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Find the gestures your Mac supports
- Choose Apple menu > System Settings > Trackpad.
- Review the available sections: Point & Click, Scroll & Zoom, and More Gestures.
- Select a gesture or move the pointer over its control to view Apple’s demonstration. Where a menu is provided, choose a different action or turn the gesture off.
The demonstrations are a useful way to confirm both the motion and the action assigned to it before changing a familiar control. Apple notes that available settings depend on the Mac and connected trackpad; your panel may not include every gesture described below. See Apple’s guide to changing Trackpad settings and its Multi-Touch gesture guide.
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Common trackpad gestures and what they do
Clicking and looking things up
- Tap to click: Tap with one finger to click if Tap to click is enabled. Otherwise, press the trackpad to click.
- Secondary click: Click or tap with two fingers, depending on the setting and how you click.
- Look up: A three-finger tap can look up a word and show data detectors when that gesture is available and configured.
Scrolling, zooming, and rotating
- Scroll: Slide two fingers up or down. The direction can be adjusted with the Natural scrolling option.
- Zoom: Pinch with two fingers to zoom in or out where the app supports the gesture.
- Smart Zoom: Double-tap with two fingers to zoom in or out in supported content.
- Rotate: Move two fingers around each other to rotate an item in apps that support rotation.
Moving between pages, windows, and spaces
- Page navigation: Swipe with two fingers to move between pages in supported apps.
- Mission Control, App Exposé, and full-screen apps: Swipes with three or four fingers can open these views or move between full-screen apps. Which finger count is used depends on macOS and the configured gesture.
- Show Desktop: Spread your thumb and three fingers apart to reveal the desktop when this gesture is available.
Apple’s gesture guide describes these actions; the Trackpad settings demonstrations show which ones your setup offers.
Change gestures without losing familiar controls
In Trackpad settings, check the current assignment before changing it. If the pane offers a menu for a gesture, choose the action you want; if it offers a checkbox, use it to enable or disable that behavior. Options can include tap to click, secondary click, natural scrolling, zoom, Smart Zoom, rotation, page navigation, full-screen-app navigation, Notification Centre, Mission Control, App Exposé, and Show Desktop. Not every Mac or trackpad presents every option.
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Apple’s cited instructions do not describe a general export, backup, or restore feature for gesture preferences. As a practical precaution—not an Apple backup workflow—take a screenshot or write down the settings you use before experimenting. If a gesture no longer behaves as expected, return to System Settings > Trackpad and compare its assignment with your note.
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- Open Apple menu > System Settings > Accessibility > Pointer Control. On some macOS versions, the relevant section is called Mouse & Trackpad.
- Open Trackpad Options.
- Enable trackpad dragging, then choose Three Finger Drag.
If the labels on your Mac differ, consult Apple’s instructions for turning on three-finger drag. The option is for trackpads that support Force Touch.
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The MacBook’s built-in trackpad is enough to use these gestures. If you prefer a larger surface at a desk, Apple also documents connecting a wireless trackpad. It is optional; touchscreen input is not part of the trackpad instructions. Apple’s overview of using a keyboard, mouse, and trackpad with Mac covers input devices.
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