Move to the link or other item you want to click.  I don't know the laptop commands for the following actions.

Using the desktop layout, hold the NVDA key and press numpad slash to move the simulated mouse to where you are.  The way a lot of people prefer is to hold numpad insert and while doing so, press numpad slash.  Then press just numpad slash to left click the item.  To right click the item, press numpad star, which is the key to the right of numpad slash.  Numpad slash is the second key from the left on the top row of the numpad.

Gene

A lot of clickable objects can be activated with enter.  But as with other structures, some web page designers don't make them respond to enter so you have to use other ways, such as the simulated mouse, which is evidently one of the things you use.

Gene