

With the sixth option enabled, swiping three fingers down calls App Exposé. With Mission Control, all open apps including those hidden behind open programs display within separate sections of the display, thereby permitting rapid switching between apps. Alternatively, with the option selected, you can close the Notification Center by sliding two fingers to the right from the Trackpad's left edge.Īnother of the handiest gestures I've found, especially when using a 13" Mac display, is the three fingers up swipe, which opens Mission Control. Selecting the Notification Center checkbox permits you to open the macOS Notification Center by swiping to the left from the Trackpad's right edge.

SEE: Top 20 Apple keyboard shortcuts for business users (free PDF download) More Gestures Most users typically rotate their thumb and index fingers on the Trackpad when using this feature. Rotate permits rotating objects by rotating two fingers on the Trackpad. The Zoom In Or Out box permits pinching with two fingers, while Smart Zoom permits tapping two fingers twice to zoom in or out on an element. I find that movement the opposite of my natural inclination, however, and prefer to clear the setting so that sliding two fingers down the Trackpad scrolls to the bottom of the screen. In other words, with natural scroll direction enabled, scrolling two fingers scrolls content down. Go to System Preferences > Trackpad and click on the Point and Click tab.Scroll Direction: Natural ties content tracking to what Apple describes as natural movement. Unzip the file and drag it to your applications folder.īefore launching the app, you need to disable your Mac's Look Up gesture (the function macOS assigns to a three-finger tap on the trackpad). If you want to be able to middle click with three fingers on a Mac trackpad, you need to download MiddleClick. In this article, we'll tell you which software to use and explain how to set it up. Sadly, you'll need to use third-party software. Yes, setting up right-click is easy - but middle click? Not so much. Whereas setting up a Windows trackpad to right-click and middle-click is trivial, macOS is a bit more longwinded. From a customization standpoint, it's poor.

From a hardware standpoint, a Mac's trackpad is hard to beat. In some areas, the platform is excellent, in others, it lags behind its competitors. All operating systems have their idiosyncrasies, and Macs are no different.
