Strategy: Gestures on Mac touchpads
7 Keywords: Visual Acuity, Eyesight, Visual Impairment, Mac Gestures, Mouse Gestures, Track Pad, Reading Web Pages
"Because I need to increase the font sizes to read, I'm even more dependant on scrolling than most people. The two-fingered scroll gesture is incredibly convenient for this. Additionally, the pinch-gesture for zooming is also very useful. So, I can pinch-to-zoom, then two-finger-scroll, allowing me to easily read web pages without leaving the trackpad or moving to the edge of the window."
Mac have provided an article on the subject called 'Useful keyboard and trackpad tips and shortcuts'. But if you want to see a video on how to use the gestures on your Mac laptop go to System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse or go to the features of the latest MacAir, iPhone or iTouch.
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"I don’t get on too well with smaller text - depending on the work, I usually aim for between 18 and 24 point text – pretty large."
- Andy LTip
MacBook Pro, MacAir, iPhone and iTouch Touchpad Gestures can provide a quick way of working with some applications and are especially useful when surfing web pages. They are turned on by default but it may also be possible to achieve similar results with Microsoft Tablet PC Windows XP and Vista Mouse settings. Go to Control Panel - Mouse - Gestures tab or in Vista Advanced - Advanced Feature Settings - Touchpad.
