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Touchpad gestures for Windows 10

Try out these gestures on the touchpad of your Windows 10 laptop.

Select an item: Tap on the touchpad.

Scroll: Place two fingers on the touchpad and slide horizontally or vertically.

Zoom in or out: Place two fingers on the touchpad and pinch in or stretch out.

Show more commands (similar to right-clicking): Tap the touchpad with two fingers, or press in the lower-right corner.

See all open windows: Place three fingers on the touchpad and swipe them away from you.

Show the desktop: Place three fingers on the touchpad and swipe them towards yourself.

Switch between open windows: Place three fingers on the touchpad and swipe right or left.

Open Cortana: Tap three fingers on the touchpad.

Open action center: Tap four fingers on the touchpad.

Switch virtual desktops: Place four fingers on the touchpad and swipe right or left.

Some of these gestures will only work with precision touchpads. To find out if your laptop has one, select Start  > Settings  > Devices > Touchpad .

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Learn how to use touch gestures on the screen or touchpad of your Windows 11 device. Find out how to turn them on, change them, and see the actions they perform.

Change your touch gestures. To change the default touch gestures on your Windows 11 PC, select Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad. Select Three-finger gestures or Four-finger gestures to change what your swipe gestures do. See the common touchpad gestures for your Windows 10/11 device.

Get started with touchpad gestures. You can swipe on your touchpad to quickly get to certain features and shortcuts. These gestures work with all Surface Type Covers and the Surface models that have a touchpad. For more info about other gestures, see Touch gestures on Windows.

To change the default touch gestures on your Windows 11 PC, select Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad. Select Three-finger gestures or Four-finger gestures to change what your swipe gestures do. See the common touchpad gestures for your Windows 10/11 device.

Touch gestures. You can use gestures to interact with Narrator and your device. To explore and hear items on a screen, drag one finger around the screen. When you hear an item that you want to use, double-tap the screen with one finger to activate it. To move through items on the screen, flick left and right with one finger.

All it takes is a multi-touch trackpad or magic mouse. Open Outlook > Preferences. Choose Reading. Under Swipe Gestures, set Swipe left and Swipe right for: Delete, Archive, Mark as Read, or Flag. Turn off swipe gestures. Open Outlook > Preferences. Choose Reading. In Swipe left on the message list to, select None.

Applies To: Outlook 2016 for Mac

Move pages and sections. Press and hold the page or section you want to move, and drag it to where you want it to be. Scroll, pan, and zoom. Zoom in and out by pinching and stretching the screen with two fingers. Scroll and pan by swiping up and down or left and right with one finger.

Magnifier touch gestures. Use the following touch gestures to work with Magnifier on a Windows touchscreen device: To zoom in, tap the plus (+) button on the top left or right corner of the screen. To zoom out, the minus (-) button on the bottom left or right corner of the screen.

Making a selection. Working with shapes and objects. Gestures you can use with PowerPoint on your Android touch device.

Applies To: PowerPoint for Android tablets, PowerPoint for Android phones

Surface Devices Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 11 Surface. Your Surface Type Cover has a touchpad with two buttons that you can use like a mouse. Use gestures on the touchpad to do things like scroll up and down, zoom in, and select items. You can also adjust settings to prevent the touchpad from responding to accidental touches and more.

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