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Inspiring
Dec 11, 2025 5:06 PM UTC
Question

Right-click is hit or miss in PP and AE

This is one of those things where I think, Is it me?

I've noticed over months, if not years, that I often have trouble right-clicking in PP and also in AE. Sometimes it works, sometimes it takes one or two clicks to get a contextual menu to show. I find myself pressing very hard to ensure the click registers.

When I'm using a mouse, it's a Logitech Master 3S. I don't have issues right-clicking in any other apps, just these two. I don't think I've noticed it in ID or Illustrator, although TBH I don't right-click much in ID and I'm usually on a tablet in Illustrator.

Does anyone else have this issue?

 

 

Mac OS 15.7.2, PP25.6.3, AE25.6.0

6 replies

Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
Legend
Dec 11, 2025 7:35 PM UTC

Hi George,

Thanks for the message. I have heard of a few cases like this. How is the original mouse working? What kind of Mac are you running? Any other system info you can share? Are you running multiple monitors? I hope we can help you fix this. Sorry for the issue. Sounds frustrating.

 

Thanks,
Kevin

 

 

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Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
Inspiring
Dec 11, 2025 8:33 PM UTC

It's a MacBook Pro (14", 2023), so there is no original mouse, and I use it closed, so I can't easily test the trackpad. I run it with two external monitors. It's good to know that I'm not the only one, but I imagine finding a reason is going to be very hard. 

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Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
Legend
Dec 11, 2025 8:45 PM UTC

Hmm. You don't have any other mouse you can test with? I'm also curious if you contacted Logitec support. Perhaps a software or firmware update might be needed. I'll ask around. Sorry for the hassle.

 

Thanks,
Kevin

 

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Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
R Neil Haugen
Legend
Dec 11, 2025 7:28 PM UTC

I've never had this with either of my desktops or laptops ... so that's just a bizarre thing, and would be painfully annoying!

 

I'm using an old Wacom Intuos 3 pen tablet, a  four-padddle-button trackball unit in place of a mouse, and now also a little Microsoft mouse at times on my desktop, no issues. On my laptop, a small fold-up mouse, but again, no issues.

 

So I'm wondering if there's a setting on your system that could be altered to fix this?

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