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I have had my macbook air now for almost 2 years and never had a problem with it until now. When I'm trying to use my macbook to search the internet it keeps highlighting text as if I've held down the left mouse button. Now this is even more unusual bearing in mind in the trackpad settings the tap to click option is turned off as I prefer to use the button at the bottom of the pad.
Originally I thought that it maybe a faulty trackpad so I have got a USB mouse to plug in, however this is still happening even though my hands are now nowehere near the trackpad.
The only thing I can think of is that I installed mavericks when it first came out. Could it be an issue with this?
Please help!

There could be lithium battery swelling pressing against the trackpad, do you notice any swelling.
Or more specifically do you notice the trackpad is slightly hard to click?
Reset SMC and re-verify
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.
If still the same contact Apple for an appt. for diagnostic (free) and possible repair (if needed)

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