6 Ways to Use Multi Touch Gestures in Mac Os X Lion

Mac OS X Lion for Apple’s laptops and desktop computers provides over 250 new features including a ton of great new multi-touch gestures that allow you to interact with your applications by tapping, scrolling, pinching, and swiping. This article will walk you through the process of using the new multi-touch gestures with your Magic Mouse or trackpad with Mac OS X Lion.
STEPS
METHOD 1 OF 6: LAUNCH MISSION CONTROL

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SWIPE THREE FINGERS UP TO LAUNCH MISSION CONTROL. In OS X Lion, Mission Control is a new feature that combines the Expose´ and Spaces features from the previous version of OS X.
METHOD 2 OF 6: SWIPE BETWEEN FULL-SCREEN APPS

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SWIPE THREE FINGERS LEFT OR RIGHT TO SWITCH BETWEEN CURRENTLY OPEN FULL-SCREEN APPS. Note: You have to click the new top-right corner full-screen icon before this gesture becomes active.
METHOD 3 OF 6: SCROLL WITH TWO FINGERS

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SLIDE TWO FINGER UP OR DOWN TO SCROLL THROUGH WEBSITES, DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER FILES.
METHOD 4 OF 6: TAP TO ZOOM

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DOUBLE-TAP YOUR TRACKPAD TO QUICKLY ZOOM IN ON A PAGE. This gesture is similar to the zoom-in feature on Apple’s mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch.
METHOD 5 OF 6: PINCH TO ZOOM

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SLIDE YOUR THUMB AND FINGER TO MAKE A PINCHING MOTION FOR A PRECISE ZOOM-IN ON WEBPAGES AND IN DOCUMENTS.
METHOD 6 OF 6: SWIPE TO NAVIGATE

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SWIPE TWO FINGERS LEFT OR RIGHT TO SWIPE THROUGH PAGES OF A DOCUMENT OR WEBPAGE.
TIPS
You can open Launchpad in OS X Lion using custom shortcuts or hot corners by setting them in System Preferences.
Swipe between pages of apps in Launchpad by clicking and holding your mouse while making a swiping gesture left or right, or use a two finger gesture on your trackpad.
WARNINGS
OS X Lion is only available as a downloadable upgrade through the Mac App Store.