Apple Magic Trackpad Alternative

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This is the Logitech Trackpad For Mac. I got for 25 and i'm sure it will be less than 30. Just don't buy from Amazon buy from an amazon seller. Apple's Apple Magic Trackpad is pretty expensive for an unnecessary peripheral, but it works as advertised and can even make general desktop activity a little easier than a mouse at times.

Trackpad gestures

For more information about these gestures, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Trackpad. You can turn a gesture off, change the type of gesture, and learn which gestures work with your Mac.

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Trackpad gestures require a Magic Trackpad or built-in Multi-Touch trackpad. If your trackpad supports Force Touch, you can also Force click and get haptic feedback.

  • Best With a Trackpad: Logitech Combo Touch with Trackpad. Apple's new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro is stupidly expensive, but it's the first iPad keyboard to feature a trackpad. Thankfully, Logitech offers a serious alternative with a long name: the Logitech Combo Touch Keyboard Case with Trackpad.
  • Magic Trackpad 2 is supported. An Apple Magic Trackpad / Magic Trackpad 2 connected to a PC (or to a Mac running Windows 8 / 10 via Boot Camp) supports only the basic features for 1 and 2 fingers, just enough to operate as 2-button mouse with a scroll wheel.

Secondary click (right-click)
Click or tap with two fingers.

Smart zoom
Double-tap with two fingers to zoom in and back out of a webpage or PDF.
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Trackpad

Trackpad gestures require a Magic Trackpad or built-in Multi-Touch trackpad. If your trackpad supports Force Touch, you can also Force click and get haptic feedback.

  • Best With a Trackpad: Logitech Combo Touch with Trackpad. Apple's new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro is stupidly expensive, but it's the first iPad keyboard to feature a trackpad. Thankfully, Logitech offers a serious alternative with a long name: the Logitech Combo Touch Keyboard Case with Trackpad.
  • Magic Trackpad 2 is supported. An Apple Magic Trackpad / Magic Trackpad 2 connected to a PC (or to a Mac running Windows 8 / 10 via Boot Camp) supports only the basic features for 1 and 2 fingers, just enough to operate as 2-button mouse with a scroll wheel.

Secondary click (right-click)
Click or tap with two fingers.

Smart zoom
Double-tap with two fingers to zoom in and back out of a webpage or PDF.
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Zoom in or out
Pinch with two fingers to zoom in or out.

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Rotate
Move two fingers around each other to rotate a photo or other item.

Google chrome apple download. Swipe between pages
Swipe left or right with two fingers to show the previous or next page.

Open Notification Center
Swipe left from the right edge with two fingers to show Notification Center.

Three finger drag
Use three fingers to drag items on your screen, then click or tap to drop. World of warcraft software. Turn on this feature in Accessibility preferences.

Look up and data detectors
Tap with three fingers to look up a word or take actions with dates, addresses, phone numbers, and other data.

Show desktop
Spread your thumb and three fingers apart to show your desktop.


Launchpad
Pinch your thumb and three fingers together to display Launchpad.

Mission Control
Swipe up with four fingers2 to open Mission Control.

App Exposé
Swipe down with four fingers2 to see all windows of the app you're using.

Swipe between full-screen apps
Swipe left or right with four fingers2 to move between desktops and full-screen apps.

Mouse gestures

For more information about these gestures, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Mouse. There you can turn a gesture off, change the type of gesture, and learn which gestures work with your Mac. Mouse gestures require a Magic Mouse.

Secondary click (right-click)
Click the right side of the mouse.

Smart zoom
Double-tap with one finger to zoom in and back out of a webpage or PDF.

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Mission Control
Double-tap with two fingers to open Mission Control.

Swipe between full-screen apps
Swipe left or right with two fingers to move between desktops and full-screen apps.

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Swipe between pages
Swipe left or right with one finger to show the previous or next page.

1. You can turn off trackpad scrolling in Accessibility preferences.

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2. In some versions of macOS, this gesture uses three fingers instead of four.





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