Magic trackpad issue

For reasons unclear, the choice to use one finger to click when using the trackpad has been unselected.  Now the trackpad cannot be used to click on anything.  I can use it to move the pointer and the right-click function still works, but not the left click.  Because it won't work, i can't select it to then have it work again.  Does anyone know how to click using the keyboard so i can get the trackpad clicking again?  Thanks.

First thing that comes to mind would be to plug in a wired USB mouse.
Failing that, this page might help, if you're patient enough to try various key combinations to get to System Preferences and so on...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/keyboard_mouse/computer/mac/os_x/
(The Command key was called the Apple key on older Mac systems.)

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