Right-clicking on a shapefile

[BrianKranick]

Hello, I've just started using my Arc Desktop at home (basic user license), and when I right-click on a shapefile I cannot get anything to come up (ie, attribute table, label, etc).  Any idea why?

thanks!

[DanPatterson_Retired]

are you in the data view in the table of contents?

[BrianKranick]

yes

[BrianKranick]

Not sure if it's relevant, but I am also running this on a new laptop.  I'm wondering maybe if I have to configure the keypad or something too?  In addition, I am using it on a MAC that I have configured the hard-drive to run windows in order to load Arc.  Maybe the commands are a little different than on a PC?

[DanPatterson_Retired]

an astute observation...try to emulate it in another application

[StevenGraf1]

Are you using a regular mouse instead of the MAC mouse?  I've noticed that you still can't right click anything using a normal 2 button mouse even when running windows on a MAC.  Try using the MAC right click when you load windows.

Steven

[BrianKranick]

Thank you both.  I'm actually not using a mouse at all.  I've just been using the touchpad on the laptop. Maybe I should try using a mouse instead.  Steven are you using a MAC?  It sounds like I should try using a MAC mouse specifically, correct?

[StevenGraf1]

I'm not using a Mac but i have seen people experience the problem.  Using a separate mouse shouldn't be any different.  It's worth a shot though.

[BrianKranick]

do you know how they resolved it?  if they did..

[StevenGraf1 · Accepted solution]

Are you able to right click anything outside of ArcMap?  You may check this article and see if these settings would help.