Change Trackpad settings on Mac
On your Mac, use Trackpad settings to change how your trackpad works. For example, you can change how fast the onscreen pointer moves when you move your finger across the trackpad and customise the gestures you use with your trackpad.
Note: To change Trackpad settings, you must be using a Mac with a built-in trackpad or have a wireless trackpad connected with your Mac. Depending on the Mac or trackpad you’re using, you’ll see only some of the options described below.
To change these settings, choose Apple menu 
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
Point & Click
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Tracking speed | Set the tracking speed of the pointer when you move it across the screen. See Change mouse or trackpad tracking, double-click and scrolling speed. | ||||||||||
Click | Set how firmly you must press the trackpad to take action. | ||||||||||
Quiet Click | Turn on this option if you don’t want your trackpad to make a sound when you click. | ||||||||||
Force Click and haptic feedback | Turn on this option to enable force click and tactile feedback (such as when aligning objects in some apps). | ||||||||||
Look up & data detectors | Choose a gesture to use to quickly look up a word or to do quick tasks with certain types of data, such as dates and addresses. | ||||||||||
Secondary click | Choose a gesture to use for a secondary click (also called Control-click on Mac or right-click on Windows). | ||||||||||
Tap to click | Tap the trackpad with one finger to perform a click. | ||||||||||
Scroll & Zoom
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Natural scrolling | Move the contents of a window in the same direction as your fingers. | ||||||||||
Zoom in or out | Pinch two fingers closed to zoom in or spread two fingers to zoom out. | ||||||||||
Smart zoom | Double-tap with two fingers to zoom in or out. | ||||||||||
Rotate | Use two fingers to rotate items on the screen. | ||||||||||
More Gestures
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Swipe between pages | Choose the gesture to use to move between pages in a document. | ||||||||||
Swipe between full-screen applications | Choose the gesture to use to move between apps in full screen. | ||||||||||
Notification Centre | Swipe left from the right edge of the trackpad to show Notification Centre. See Use Notification Centre. | ||||||||||
Mission Control | Choose the gesture to use to open Mission Control. See See open windows and spaces in Mission Control. | ||||||||||
App Exposé | Choose the gesture to use to open Exposé. | ||||||||||
Launchpad | Pinch your thumb and three fingers to display Launchpad. See Use Launchpad to view and open apps. | ||||||||||
Show Desktop | Spread your thumb and three fingers to reveal your computer’s desktop. | ||||||||||