In case the computer mouse is broken , we can switch to using the Touchpad on Windows. To be able to use it proficiently, or quickly use the Touchpad on Windows, you need to know some basic operations such as selecting certain content, moving objects on the computer using the Touchpad. The following article will summarize the Touchpad operations on Windows.
Summary of touch operations on Windows 11
For devices with touch screens running Windows 11, you can see some operations on the Windows 11 touch screen below.
Note that you need to enable 3-finger and 4-finger gestures in settings. Go to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touch and enable gestures for the fingers in the displayed list.
Select an item: Tap the screen.
Scroll the screen: Place two fingers on the screen and slide horizontally or vertically.
Zoom in or out: Place two fingers on the screen and pinch or spread them apart.
Show additional commands (like right-clicking): Press and hold the item.
Show all open windows: Swipe up on the screen with three fingers.
Show desktop: Swipe down quickly with three fingers on the screen.
Switch to the most recently opened app: Swipe three fingers quickly left or right on the screen.
Open notification center: Swipe in from the right edge of the screen with one finger.
View widgets: Swipe in from the left edge of the screen with one finger.
Switch desktops: Swipe four fingers left or right across the screen.
Touchpad gestures on Windows 11
Select an item: Tap 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 or spread them apart.
Show more commands (like right-click): Tap the touchpad with two fingers or press down in the lower-right corner
Show all open windows: Swipe up with three fingers on the touchpad.
Show desktop: Swipe down with three fingers on the touchpad.
Switch between open windows or apps: Swipe three fingers left or right on the touchpad.
Switch desktops: Swipe four fingers left or right on the touchpad.
Touchpad gestures and operations on Windows 10
Select any item : touch the Touchpad.
Scroll Windows 10 screen : use two fingers to drag forward or backward to scroll the screen.
Slide : place 2 fingers on the Touchpad and slide horizontally or vertically on the screen as desired.
Zoom in or out : place 2 fingers on the Touchpad, then pinch to zoom in or out.
Right-click : tap the Touchpad with two fingers. Or we can click the bottom right area of the Touchpad.
Open Task View : place 3 fingers on the Touchpad and slide up.
Show Desktop screen : place 3 fingers on Touchpad and slide down.
Switch between open windows : place 3 fingers on the Touchpad, then swipe left or right.
Move an open window : double-click the title bar and drag to move the window.
Open Cortana : tap the Touchpad with 2 fingers to activate Cortana.
In addition, we can also replace the gesture to open Cortana to open Action Center by changing the default display in Settings > Devices > Mouse & touchpad on Windows 10 computers.
In addition, when we click on Additional mouse options below, settings will appear to adjust many parameters related to the mouse.
In the Mouse Properties interface , we can adjust some mouse-related operations depending on each user.
Above are some of the operations and gestures of Touchpad on Windows 10. When using Touchpad, using and opening some commands on the computer is faster and simpler than when we use the keyboard or mouse. However, if you find using Touchpad quite troublesome, you can disable them in the tutorial Summary of some ways to turn off Touchpad on Laptop .
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