If you're new to touch devices, learning a few gestures will help you take maximum advantage of the touch capabilities.
Moving around in a file
To… | Do this… | Gestures |
Scroll | Touch the screen and slide your finger up and down, left and right. |
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Zoom in | Spread two fingers apart. |
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Zoom out | Pinch two fingers together. |
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Making a selection
To… | Do this… | Gestures |
Place the cursor | Tap the location. |
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Activate the onscreen keyboard | Tap anywhere in some text. |
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Hide the onscreen keyboard | Tap the Keyboard key. |
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Select and edit text | Double-tap a word to select. This also starts the Edit menu. |
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Select a paragraph | Triple-tap within the paragraph. |
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Select several words, sentences, paragraphs | Double-tap the first word and drag the selection handle right, or right and downward, to the last word you want to select. |
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Select the contents of a table | Tap anywhere on the table. |
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Clear text selection | Tap the left or the right margin. |
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Working with shapes and objects
To… | Do this… | Gestures |
Move | Tap the object, hold and drag to the desired location. |
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Resize | Tap the object, then drag any of the resize handles. |
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Rotate | Tap the object, then hold and drag the rotation handle. |
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