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Basic gestures
Tap:
Tap with the tip of the finger—not the fingernail. Tap fast and firmly,
and then immediately lift your fingertip off the screen. Don't bear down on
what you're tapping. Don't wait for a response; the response comes after
you lift your finger. Don't linger on the gesture; a tap takes a split second
to do.
Swipe:
A swipe is most often a horizontal gesture, from right to left or left to
right. Do it fast, do it lightly. In a swipe, your fingertip just skims the surface
of the touchscreen or gesture area.
One kind of swipe you'll use a lot: Back. Make the back gesture from right to
left anywhere in the gesture area. Back takes you up one level from a
detailed view to a more general view of the application you're working in.
For example, when you finish reading an email message, make the back
gesture to close the message and return to your list of messages. Or when
you finish writing a memo, make the back gesture to close and save the
memo and return to the display of all your memos. When you make the
back gesture in an application and that's the only screen of that app that's
open, you minimise the app and go back to Card view.
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In Web, the back gesture performs the same function as the back button on
the browser, allowing you to move back through previously viewed pages.
The
forward
gesture, available in Web only, is a swipe from left to right
anywhere in the gesture area. The forward gesture allows you to move
forward through previously viewed web pages.
Drag: Drag is the gesture you make for a slow scroll up and down, such as in
a list, in a document or on a web page. Slide your fingertip slowly along the
surface—no need to bear down.
One kind of drag that you'll use a lot brings up
in an application. This drag gesture begins in the gesture area and ends on
the touchscreen. As your fingertip slowly crosses the border between the
gesture area and the touchscreen, it seems to drag Quick Launch into view.
To open one of the apps in Quick Launch, move your finger to its icon.
When you see the app name appear, lift your finger. The application opens.
Quick Launch
when you're
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