Control Programs with Trackpad Gestures

If you have an Apple portable computer, such as a Macbook, or if you have an Apple Magic Trackpad, you can use gestures, such as swiping left or right across the trackpad, to control some Windows programs.

Note: You can control some Windows programs using three-finger swipes only if you're using Parallels Desktop with macOS Snow Leopard. In OS X Lion and later, three-finger swipes are used by default to move between full-screen apps and spaces.

The following table provides commands to control some of the more popular Windows programs.


Action	Keyboard and Mouse Combination	Touchpad Gesture
General
Scroll	Up, down, left, or right arrow	Swipe up, down, left, or right with two fingers
Microsoft Power Point
Start slide show	F5	n/a
End slide show	Esc	n/a
Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide	N, Enter, Page Down, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, Space (or click the mouse)	Swipe right with three fingers
Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide	P, Page Up, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, Backspace	Swipe left with three fingers
Zoom in/zoom out	Ctrl+wheel up /Ctrl+wheel down	Pinch open/pinch close
Microsoft Word/Excel
Zoom in/zoom out	Ctrl+wheel up /Ctrl+wheel down	Pinch open/pinch close
Windows Media Player
Start/pause playback	Space	n/a
Skip to the next song	Ctrl+F	Swipe right with three fingers
Play the previous song	Ctrl+B	Swipe left with three fingers
Volume up	F8, Up Arrow, wheel up	n/a
Volume down	F9, Down Arrow, wheel down	n/a
Media Player Classic (k-lite)
Start playback/pause	Space	n/a
Volume up	F8, Up Arrow, wheel up	n/a
Volume down	F9, Down Arrow, wheel down	n/a
Winamp
Start playback/pause	X to start, C to pause	n/a
Volume up	Up Arrow, wheel up	n/a
Volume down	Down Arrow, wheel down	n/a
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Page back	Backspace, Option+Left Arrow (Alt+Left Arrow)	Swipe right with three fingers
Page forward	Option+Right Arrow (Alt+Right Arrow)	Swipe left with three fingers
Zoom in/zoom out	Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down	Pinch open/pinch close
Mozilla Firefox
Page back	Backspace, Option+Left Arrow (Alt+Left Arow)	Swipe right with three fingers
Page forward	Option+Right Arrow (Alt+Right Arrow)	Swipe left with three fingers
Zoom in/zoom out	Ctrl-wheel up/Ctrl-wheel down or Ctrl-"+"/Ctrl-"-"	Pinch open/pinch close
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
Next image	Right Arrow	Swipe right with three fingers
Previous image	Left Arrow	Swipe left with three fingers
Zoom in/zoom out	"+"/"-"	Pinch open/pinch close
Rotate clockwise	Ctrl+K	Rotate right with two fingers
Rotate counterclockwise	Ctrl+L	Rotate left with two fingers