Can you 4 finger swipe left or right to change desktops on MacBook pro

• Asked by David H from Parma Heights
• Aug 24, 2011
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Secondary click? Click to Drag with two fingers of both hands

On the MBP which has the same trackpad, I have to click on one corner with my finger of one hand and with my other hand I can drag either to highlight several items or drag and drop items or both. If you look the TrackPad options in the System Preference... it is called Secondary Click under One Finger. The reason I ask is the location of the trackpad would be on the right or left of the keyboard rather than in front if it were to replace the mouse. How does one achieve the Secondary Click with one hand?

• Asked by Brad K from Maple Grove
• Jul 29, 2010
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Customizing the gestures on Magic Trackpad -  Can I change the pinch function to close a window rather than its usual function (Launch Pad?

I open and close multiple windows of Safari, & PDFs during my work day. It would be nice to be able to just use the pinch function to close the window rather than drag the finger across the track pad to find the little red button at the top left hand corner of the window and click it. In short can we customize the gestures on the track pad?

Thanks in Advance!
Venu

• Asked by Venunath M from Bartlett
• Oct 15, 2011
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Would my iMacs RAM effect tracking speed/lag when using the magic trackpad?

I am currently running a stock 21.5 " i5 iMac 4GB RAM and notice that I only max out about 2.50 Gb or so memory when multitasking and using the system normally.

I recently purchased a magic trackpad which I have had replaced by Apple as my old one was faulty and have found that in one spot of the trackpad I get slight cursor delay.

This was the exact same problem (there were other problems also with my old one) that happened with my previous trackpad so I'm starting to think this now must be a software fault.

Unless there are any issues with mountain lion (I'm running the latest version) that I'm not aware of the only other explanation I can think of is the RAM.

Would RAM have an effect on cursor delay on a trackpad? I find it hard to believe I've had two trackpads with the same issue and it has been in the exact same place (In the bottom right hand corner of the pad)

Would upgrading my RAM to 8GB have any effect?

Any thoughts on the issue?

(I was also thinking it may be related to the notification centre gesture in some way as you have to swipe with two fingers from the right to active this)

• Asked by Jonathan H
• Oct 16, 2012
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Handwriting on the track pad?

Can a finger or pen be used to write?

• Asked by Peter M from Lakewood
• Jan 29, 2013
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Does the Magic Trackpad click easily at any point across its surface, top to bottom, left to right?

• Asked by Steven N
• Aug 5, 2010
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Sore Fingers.

When i have been using my trackpad I have experienced soreness in my fingers from just hovering them over my trackpad in anticipation of what I'm womdering if anyone has any tips to help stop this?

• Asked by Alex W from Adelaide
• Jan 27, 2013
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Do the multi-touch features of the Magic Trackpad work on older MacBook models?

I have a Late 2007 MacBook (3,1) and I've always been interested in the multi-touch gestures featured in the later models, such as using 3 and 4-finger dragging or inertia scrolling, and my interest has risen even greater with the prominent use of them in OS X Lion. So I was wondering whether it is possible to use these multi-touch gestures if I bought a Magic Trackpad. Would these 3 and 4 finger gestures now work with my MacBook using the Magic Trackpad, or is it just impossible to access these functions without upgrading to a later Mac model? I have 10.6.6 currently, so I assume that I already have that Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.0 installed. Thanks in advance.

• Asked by Ivo M
• Jun 12, 2011
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why is magic trackpad better than the large pad built into my new macbook pro?

I'm trying to decide between a magic mouse and the magic trackpad. I have some frustrations with the built in pad and thought the mouse would solve those problems, but in reading other responses to questions now I'm not so sure. So, what is the difference between the magic trackpad and the 3"x4" built in pad?

• Asked by Pam R from Huntington Woods
• Feb 11, 2012
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can I upgrade my MacBook Pro OS 10.5.8 to 10.6? Can I upgrade to 10.7?

I have a MacBook Pro runing the 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, with 2 GB RAM.

• Asked by Jillian B from North Andover
• Sep 3, 2012
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