

On a Windows Touchpad: If your Windows trackpad driver does not have it as a default, then try the suggestions mentioned in this Superuser forum thread. On a Mac Touchpad: The easiest way to use the middle click function on a Mac is to press the Command key when you left-click with one finger on the touchpad. Windows and Mac touchpads behave differently while some laptop touchpads do not have this feature enabled by default. But they do seem to work in a similar fashion on browser tabs. There is no universal agreement on the behavior of the middle mouse button across all apps.


Web searchers can also use the button to open a refreshed version of a webpage in another tab while keeping the older version in one.

The middle mouse button (which is the scroll wheel on most mice today) is basically used for two purposes on the web: first, open links in new tabs, and second, close open tabs.
