Mighty Mouse connected : Want to use trackpad too ???

Hi,
When my mouse is wirelessly connected I am unable to use the trackpad. Is their a work around for this?
TIA

Open up System Preferences. Click the "trackpad" icon. At the bottom of the next window, uncheck the "Ignore trackpad if mouse is present" option.
If that doesn't fix things, let me know and we'll see what else we can try.
~Lyssa

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