How to Master Mac Multitouch in 5 minutes

Computerworld ^ | May 13, 2015 6:12 AM PT | Jonny Evans

[Swordmaker]

Sometimes it helps to review what you know

I’ve gathered the most essential Multitouch gestures Mac users need to know in this report. Of course, some may not be enabled within your system, so if you want to enable them, go to System Preferences>Trackpad and tick (or untick) the appropriate text box.

Furthermore, some applications – particularly third-party, big-name apps -- do not support all (any) of the gestures, which seems a shame. To be fair, the gestures offered on your Mac haven’t changed too much since I wrote The Lion Multitouch Gesture Guide.

Four-finger freedoms

Use four fingers on your trackpad. Swipe them up and you will activate Mission Control. Place four fingers toward the center of the trackpad and then spread them apart and you will push the windows aside to see your Desktop … or pinch them together to open Launchpad. If enabled, you’ll access App Expose just by swiping down with four fingers – enabling you to quickly and easily see what windows you have open in the application. Or you can swipe between full-screen apps by swiping left or right with four fingers.

(You'll need to go to the article to see the rest of the following Multitouch gestures — Swordmaker)

• Three-fingered multitouch

• Two fingered multitouch

• One finger touches

• Tap to click

• Force Touch for more modern MacBooks and touch pad systems.

[Swordmaker]

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Mastering Apple Mac Multitouch in 5 Minutes
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[vox_freedom]

Glad to make a $20 contribution, Swordmaker, and thank you for your support of Free Republic and your information in support of Apple users.

[freedumb2003]

I recommend the one finger approach.

[Swordmaker]

I recommend the one finger approach.

For you, that probably would be best. For most Apple MacBook users, we use all our faculties.

[Swordmaker]

Glad to make a $20 contribution, Swordmaker, and thank you for your support of Free Republic and your information in support of Apple users.

Thanks for your support, both for me and for FreeRepublic.

[freedumb2003]

>>For most Apple MacBook users, we use all our faculties.<<

So you just elbow the thing?

[tubebender]

Lady Bender’s new Macbook Pro will be here Friday or Monday. She prefers the Magic Mouse. I will try the track pad. Is there a video for it?

[Swordmaker]

Try this. . .

http://www.cnet.com/videos/apples-new-multitouch-trackpad/#!

and then this if you have the force touch track pad. . .

http://www.cnet.com/videos/test-driving-apples-force-touch-trackpad/#!

[amigatec]

Do these gestures also apply to the wireless trackpad as well?

[Swordmaker]

Do these gestures also apply to the wireless trackpad as well?

Yes.