Michael Hill
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Manipulate your desktop using gestures on your touchscreen.
Use touchscreen gestures to navigate the desktop
Multitouch gestures can be used on touchscreens for system navigation,
as well as in applications.
A number of applications make use of gestures. In
Document Viewer, documents can be zoomed and swiped with gestures,
and Image Viewer allows you to zoom, rotate and pan.
System-wide gestures
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Open the Activities Overview
Bring three or more fingers closer together while touching the screen. |
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Open the Applications View
Slide right from the left screen edge. |
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Bring down the notifications list
Slide down from the top center edge. |
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Bring down the system menu
Slide down from the top right edge. |
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Bring up the on-screen keyboard
Slide up from the bottom screen edge. |
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Switch Application
Hold three fingers on the surface while tapping with the fourth. |
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Switch Workspace
Drag up or down with four fingers touching the screen. |
Application gestures
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Open an item, launch an application, play a song
Tap on an item. |
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Select an item and list actions that can be performed
Press and hold for a second or two. |
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Scroll the area on the screen
Drag: slide a finger touching the surface. |
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Change the zoom level of a view (Maps,
Photos)
Two-finger pinch or stretch: Touch the surface with two fingers while bringing them
closer or further apart. |
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Rotate a photo
Two-finger rotate: Touch the surface with two fingers and rotate. |