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如何在 Mac 上自訂 Apple 觸控板或 Magic Mouse 的手勢

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One of the iPhone’s greatest innovations was the ability to zoom with a pinch. This intuitive gesture changed how we interact with technology. These days, you can gesture on almost all your devices, including your Mac using Apple’s trackpad or Magic Mouse.

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

Swipe between apps, open mission control, check Notification Center, or go to your desktop — all this, and more, is possible with a flick of your fingers. If you aren’t using gestures on your Mac, you’re doing things the slow way.

In this post, we explore the built-in gestures on an Apple Mac: how to use them, customize them, and fix them when your mouse or trackpad stops working.

We’ll even show you how to expand on those gestures with third-party software!

What do I need to use gestures on my Mac?

If you own a Mac, chances are you already have all you need to start using gestures on it. All Apple’s MacBooks have featured built-in multitouch trackpads for years, and iMacs ship with either the Magic Mouse or the Magic Trackpad.

The Magic Trackpad is a wireless version of the MacBook’s trackpad. It offers a large multitouch surface to gesture on. In all honesty, I prefer it to a mouse: you don’t need a mat, you don’t need as much space, and there are more built-in gestures.

That said, Apple’s Magic Mouse is sleek and stylish, even after ten years on the market. It features touch-sensitive glass across the top so you can gesture on it as well. Although it’s a little tricker due to the smaller surface area.

As a result, Apple offers far fewer built-in gestures for the Magic Mouse compared to the trackpad. But you can always build on those gestures with third-party software options.

How do I use the built-in gestures on my Mac?

Apple built quite a few gestures into the operating software on your Mac, which should be turned on by default. If they aren’t, it’s easy to find and turn them on in the System Preferences. Some of the gestures are customizable as well!

How to use gestures with Apple’s Magic Mouse

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

From the menu bar on your Mac, go to  > System Preferences… then click Mouse. At the top of the window, you’ve got two options: Point & Click or More Gestures.

Point & Click lets you change the scroll behaviors, add a secondary click, and turn on smart zoom on your mouse. None of these are particularly exciting, although smart zoom definitely has its place.

The interesting stuff is under the More Gestures tab. You only get three built-in gestures for Apple’s Magic Mouse, but they’re all intuitive and easy to use. Turn them on with the checkboxes and hover over each option to see a video of the gesture in action.

Swipe between pages is only used for web browsers. Swipe right or left with a single finger to go back to the last page you visited. But the other two gestures are great for multitasking on your Mac.

Swipe between full-screen apps is exactly how it sounds. Flip back and forth between your Spaces and applications. I use this all the time when researching, writing, editing images, or checking my emails.

For those who don’t like full-screen mode, Mission Control lets you see all your open windows in a single glance. Double tap your Magic Mouse with two fingers to view all your open apps. Then click whatever you want to focus on.

If you’re at all disappointed by Apple’s built-in Magic Mouse gestures, take a look at the third-party software options below.

How to use gestures with Apple’s MacBook or Magic Trackpad

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

If you chose Apple’s Magic Trackpad with your iMac you’re in luck because there are far more gestures available. The same goes for MacBook owners, who can gesture on the built-in trackpad.

From the menu bar on your Mac, go to  > System Preferences… > Trackpad. You get three options: Point & ClickScroll & Zoom, and More Gestures.

Point & Click is fairly self-explanatory. Choose how to click or secondary click with your trackpad. There’s also a great feature here to look up definitions or preview web pages with a three-fingered tap. I use it all the time!

Scroll & Zoom also doesn’t offer anything unexpected. Although you can pinch to zoom in or rotate using your trackpad, which you can’t do with a Magic Mouse.

More Gestures is where the fun begins. Turn on up to seven built-in gestures for the Mac’s trackpad, four of which let you customize how to use them. These gestures include:

  • Swipe between pages
  • Swipe between full-screen apps
  • Mission Control
  • Notification Center
  • App Exposé
  • Launchpad
  • and Show Desktop.

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

Hover over each option to see a video of it in action. I suggest you only add one gesture to your workflow at a time. Although, these things are so intuitive it doesn’t take long to learn them all by heart.

Again, if you’re let down by what’s on offer, you might be interested in the third-party software we detail below. You can get more gestures and near infinite customizability.

Why aren’t gestures working on my Mac?

There are plenty of things that can get in the way of gestures working on your Apple Mac’s trackpad or Magic Mouse. If you’re experiencing any problems, try the tips below to see if they help. 

And let us know in the comments at the bottom which tip works for you!

Power on and connect your Magic Mouse or Trackpad to Bluetooth

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

MacBook owners can skip this step since their built-in trackpad is always powered on and connected. But if you’re using a Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad there are a couple of basics things to check.

Charge up your Magic Mouse or Trackpad using the cable it came with, and be sure to give it ample time to charge up. For older products, put a new set of batteries in the bottom.

Make sure the power switch is on, you should see a green background behind the switch. Now go to  > System Preferences… > Bluetooth. Ensure your Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad is visible and connected to the Mac. 

Contact Apple for more support if it isn’t.

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

Clear the touch surface of dirt and debris

A build-up of dirt, dust, and fingerprints on the touch surface of your mouse or trackpad can confuse the Mac when you try to gesture. Make sure it’s clean and clear by wiping it down with a slightly dampened soft cloth.

Take care not to get any liquid inside your Mac, Magic Mouse, or Magic Trackpad!

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

Update your Mac to the latest version of macOS 

Software errors or out-of-date software can stop our devices from working properly. If gestures don’t work on your Magic Mouse or trackpad, make sure your Mac is running the latest version of macOS.

From the menu bar, go to  > System Preferences… > Software Update. Download and install any available updates, then try using gestures again.

The same goes for third-party software. Check the developer’s website to make sure you’re running the latest version, and download it if you aren’t.

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

Turn on gestures in the System Preferences

Sometimes our settings change without us ever realizing it. Make sure your gestures are still turned on and set the way you like them in the System Preferences on your Mac.

Follow the instructions above to turn on gestures for your Magic Mouse or trackpad.

Reset the PRAM on your Mac

The Parameter RAM (PRAM) saves a lot of small bits of information about the settings on your Mac. Things like the screen brightness, volume, and Wi-Fi network. Corruption with your PRAM can cause problems with your gestures as well.

It’s easy to reset the PRAM without losing any irreplacable data on your Mac:

  1. Go to  > Shut Down and confirm you want to Shut Down the Mac.
  2. Allow plenty of time for the Mac to fully power off.
  3. Press the power button, then immediately hold the following keys:
    option command P R.
  4. Release the keys after 20 seconds or when you hear a startup chime.

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

Delete your multitouch preferences from the Library

Your Mac stores all sorts of software preferences as plist files in the Library. You can delete some of these preferences and your Mac automatically recreates them.

Some plist files related to multitouch may have become corrupt. If this happens, the gestures on your Mac stop working and you need to remove those plist files to fix it.

Find and remove plist files using Finder:

  1. Open Finder and select Go from the menu bar. 
  2. Hold option on the keyboard and select Library from the list.
  3. Find the Preferences folder and remove the following plist files:
    1. com.apple.AppleMultitouchMouse.plist
    2. com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse.plist

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

Customize gestures on your Mac with third-party software

Plenty of us are underwhelmed by the trackpad and Magic Mouse gestures offered by macOS. With a large multitouch surface like that, surely more is possible. Well, that’s exactly what third-party developers believe as well.

There are loads of applications that let you edit, customize, and add to the Magic Mouse or trackpad gestures on your Mac. For this post, we are going to focus on two of them: MagicPrefs and BetterTouchTool.

MagicPrefs

MagicPrefs is the most popular gesture editing software for Mac. This is probably because it’s free. But these days that comes with a pretty big catch: MagicPrefs is no longer supported.

That means no more updates, no bug fixes, and no new features. As Apple continues to release new versions of macOS, it’s only a matter of time until MagicPrefs stops working. But we aren’t there yet.

Despite what many users seem to think, MagicPrefs still works on macOS Mojave. You just need to tweak the Privacy and Accessibility settings a little bit.

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

How to install MagicPrefs on macOS Mojave:

  1. Download MagicPrefs from the developer website.
  2. Open MagicPrefs from your Downloads folder.
  3. If MagicPrefs fails to open:
    1. Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy.
    2. Unlock the padlock with your administrator password.
    3. Click on the General tab and open MagicPrefs.
  4. Now turn on Accessibility access for MagicPrefs:
    1. Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy.
    2. Unlock the padlock with your administrator password.
    3. Click on the Privacy tab and find Accessibility in the sidebar.
    4. Check the box to turn on MagicPrefs.

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

How to create custom gestures with MagicPrefs:

  1. From the menu bar, go to  > System Preferences… > MagicPrefs.
  2. Select Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, or MacBook Trackpad.
  3. Check a box to turn on particular gestures.
  4. Use the drop-down boxes to change what each gesture does.
  5. Hover over a gesture to see it animated in the graphic on the right.

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

How to uninstall MagicPrefs from macOS Mojave:

  1. Open a new Finder window on your Mac.
  2. Navigate to the Applications folder and drag MagicPrefs to the Trash.
  3. Hold option and select Go > Library from the menu bar.
  4. Search for “magicprefs” and limit your search to the Library.
  5. Delete all the files that it finds.

BetterTouchTool

Unlike MagicPrefs, BetterTouchTool is a premium service. Although you can get a 45-day free trial. The upside of a premium app is that it’s continually supported and updated. So it should keep working with macOS for the foreseeable future.

Not only does BetterTouchTool let you customize Magic Mouse and trackpad gestures, but you can also edit the touch bar buttons on the new MacBook Pro.

Since BetterTouchTool is still supported, it’s super easy to download and install. Just follow the instructions on the website or contact the developer for more help.

How to Customize Gestures for Apple’s Trackpad or Magic Mouse on a Mac

Let us know what gestures you use the most with your Mac. Are they from the standard options, or is it a custom third-party gesture?

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