On my old MBP (2.66 Ghz Core 2 duo running 10.6.8) I could always navigate between pages in Safari using a 3 finger swipe (left for back, right for forward). My new 2.7 Ghz i7 with 10.8.4 won't do it. I've tried Safari Preferences and System Preferences trackpad settings with no avail. Can anyone help me?
Thanks,
Scott
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)
Hey DigitMus,
Thanks for the question. With the introduction of Lion, the swipe to navigate default gesture changed to a two-finger scroll. System Preferences > Trackpad provides three options for "Swipe between pages":
- Scroll left or right with two fingers
- Swipe with three fingers
- Swipe with two or three fingers
You'll want to make sure this preference is set as you wish, and checked to be enabled. For more information, see these resources:
Mac Basics: Multi-Touch gestures
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4721
Apple - Use your fingers to use your Mac in OS X Mountain Lion.
http://www.apple.com/osx/what-is/gestures.html#gallery-gestures-swipe
Swipe to navigate – Web pages in Safari, documents in Preview and more, just like thumbing a page in a book. Note: If there is horizontal content to scroll, this gesture will first scrolls to the end of content and then it will move to the next page.
- Magic Trackpad – A horizontal two finger swipe will show the next or previous page. Tip: Once you pass the rubber-band threshold, lift your fingers to change page. Also you can flick your fingers at the end of the swipe for momentum.
Thanks,
Matt M.
Hey DigitMus,
Thanks for the question. With the introduction of Lion, the swipe to navigate default gesture changed to a two-finger scroll. System Preferences > Trackpad provides three options for "Swipe between pages":
- Scroll left or right with two fingers
- Swipe with three fingers
- Swipe with two or three fingers
You'll want to make sure this preference is set as you wish, and checked to be enabled. For more information, see these resources:
Mac Basics: Multi-Touch gestures
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4721
Apple - Use your fingers to use your Mac in OS X Mountain Lion.
http://www.apple.com/osx/what-is/gestures.html#gallery-gestures-swipe
Swipe to navigate – Web pages in Safari, documents in Preview and more, just like thumbing a page in a book. Note: If there is horizontal content to scroll, this gesture will first scrolls to the end of content and then it will move to the next page.
- Magic Trackpad – A horizontal two finger swipe will show the next or previous page. Tip: Once you pass the rubber-band threshold, lift your fingers to change page. Also you can flick your fingers at the end of the swipe for momentum.
Thanks,
Matt M.
3 finger swipe to navigate Safari
