By tapping or sliding your fingers on the touchpad, you can use a range of shortcuts for actions like searching and scrolling. So there's no need for a mouse.

Here are a few touchpad gestures:

The touchpad is enabled by default on your laptop. You can use the gestures below to make controlling the device easier:

*The touchpad may not be able to recognise gestures if there is dirt or sweat on your hands.

  One finger gestures

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  Tap with one finger
  left-click on the mouse

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  Double-tap with one finger
  double-click on the left mouse button

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  Slide with one finger
  move the cursor

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  Press the left touchpad button once
  left-click on the mouse

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  Press the right touchpad button once
  right-click on the mouse

  Two finger gestures

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  Tap with two fingers
  right-click on the mouse

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  Slide up or down with two fingers
  scroll page

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  Pinch your fingers together or spread them apart
  zoom in or zoom out on images or web pages

  Three finger gestures

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  Tap with three fingers
  launch the Cortana search bar

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  Slide up with three fingers
  switch to Task View

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  Slide down with three fingers
  display the desktop

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  Slide to the left or right with three fingers
  switch between apps

  Four finger gestures

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  Tap with four fingers
  open the Notification centre

Enabling the Touchpad

The touchpad is enabled by default. If you find it is not enabled, you can do the following:

1.Click the Windows icon and then the Settings icon. Select Devices.

2.Select Touchpad and turn the feature on.

Customising the touchpad settings

You can customise the touchpad's settings by doing the following:

1.Click to open the settings screen.

2.Click then customise any of the following settings:

Enable or disable the touchpad

Enable or disable the touchpad when connecting the mouse to the laptop

Change the scrolling direction

Customise the finger gestures

Controlling the laptop is even easier with touchpad gestures!