Touchpads are standard equipment on laptops these days, and for everyday computing, a modern touchpad can do everything a mouse can, and more.
Try them out a few times, and before long they'll become second nature.
Let's look at touchpad gestures!
| GESTURE | WHAT IT DOES |
| Tap the touchpad with one finger | Open or select an item |
| Tap the touchpad with two fingers | Show more commands (like right-clicking) |
| Tap the touchpad with three fingers | Open Cortana |
| Tap the touchpad with four fingers | Open the Action Center |
| Place two fingers on the touchpad and slide vertically or horizontally | Scroll |
| Place two fingers on the touchpad and pinch | Zoom out |
| Place two fingers on the touchpad and spread them apart | Zoom in |
| Swipe three fingers up | Show thumbnails of your currently running apps in Task View |
| Swipe three fingers down | Show the desktop |
| Swipe three fingers either left or right | Switch between your open apps |
| Swipe four fingers either left or right | Switch between virtual desktops |