User Guide
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Gesture 
How to do it 
What it does 
Tap and hold 
Press your finger down and hold for about 
a second. 
Shows options related to what you’re 
doing (like right-clicking with a mouse). 
Pinch or stretch  
Touch the screen or an item with two or 
more fingers, and then move the fingers 
toward each other (pinch) or away from 
each other (stretch). 
Zooms in or out of a website, map, or 
picture. 
Rotate 
Put two or more fingers on an item and 
then turn your hand. 
Rotates things that can be rotated. 
Slide to scroll 
Drag your finger on the screen. 
Scrolls through what’s on the screen (like 
scrolling with a mouse). 
Slide to rearrange 
Press and briefly drag an item in the 
direction opposite to the way the page 
scrolls, then move it wherever you want. 
(For example, if the screen scrolls left or 
right, drag the item up or down.) When 
you've moved the item to the new 
location, let it go. 
Moves an item (like dragging with a 
mouse).  










