Cursor moving with touchpad - but won't allow me to click on anything

I can select the items I'm trying to click on but once I highlight something I cannot click on it. One support source says I can correct this by going to "system preferences" but is there a way to get to system preferences without using the touch pad?
This problem has occured in the past but eventually through trial and error I would find a solution. Today I have not been able to do so.

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately that didn't do the trick. It was already clicking but just wasn't doing anything.
I took the laptop to the Apple Store in Freehold. The tech there said he just took the back off and adjusted it a little bit and when he put it back it was working fine.
In fact, the touchpad had been sticking a little bit for awhile before I had this problem. It is not sticking now.

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