What happened to double clicking between two words on a Mac and highlighting them both?

Late last year I bought a new Mac desktop that is running Sonoma 14.5. I have always used a trackpad.


For the last 15 years, on my previous Macs, double clicking between two words, and closer to the first word, would highlight them both.


I cannot seem to get that functionality back. I did a search and was told it had something to do with click speed so I tried all click speeds from slow to fast with no luck.


This was an important function to me, any ideas on how to get it back?

iMac 24″, macOS 14.5

Posted on Apr 18, 2025 7:02 AM

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What happened to double clicking between two words on a Mac and highlighting them both?

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