MacBook Pro trackpad
With the MacBook Pro trackpad, you can use simple gestures to scroll through webpages, zoom in on documents, rotate photos, and more.
Your Force Touch trackpad also has pressure-sensing capabilities that add another level of interactivity. The trackpad provides feedback—when you drag or rotate objects, you feel a subtle vibration when they’re aligned, allowing you to work with greater precision.
Common gestures on your trackpad
Gesture | Action | ||||||||||
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 | Click Press anywhere on the trackpad. | ||||||||||
 | Force click Click and then press deeper. You can use force click to look up more information—click a word to see its definition, or an address to see a preview that you can open in Maps. Discover more about how to use Force click on your Mac. | ||||||||||
 | Secondary click (right-click) Click with two fingers to open shortcut menus. If “Tap to click” is enabled, tap with two fingers. | ||||||||||
 | Two-finger scroll Slide two fingers up or down to scroll. | ||||||||||
 | Pinch to zoom Pinch your thumb and finger open or closed to zoom in or out of photos and webpages. | ||||||||||
 | Swipe to navigate Swipe left or right with two fingers to flip through webpages, documents, and more—like turning a page in a book. | ||||||||||
 | Open Apps Quickly open Apps | ||||||||||
 | Swipe between apps To switch from one full-screen app to another, swipe left or right with three or four fingers. | ||||||||||
Force click on your Mac
With your Force Touch trackpad, you can force click an item to take an action—depending on what you click, and get tactile feedback. To force click an item, press firmly on the trackpad until you feel a deeper click.
 Look up information Force click text to see more information—like the definition of a word or an encyclopedia entry from sources like Dictionary or Wikipedia. |  Take a sneak peek On the desktop, force click a file to preview it with Quick Look. Click an option in the toolbar—like |
 Keep an eye on personal details In Mail or Messages, force click a tracking number to see shipping details, a flight number to track its status, or a date to add an event to Calendar. |  See all open windows of an app Force click an app in the Dock to see all open windows of an app. Click a window to bring it front and center. |
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To learn more ways you can use force click, see How to use the Force Touch trackpad in the Apple Support article “How to use the Force Touch trackpad.”
Customize your settings
Adjust the tracking speed and click pressure, customize gestures for certain actions—like how to perform a secondary click—and more. In System Settings, click Trackpad in the sidebar (you may need to scroll down), then explore your options.
Tip: If you find you’re force clicking when you don’t intend to, try adjusting the click pressure to a firmer setting in Trackpad settings. Or click the pop-up menu next to “Look up & data detectors” and choose Tap with Three Fingers.
Want to learn more?
Get into the details of how to customize trackpad gestures with Change Trackpad settings on Mac.
Learn more about what force click does when you Look up words on Mac.
If you want to use a Bluetooth mouse or trackpad in addition to the trackpad on your MacBook Pro, learn how to set it up with Connect accessories to your MacBook Pro.