Problem with left-click behaviour in browsers

[daviec75]

Hello

Something strange has just started happening with my Mac. When I left-click a link in a browser, instead of opening the link it downloads the file. This happens in both Safari and Chrome (Safari downloads the target file straightaway whereas Chrome opens the 'Save As' box).

If I hold down the function key it behaves normally, and opens the link.

I've searched through Preferences and can't find a setting that might relate to this.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Daviec

(MacBook Pro, OS X 10.6.4)

 

[SwampWitch]

Hello, and welcome to Mac-Help.com!

You can single-click anywhere on your trackpad, so there is no "left click" technically, it's just a regular click. You can personalize your trackpad under System Preferences, then click on Trackpad to see the options. (It even has a little video playing showing the features.)

I'm guessing you are double clicking, or tapping with two fingers, to open or download links... I don't know much about "right-clicking" if that's an issue, since I've only had Macs, but I read that you can "right-click" by holding down the control key while clicking, but I don't know how up-to-date that is for your computer, it might be easier than that now.

Hope this helps... let us know if it works or doesn't work out!

 

[daviec75]

Thanks for the reply.

Turns out the problem was a sticky Fn key. Have removed and cleaned it and now all working fine.

Cheers

daviec75