getting photo properties with mouse

July 4, 2007 5:40 AM

I no longer get "properties" when I use my mouse over a picture

I use Mac and used to get Properties if I clicked when I put mouse over a picture (would get Location etc). I can get properties of site but no longer of individual pictures at that site. I use a trackball, sometimes, Mighty Mouse, and another mouse but no longer do I get the Properties I once was able to. How can I get this useful information?

posted by Postroad to Computers & Internet (5 answers total)

are you talking about metadata? EXIF? is that what you mean?
posted by matteo at 9:02 AM on July 4, 2007

Response by poster: Matteo: I think that is what I am talking about...I used it to get location (where the photo was from that is produced or reproduced on the page) and had it but now I can no longer use this "function" via my mouse (I have tried with 3 mouses)..I do not have any tech background and am old guy and thus a slow learner in such things! ah, woe is me
posted by Postroad at 11:20 AM on July 4, 2007

If you're talking about what would be considered "Right Click" features on a PC, it's ctrl+click. (They also come up if you mouse over something and then leave it for a short time).

Otherwise, I really don't know what you're talking about. What program are you doing this in?
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 3:23 PM on July 4, 2007

Response by poster: Dear E.D.B.Huneydew: I think what you say for the PC is what I am looking for but which no longer works on my Mac
posted by Postroad at 6:05 PM on July 4, 2007

Is this a problem you're having when you're using a browser to look at the World Wide Web (if so, what browser?) or a problem you're having when you're looking at pictures that are, say, sitting on your desktop?
posted by gum at 11:01 PM on July 4, 2007