Using TouchPad gestures

The TouchPad supports a variety of TouchPad gestures. To activate the TouchPad gestures, place two fingers on the TouchPad as described in the following sections.

To enable or disable gestures, click the Synaptics icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, and then check or uncheck Disable gestures. To enable or disable a specific gesture, select Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse > Device settings > Settings, and then check or clear the check box next to the gesture you want to enable or disable.

Scrolling

Scrolling is useful for moving up or down on a page or image. To scroll, place two fingers slightly apart on the TouchPad and drag them across the TouchPad in an up, down, left, or right motion.

NOTE: Scrolling speed is controlled by finger speed.

Pinching

Pinching allows you to zoom in or out on items such as PDFs, images, and photos.

To pinch:

Zoom in by holding two fingers together on the TouchPad, and then pull the fingers apart to increase an object's size.

Zoom out by holding two fingers apart on the TouchPad, and then pull the fingers together to decrease an object's size.

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