be a keyboard and mouse combo as fast as the Magic combo. I even have a mechanical key combo and that has to be my slowest combination. So in essence, Speed = Magic Combo; Comfort = MX Combo; Clicky-Clack = Mechanical Combo
Warning: resting on your wrist, or keeping your fingers suspended like that, may cause a lot of strain, and eventually repetitive stress injuries. I lost feelings in my hand after using this mouse heavily (at a startup). It took me 6 months to rehab back to normal. Obviously, I no longer use this mouse.
Instead of suspending your fingers over it, another option is to have your middle finger on the upper right edge as well, and leave your pointer resting on the surface. Then you just have to move your middle finger over (to “join the party”) for the occasional gestures. (Well, I guess my pointer does tend to hover, so I’m with you there.)
Honestly the biggest game changer for this thing is better touch tools. It unlocks a TON of potential. Tap to click instead of having to click is nice, tapping or clicking on the right side of the mouse to right click, having 2 finger swipe down to minimize a window and 2 fingers swipe up to maximize but not full screen a window, two finger tap to right click, etc. You can even specify which areas of the mouse register touches, how much touch is required to register as an actionable touch and tons of other advanced options. You really have to think of this thing as a small touchpad you move around to control the mouse and use the surface of the mouse for everything else you’d normally use a touchpad for.