How to Enable Touchpad Gestures on Dell systems running Windows 7

Article Summary: Enabling and usingTouchpad gestures and explanations on different gestures available.

Table of Contents :

1. Enable Touchpad Gestures
2. Touchpad Gestures Explained

1. Enable Touchpad Gestures

Note: Multi-touch features are disabled by default on some models. The configuration software is bundled with the driver which can be downloaded from the Dell support site Drivers and Downloads section. Enter your service tag or select your system model to filter the download selections for your Dell PC to show the Touchpad option (within Mouse,Keyboard and Input Devices)

If you DO NOT see any of these options on your Dell system then you DO NOT have the driver installed.  Please install the driver as detailed above.

1. Open Touchpad Properties

2. Right click Touchpad icon in bottom right corner of desktop screen and select Touchpad Properties

Note: If the touchpad icon is not seen on the taskbar then this could be down to the touchpad driver not being installed. If the icon is not present navigate the control panel and select Dell Touchpad or search for Dell Touchpad.

1. Select Gesture settings icon on the left side menu

1. Click on 'Multi Finger Gestures' for more gesture settings

1. Click Save to confirm any changes to settings.

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2. Touchpad Gestures Explained

The gesture touchpad is an oversized touchpad capable of multi-touch gesture and all standard touchpad functionality. The tables below describe the available gesture options.

Note: Multi-touch features are disabled by default on some models.

Please see step 1 above to make sure the specific features you want to use are enabled.

Single-Touch Gestures
Vertical and Horizontal Scroll Allows you to scroll up or down by moving your finger along the vertical and horizontal zone (at the extreme right) on the touchpad.	Single-finger zoom Allows you to zoom in or zoom out of an active window by moving your finger upward or downward on the zoom zone (at the extreme left) on the touchpad.

Multi-Touch Gestures
Pan Move two fingers in the desired direction to pan-scroll the selected object.	Auto-Scroll Vertical Rapidly move two fingers up or down to activate vertical auto-scrolling.
Auto-Scroll Horizontal Rapidly move fingers to your left or right to activate horizontal auto-scrolling.	Zoom Allows you to increase or decrease the magnification of the screen content/object. Moving two fingers apart on the touchpad zooms in on the active window. Moving two fingers closer together on the touchpad zooms out on the active window.
Privacy Mode Keep prying eyes off your screen by briefly holding your hand in place anywhere on the touchpad.   Look under Multi Finger Gestures - Quick Launch   Use the drop-down menu to choose what you would like this gesture to pre-form.   (Example: Minimize all screens, Blank screen, Lock machine etc)

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