Technology Tips – Published Feb 2021 in the Guide and Digest
by Don Trauger – Kennett
Windows 10 Laptop Touchpad Features
The Touchpad on a laptop computer offers additional capabilities that you may not be fully aware. Below is a list of these capabilities on a Windows 10 laptop computer. Depending on your computer some of these gestures may or may not work.
I find the “Zoom in” gesture is quick and easy to enlarge small print size. Try them all to see what works for you.
| GESTURE | WHAT IT DOES |
| Tap the touchpad with one finger | Open or select an item |
| Tap the touchpad with two fingers | Show more commands (like right-clicking) |
| Tap the touchpad with three fingers | Open Cortana |
| Tap the touchpad with four fingers | Open the Action Center |
| Place two fingers on the touchpad and slide vertically or horizontally | Scroll |
| Place two fingers on the touchpad and pinch | Zoom out |
| Place two fingers on the touchpad and spread them apart | Zoom in |
| Swipe three fingers up | Show thumbnails of your currently running apps in Task View |
| Swipe three fingers down | Show the desktop |
| Swipe three fingers either left or right | Switch between your open apps |
| Swipe four fingers either left or right | Switch between virtual desktops |