Mac 101: Multi-touch Tips

Using Two Fingers
- Scroll -- If you're in a long document, or webpage, you can easily scroll through it by moving two fingers, side-by-side, up and down the trackpad. This feature works in almost any application.
- Rotate -- If you're in Preview.app or iPhoto, you can easily rotate a photo by rotating two fingers (like twisting off a bottle cap). This will work in only a few Apple applications, and may work with some third-party apps.
- Pinch Open and Close -- In Preview.app or iPhoto, you can zoom in on a photo by "pinching" the trackpad using two fingers. This is similar to the way you would zoom a photo on the iPhone.
- You can launch Exposé by swiping four fingers downward on the trackpad. This will allow you to view all open windows as tiles on your screen. This is the equivalent to using fn + F9.
- You can view your desktop by swiping four fingers upward on the trackpad. This will allow you to see everything on your desktop, without the clutter of open windows. This is the equivalent to using fn + F11.
- While reading your email in Mail.app, try swiping three fingers up or down on the trackpad. This will allow you to move to the next / last email without clicking or using the arrow keys.
- While in browsing the web in Safari.app, try the two-finger "pinch" to zoom in on text. You can also use three fingers to swipe back and forth through the recent browsing history.
- If you want more cool multi-touch trackpad features, check the "Trackpad" section of System Preferences.
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does anything happen when you use your middle finger?
haha
In quicktime just zoom with two fingers over the window to go full screen.
Allso works with the preview of files in finder. pretty usefull.
Is there any way you can switch the ^%&* thing off? The Zoom feature is a perfect pain as it cuts in if you inadvertently brush over the trackpad; it has made using NeoOffice and Pages a nightmare and totally negates the benefits of the 2 finger scroll and the various 3 finger options. None of the instructions in preferences (either under Keyboard & Mouse or Trackpad) work. I don't want to buy a mouse but looks like I may be forced to.
November 14 2008 at 7:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyanyone know what happened to inkwell on the new unibody Macbook pro's and if its possible to use a stylus on the track pad as a tablet?
November 12 2008 at 12:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replypinch on desktop to increase or decrease icon size.
November 10 2008 at 8:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWill the new four finger gestures work on the first MacBook Airs?
November 10 2008 at 2:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replynice hehe i can't wait to get my new MBP :DD
November 07 2008 at 1:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'd love to se the ability to do a 3rd mouse button click with three fingers to open links in new tabs.
November 07 2008 at 1:07 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIsn't there any way to disabale them!?!?!?
November 06 2008 at 10:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyusing four fingers to swipe left or write will activate application switcher. when that happens, tap with four fingers to switch to that application
November 06 2008 at 10:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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