How to Enable or Disable the Touchpad on MacBook Air M4

HardReset.InfoOctober 22, 20251 min743 views

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Accessing System Settings

 Open the Apple menu located in the top-left corner of your screen.
⚙️ Navigate to and select System Settings from the dropdown menu.

Configuring Accessibility Options

♿️ In System Settings, scroll down to find and open the Accessibility menu.
🖱️ Within Accessibility, locate and select Pointer Control.

Toggling the Built-in Trackpad

🎛️ To disable the trackpad when an external mouse or wireless trackpad is connected, switch the toggle next to 'Ignore built-in trackpad when mouse is present' to the right.
↩️ To re-enable the built-in trackpad, switch this same toggle back to the left.

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