Users Manual

MacBook Air trackpad
You can do a lot on your MacBook Air using simple trackpad gestures—scroll through
webpages, zoom in on documents, rotate photos, and more. With the Force Touch
trackpad, pressure-sensing capabilities add another level of interactivity. The trackpad
provides feedback—when you drag or rotate objects, you feel a subtle vibration when
they’re aligned, allowing you to work with greater precision.
Here are some common gestures:
Gesture Action
Click: Press anywhere on the trackpad. Or enable “Tap to click”
in Trackpad preferences, and simply tap.
Force click: Click and then press deeper. You can use force click
to look up more information—click a word to see its definition, or
an address to see a preview that you can open in Maps.
Secondary click (that is, right-click): Click with two fingers to
open shortcut menus. If “Tap to click” is enabled, tap with two
fingers. On the keyboard, press the Control key and click the
trackpad.
Two-finger scroll: Slide two fingers up or down to scroll.
Pinch to zoom: Pinch your thumb and finger open or closed to
zoom in or out of photos and webpages.
Swipe to navigate: Swipe left or right with two fingers to flip
through webpages, documents, and more—like turning a page in
a book.
Open Launchpad: Quickly open apps in Launchpad. Pinch
closed with four or five fingers, then click an app to open it.
Swipe between apps: To switch from one full-screen app to
another, swipe left or right with three or four fingers.
Customize your gestures. In System Preferences, click Trackpad. You can do the
following:
Learn more about each gesture
Set the click pressure you prefer to use
Decide whether to use pressure-sensing features