Trackpad activation without a mouse

I Need to activate My trackpad click opción and i hace no mouse. How can i do it with Mac commands?

Howdy Elizabeth,
This article explains how you can change various click options for the trackpad on your MacBook -
OS X Yosemite: Change the way your trackpad works
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
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my track pad recently stopped responding to clicking, it still makes the clicking
noise and feels fine but my MacBook pro does not respond. I am currently
without a mouse... I opened system preferences and the track pad options using
keyboard shortcuts by I cannot seem to figure how to simply select and click the
tap to click setting without a functiong track pad. It's frustrating to say the least.
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Your profile shows you have an iMac. Is the trackpad being used on the iMac & connected externally? Or is the trackpad on a Mac laptop?
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