Magic Trackpad: Secondary Click

I cannot view Help for my Magic Trackpad (see related post on that), which should have been able to answer this simple question. On the Trackpad preferences screen, I have clicked the box for Secondary Click, assigning it to the lower left corner of the trackpad. I assume Secondary Click means right click or control click—is that correct? And no matter if it is or it is not, there seems to be no difference when I click in the lower left corner as opposed to anywhere else on the pad. What's happening (or not happening)?
Thanks,
Ben

You are correct. Secondary click means right click. Does the "Secondary Tap" work?
When you assign the click to the bottom left, that doesn't mean tapping the pad, it means pushing the pad down on the lower left or right sides. The legs have contacts in them and they depress.
Hope that helps.
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