Multitouch gestures let your fingers do cool stuff on Mac Laptops and the Magic Trackpad. Some of the gestures must be enabled in System Settings (formerly System Preferences).
Miscellaneous
Action | Gesture |
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Scroll Up/Down/Left/Right | 2-Finger Swipe Up/Down/Left/Right |
Right-Click (same as Ctrl-Click) | 2-Finger Click |
Open & Close Notification Center | 2-Finger Swipe from the right side of the trackpad |
Lookup Word in Dictionary | 3-Finger Tap on the Word |
Open Launchpad | Pinch with Thumb and 3 Fingers |
Zoom In or Out on the Screen. Turn on in System Settings (formerly System Preferences) > Accessibility > Zoom. | Hold Control and 2-Finger Swipe Up or Down |
Quick Look Work in Finder & Open/Save Dialogs
Action | Gesture |
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Open Quick Look | 3–Finger Tap on a File |
Zoom In or Out within Quick Look | Pinch Open or Closed |
Mission Control
Action | Gesture |
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Open & Close Mission Control | 3–Finger Swipe Up/Down |
Switch between full-screens apps or spaces | 3–Finger Swipe Left/Right |
Show Desktop (Push All Windows Aside) | Spread with Thumb and 3 Fingers (Pinch to restore) |
Show all windows in the current app (App Exposé) | 3-Finger Swipe Down 3-Finger Swipe Up to Exit |
Safari
Action | Gesture |
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Go Back/Forward | 2-Finger Swipe Left/Right |
Zoom in (Increase Font Size) | Spread (Reverse Pinch) |
Zoom Out (Decrease Font Size) | Pinch |
Smart Zoom | 2–Finger tap on the content you want to enlarge |
Preview a Link | 3–Finger tap on a link |
Calendar
Action | Gesture |
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Go to Previous/Next (Day, Week, Month, or Year) (Works like Cmd-Left/Right Arrow) | 2-Finger Swipe Left/Right |
Preview
Action | Gesture |
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Rotate | 2-Finger Rotate (in either direction) |
Zoom In or Out | Pinch or Spread |
Flip through Multiple Images/Pages | 2-Finger Swipe Up/DownLeft/Right |
QuickTime
Action | Gesture |
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Scrub Backward/Forward through the Video | 2-Finger Swipe Left/Right (or Up/Down) |
Exit Fullscreen | Pinch |
Enter Fullscreen | Spread |