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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

OneNote for Windows 10 works great with a touch screen. Here are common touch gestures to help you navigate. Select text with touch. Double-tap the text you want to select. Adjust your selection by dragging the circles at the beginning and end of the text selection. Move pages and sections.

PowerPoint Mobile for Windows 10 Touch Guide. PowerPoint Mobile. If you’re new to touch devices, learning a few gestures will help you take maximum advantage of the touch capabilities.

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.

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.