{"id":3182,"date":"2016-10-09T15:46:06","date_gmt":"2016-10-09T12:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/apple\/?p=3182"},"modified":"2019-01-31T17:53:54","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T17:53:54","slug":"mac-using-trackpad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/apple\/mac-using-trackpad","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Using the Trackpad on a Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Note that on a MacBook Pro, there is no primary click button in front of the trackpad. Instead, the whole trackpad acts as a clickable button. This allows even more space for Multi-Touch gestures. To explore the Multi-Touch options, you can open\u00a0System Preferences\u00a0and then go to\u00a0Trackpad, where you can customize gesture functions:<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Guide_to_Using_the_Trackpad_on_a_Mac\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Guide to Using the Trackpad on a Mac<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Trackpad_Tips\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Trackpad: Tips<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#A_Few_Words_about_Mouse_Gestures\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.1<\/span> A Few Words about Mouse Gestures<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Troubleshooting_with_Trackpad\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.2<\/span> Troubleshooting with Trackpad<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Links\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Links<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"Guide_to_Using_the_Trackpad_on_a_Mac\">Guide to Using the Trackpad on a Mac<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Two fingers:\u00a0<\/em>With two fingers you can drag to scroll up and down a page, pinch to zoom in and out, and rotate an image by circling two fingertips. Tapping with two fingers can also be used in place of the right-click<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Three fingers:\u00a0<\/em>If you swipe with three fingers, you can flip through images in the iPhoto library<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Four fingers:\u00a0<\/em>An upward swipe, using four fingers reveals the desktop. A downward swipe reveals all open windows. Swiping to the left or right allows you to switch between open applications<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/apple\/category\/macbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MacBook Air<\/a>\u00a0also supports all the Multi-Touch gestures, but, unlike the MacBook Pro, it features a one-button trackpad.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"Trackpad_Tips\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Trackpad: Tips<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Tap to click:<\/em><\/strong> Tap with one finger to click.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Secondary click:<\/em> <\/strong>Click or tap with two fingers to perform the equivalent of control-click or right-click.<\/li>\n<li>Within the\u00a0<em>Trackpad Preferences<\/em>\u00a0panel you can also choose an option to hold down a specific key, whilst sliding two fingers to zoom in on your screen pointer.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Smart zoom:<\/em><\/strong> You can double-tap with two fingers to zoom in and back out of a webpage or PDF.<\/li>\n<li>To zoom in or out, pinch with two fingers.<\/li>\n<li>To rotate a photo or other item, just move two fingers around each other.<\/li>\n<li>To swipe between pages, swipe left or right with two fingers to show the previous or next page.<\/li>\n<li>To scroll, slide two fingers up or down. Note that you can turn off trackpad scrolling in Accessibility preferences: Go to\u00a0<em>Apple menu &gt; System Preferences<\/em>.\u00a0Once there,\u00a0click\u00a0<em>Accessibility<\/em>. In the\u00a0<em>Mouse &amp; Trackpad\u00a0<\/em>section, click<em>\u00a0Trackpad Options<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0deselect the\u00a0<em>Scrolling\u00a0<\/em>checkbox.<\/li>\n<li>To open and show the\u00a0<em>Notification Center<\/em>, swipe left from the right edge with two fingers.<\/li>\n<li>You can use three fingers to drag items on your screen, then click or tap to drop. You can turn on this feature in\u00a0<em>Accessibility\u00a0preferences<\/em>. Also note that\u00a0Accessibility preferences\u00a0has options for one-finger dragging: Go to\u00a0<em>Apple menu &gt; System Preferences<\/em>, then click\u00a0<em>Accessibility<\/em>. In the\u00a0<em>Mouse &amp; Trackpad\u00a0<\/em>section, click <em>Trackpad Options<\/em>. Select\u00a0<em>Enable dragging<\/em>, then choose one of the\u00a0drag lock\u00a0options from the pop-up menu. Click the question-mark button to learn more about each option.<\/li>\n<li>You can tap with three fingers to look up a word or take other actions with dates, addresses, phone numbers, and other data.<\/li>\n<li>To show the desktop, just spread your thumb and three fingers apart.<\/li>\n<li>To display the\u00a0Launchpad, pinch your thumb and three fingers together.<\/li>\n<li>To open <em>Mission Control<\/em>, swipe up with four fingers. Note that in some versions of macOS, this gesture uses three fingers instead of four.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>App Expos\u00e9<\/em><\/strong>: Swipe down with four fingers to see all windows of the app you\u2019re using. Note that in some versions of macOS, this gesture uses three fingers instead of four.<\/li>\n<li>To swipe between full-screen apps: Swipe left or right with four fingers to move between desktops and full-screen apps. Note that in some versions of macOS, this gesture uses three fingers instead of four.<\/li>\n<li>You can configure a specific area of the trackpad to act as the right-click trigger when tapped with a single finger. Look for the option under <em>System Preferences \u2013 Trackpad<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"A_Few_Words_about_Mouse_Gestures\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>A Few Words about Mouse Gestures<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">For a secondary click, click the right side of the mouse.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">To scroll, slide one finger up or down.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">To smart zoom, double-tap with one finger to zoom in and back out of a webpage or PDF.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">To open\u00a0<em>Mission Control<\/em>, double-tap with two fingers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">To swipe between full-screen apps, swipe left or right with two fingers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">To swipe between pages, swipe left or right with one finger to show the previous or next page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"Troubleshooting_with_Trackpad\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Troubleshooting with Trackpad<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If your trackpad is not working properly, you can do the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Check for updates to install and run the latest version of the operating system, the latest firmware, or the latest drivers. To see if any updates are available for your trackpad, open the\u00a0App Store, then click on the\u00a0<em>Updates<\/em>\u00a0tab at the top of the window.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Check your settings as the issue can be fixed by simply tweaking a couple of options. For example, if your trackpad seems fully functional with the exception of its ability to double click, it is possible that the time delay for your system to recognize the gesture has been set too low. If your trackpad is completely unresponsive, your system may be set up to ignore the trackpad input when a mouse is detected. As long as you\u2019re running OS X 10.7 Mountain Lion or later, you can change the setting by heading to\u00a0<em>System Preferences &gt; Accessibility &gt; Mouse &amp; Trackpad<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0Untick the checkbox next to \u201cIgnore built-in trackpad when mouse or wireless trackpad is present\u201d..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"Links\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Links<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">We are just eager to buy your old computer from you if you feel like exploring next generation Apple computers and gadgets and pool money for them. We offer the best prices online for your old electronics: <a href=\"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Used electronics on sale<\/a>, check our prices now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note that on a MacBook Pro, there is no primary click button in front of the trackpad. 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