Hello & Welcome I’m gonna show you how to use Trackpad Gestures
on your MacBook.
Let’s first open System Preferences and go to the Trackpad options.
There are 16 gestures in total, categorized into Point & Click gestures, Scroll & Zoom
and More Gestures.
You can enable each gesture by checking the corresponding checkbox.
If you see a drop-down menu below a gesture that means you can customize it by choosing
an option from the menu.
For example you may choose to perform the gesture using three fingers instead of four.
Let’s begin.
The first one.
Tap to Click This gesture is used to select items such
as a file or interact with macOS elements such as a button.
Tap on the trackpad with one finger to click.
When this is enabled, you won’t need to press on the trackpad to click.
Secondary or Right Click This gesture is used to access the right click
menus.
You can either choose to tap with two finger OR press on the bottom right or left corner
of the trackpad depending on the option you choose.
Look Up and Data Det ectors This gesture is used to look up words, take
actions with numbers, addresses, etc, or to preview files and web links
Tap with three fingers on the trackpad on the item you want to take an action on.
Rotate This gesture is used to spin or rotates photos,
maps and other things you see on screen.
Place two fingers on the trackpad and rotate them as if you are screwing or unscrewing
a bottle cap.
Smart Zoom This gesture is used to zoom in and out anywhere
applicable like on a web page or photo.
Tap twice quickly with two fingers on the trackpad.
Normal Zoom or Pinch to Zoom This gesture is used to zoom in and out like
the Smart Zoom shown before.
Place two fingers on the trackpad, increase the gap between them to zoom in and decrease
the gap to zoom out.
Scroll This gesture is used for scrolling
Slide two fingers up and down on the trackpad to scroll up and down.
Show Desktop This gesture is used for showing desktop when
windows cover your screen.
Place any four fingers on the trackpad and spread them apart.
Launchpad This gesture opens the launchpad or the app
drawer for you.
Place any four fingers on the trackpad and pinch them together.
App Expose This gesture shows all the windows of the
app you are currently using.
Place three or four fingers on the trackpad and slide them down.
Mission Control This gesture reveals all the open windows
and desktop spaces.
Place three or four fingers on the trackpad and slide them up.
Notification Centre This gesture pulls out the Notification panel.
Swipe left with two fingers from the outer right edge of the trackpad.
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Swipe Between Full-Screen Apps This gesture swipes between your full-screen
apps.
Place three or four fingers on the trackpad and move them to the right and left.
Swipe Between Pages This gesture swipes between pages.
For example between previous and pages in your browser.
Place two fingers on the trackpad and scroll right or left for previous and pages.
Additionally you can swipe with three or two or three fingers to swipe between pages.
Three Finger Drag This gesture was previously in the Trackpad
section, but it has now been moved to the accessibility section.
“The demo is shown from El Capitan.
Check out my video on how to enable this in the accessibility section.
Link is in the description.”
This gesture works as if you are dragging, meaning you are clicking, holding and then
moving your pointer.
This is used to select files, highlight a part of text or to move windows just to name
a few.
Place three fingers on the trackpad and move them to drag.