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Touch screen gestures

Touch screen gestures enhance the usability of a touch screen by allowing you to perform tasks like zoom, scroll, rotate, and so on, by sliding or flicking your finger on the display.

NOTE: Some of these gestures are application-specific and may not work in all applications.

Table 1. List of touch screen gesturesThis table provides the touch screen options.
Zoom	Place two fingers on the touch screen and then move them apart to zoom‑in.
	Place two fingers on the touch screen and then bring them closer to zoom‑out.
Dwell	Touch and hold the item on the screen to open the context menu.
Flick	Move a finger quickly in the desired direction to flip through content in the active window like pages in a book. Flick also works vertically when navigating content such as images or songs in a playlist
Rotate	Rotate clockwise—Keeping a finger or thumb in place, move the other finger in an arched direction to the right. Rotate counter-clockwise—Keeping a finger or thumb in place, move the other finger in an arched direction to the left. You can also rotate the active content by moving both the fingers in a circular motion.
Scroll	Pan–Move the focus on the selected object when the entire object is not visible. Move two fingers in the desired direction to pan the selected object.
	Scroll Vertical–Scroll up or scroll down on the active window. Move a finger up or down to start vertical scrolling.
	Scroll Horizontal–Scroll right or left on the active window. Move a finger to the right or left to start horizontal scrolling.