How to assign keyboard shortcuts to touch mouse gestures on Windows 10

Touch mouse on laptop (touchpad) has long been an indispensable part of Windows computers. But to Windows 10, Microsoft simplifies changing a gesture and controlling it. Recent laptops have been equipped with a high-precision touchpad, so you can use gestures instead of shortcuts in Windows 10 if you own a computer like that. Among the many options, you can customize gestures, connect shortcuts with swipe gestures or touch or customize Touchpad in Windows 10.

Link shortcuts to gestures in Windows 10

Open the Settings app and go to Devices group of settings . Select Touchpad tab . To be sure, look at the top of this screen. There will be a message confirming that you are using a high-precision Touchpad. If your computer is not available, this dialog box will not appear.

Scroll down or look at the right side of this screen to find the ' Advanced gesture configuration ' option. In the Advanced gesture configuration, you will see custom options for three and four clicks and finger strokes. Drag the menu with the gesture you want to use instead of the keyboard shortcut and select " Custom Shortcut " among the options.

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A small dialog box will appear after your gesture with the " Start recording " button at the top. Click it and enter the shortcut you want to assign to your gesture. When finished, click " Stop recording ". That's all you need to do. Whenever you make a gesture, the computer will in turn perform the shortcut that you assigned it.

Important attention

You can assign specific keyboard shortcuts or keyboard shortcuts by swiping or pressing.

However, there is no limit to the assignment of specific shortcuts with swipe gestures. This operation may affect keyboard shortcuts on general keyboards or other applications.

The effect here does not mean that it will stop other applications or features in Windows 10. If you perform a swipe in the application and the application recognizes the shortcut associated with the application, the application will be executed.

For example, if you assign the Ctrl + N keystroke to the three-finger gesture, this action works instead of shortcuts in Chrome, MS Word, even shortcuts in Photoshop and any other application. Support this shortcut. If you assign a common shortcut using a gesture, it is less likely that you will have problems using it. Just remember that the shortcut can and will be executed regardless of which application you are using.

See more:

1. Touchpad on Windows 10 does not work, this is how to fix it
2. Instructions for activating and customizing virtual Touchpad on Windows 10
3. Summary of Touchpad operations on Windows 10