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Apple Users

RamblingRose

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3. She has a bluetooth mouse she used with the iMac. I told her we could hook it up

Reply to Sancho (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 03:07 PM

Jul 2019

but she wants to easily be able to take her MacBook to meetings with her (membership chair of the local democratic club And I'm afraid she'd lose the mouse.

She really wants to learn to use it - she just needs some repetitive practice, like Bart Simpson writing on the chalkboard.

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Learning to adjust to a MacBook trackpad; I just switched my 87 year old mom to a MacBook Air from [View all] RamblingRose Jul 2019 OP

Does she need a mouse? Just add one... Sancho Jul 2019 #1

She has a bluetooth mouse she used with the iMac. I told her we could hook it up RamblingRose Jul 2019 #3

Just get her a mouse. Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2019 #2

She'll be happy to know it's not just her being 87 years old RamblingRose Jul 2019 #4

If it's a wired mouse, just plug it in. Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2019 #7

If she's used to iPad and iPhone... targetpractice Jul 2019 #5

Exactly the opposite for me. royable Jul 2019 #6

That's insightful... targetpractice Jul 2019 #8

Been using Apple laptops with external mice for over 20 years ... CloudWatcher Jul 2019 #9