Basic Tutorial Using Multi-point Trackpad on OS X

This guide covers basic tutorial using multi-point trackpad on os x with practical context and easy-to-follow details. Use it to understand the subject and apply the information confidently.

To enter Trackpad configuration: Logo Apple -> System Preferences -> Trackpad

1. Tab Point && Select

Tap to select: Tap to select, when you Tap - tap - on Trackpad , it will perform a left mouse select.

Secondary select: Select this function when you want the bottom right corner of Trackpad to function as a right select when you select here.

Look up: When you quickly tap the Trackpad twice with 3 fingers and leave the cursor in a Word it will look up the Word for you ( With English language! ).

Three finger drag: Select this function and you use 3 fingers to drag on Trackpad, and the cursor to the toolbar of the window you are viewing, you will feel the difference.

Tracking Speed: This is the movement speed of Trackpad, you choose quickly to drag towards Fast, You choose Slow pull to Slow .

2. Scroll && Zoom

Scroll direction:Natural: Mac OS X Lion has changed the scrolling action, in contrast to Snow Leopard . In Snow Leopard Operating system - Mac OS X 10. 6 , if you want to scroll up while watching content, you can use 2 fingers to push up on the trackpad; and vice versa if you want to scroll down. However, in the Lion Version - Mac OS X 10. 7 , Apple forced users to roll in a completely opposite way. According to Apple, natural roll is in the natural way of people. If you don't like it, you can remove this check - by clicking and unchecking - it will look like the way it was scrolled in 10. 6 Snow Leopard

Zoom in or out: This function allows you to zoom in, zoom out the image, web content, by dragging two fingers wide, or shrinking two fingers.

Smart zoom: Touching twice with 2 fingers on Trackpad on web content or image, will automatically enlarge the image for us.

Rotate: When you want to rotate the image, you can use two thumbs to rotate like a picture frame to rotate according to what you manipulate on Trackpad.

3. More Gestures

Swipe between pages: When you want to Back - go back to The old web page, the image you viewed uses 2 fingers to the right, or from the Back page you want to return to the page or image you just viewed, you can drag it left.

Swipe between full-screen apps: Using 4 fingers to drag left and right on Trackpad, will switch Windows to work for you.

Mission Control: Using 4-finger push up on Trackpad displays the screens that work for you.

App Expose: Use 4 fingers to pull down on Tracpad, displays the Windows working in the program - software - you are currently working.

Launchpad: Using Trackpad's middle fingers, hold something in between the Tracpad, the Mac displays the Laupad for you.

Show Desktop: Pinch fingers - 3 fingers or more - on Trackpad and open, Mac displays Desktop interface for you.