This is so great! Thanks for sharing. I did notice that 3 finger click opens it in a new tab but you don't leave your current page, and 2 finger also opens it in a new tab but you enter the link right away.
I've always tapped. Ever since tapping became a thing on trackpads, I've tapped. However, seeing that you click, I decided to give it a try. I never knew you could do two and three-finger clicks?! I think am sold on clicking. No more accidental one and two-finger taps.
I've been using chromebooks for six years that have touch displays so I haven't had a need to use the trackpad or the keyboard shortcuts much at all. I'm now making an effort to learn and use them and this video is a great help. Thanks.
Despite the fact that I have been using Chromebooks since they first came out, this was the most informative and helpful video I have seen on their use. Thanks, Robbie!
I dug out my old Apple Magic Trackpad (first version) and lo and behold, I can actually use it on my Lenovo Chromebook Duet, and it gives me a bigger trackpad space to use than the pad included on the keyboard. Same gestures as well!
@Andrew Booth The only other thing I could possibly suggest is to make sure you have the latest/greatest ChromeOS build installed. What's so interesting about this trackpad is that I cannot get it to connect to my iPad Pro 2015 12.9" tablet. I guess it's a finicky device. Since I did get the Magic Trackpad to work with my Lenovo, I use it more than I ever used the thing on a Mac, which is why I bought the thing. It's convenient in that I use my Chromebook on a small table and vs. a mouse, I can use the trackpad more efficiently than rolling a mouse around in a small space. Good luck on your connection! I hope it works for you.
OK--I found a solution. (1) Go into Settings (the app, not the menu from the lower right) and navigate to your Bluetooth settings. (2) Click the three-dot menu icon next to Apple Trackpad and select Delete. (3) Turn off Bluetooth on both your trackpad and your Chromebook. (4) Hold the button on the Magic Trackpad until the light blinks, indicating the pad is seeking a bluetooth connection. (5) Turn on Bluetooth (while still in the Settings app), and Apple Trackpad will come up in unconnected devices. It might take a minute. (6) Click Apple Trackpad WHILE AT THE SAME TIME having a finger quickly tapping the trackpad until a connection is made to the Chromebook. If (6) fails, repeat from step (3) above. That should help fix it! At least it did for me when I recreated your issue.
Your explanation of tap to drag has saved me so much frustration. I have used Chromebook that works great aside from the actual click of the track pad. Dragging windows around was a glitchy annoying process. This resolves my biggest frustration.
thank you so much, im gonna be using my chromebook for the next 6 months until i get a new phone. these gestures are gonna help out alot in making my chromebook easier to use
A lot of the new stuff they add in are pretty simple once you know that they are there. I suppose for someone like me who just does web business stuff, it is a blessing that there is not a million tutorial pop-ups explaining this new feature and that new feature at every new update but then you venture on some guide or another months later and learn some of the things you have been missing out on using because you have not paid much attention to what the new updates have actually been bringing. I honestly really appreciate the infectious value Chromebooks and Surface tablets have brought to society. They are a farcry better than the Netbooks of yesteryear.
I got a Lenovo duet for Christmas. This video will help me so much. I liked, commented, subbed and rang the bell. Looking forward to seeing other videos both past and future.
that's probably because of a setting, but on my chromebook I have to swipe with 3 fingers downward in order to get to overview mode. One of the most practial, useful video, love it!!!
Thanks, that was so worth watching for the 3-finger click and tab switching! Got a Chromebook (14c from HP, I think) for the first time for my son's homeschooling this year, and I use it almost as much as him :-)
He’s using the Dell Latitude Chromebook 7410, a device intended for businesses (like most Latitude). Everything he covers is applicable on all Chromebooks though. The trackpad on that Dell is especially nice though (I have one:) )
Hey...I recently got Samsung Galaxy Chromebook...it's just superb....I wanted to know is their any need for antivirus ?...and if yes than which one should I go for...?...thanks in advance
@@jaypatel-xx3gg Chrombooks have prebuilt & secure antivirus protection for your Google account which is runs on. It's known as one of the safest devices, so you don't need to download an antivirus.
My trackpad is too sensitive. Is there a way to fix this? (Yeh, I've come over from Windows where you can adjust the pressure required on the pad). Thank you for helping us newbies!
I'm very disappointed by my Chromebook. It's so stupid that when there needs to be a scroll bar within a website (when there is a menu of things to select and scroll through for example) only with window scroll bar will show, no matter how much I hover over the websites scroll bar. Also scrolling through apps like Netflix or Amazon Prime Video there seems to be no way to control it. It very frequently scrolls back to the top of the page on it's own as if I've flicked the page as you do on a touchscreen. The most annoying thing of all though has to be it's constant dropping of the WiFi connection at random. If I hesitate on a website when going through pages it's dropped the connection and I need to reconnect again. It appears that it's a battery saving feature that can't be switched off.
I have a problem I'm hoping you might be able to help with. I just got the Acer Spin 713 and all of the touchpad gestures are working, except the 2 finger back gesture, which is incredibly inconvenient. I've been unable to find a setting for this and am out of ideas. Any ideas?
Reverse scrolling is deactivated on mine and the overview mode is opened my swiping *down* with three fingers, so I guess reverse scrolling does affect it.
be very careful/gentle with the USB-C ports, never tug or yank the cables or use cables that are too 'rigid', Acer did a crap job they are poorly soldered/secured; i just replaced 4 on 2 units and they are a royal pain... compared to other brands, 1 unit is still on the table opened up and i keep passing it. i'm starting to consider refusing to repair these machines. (i have pics) other than crap ports tho they are pretty OK
I didn't see how you broke out several windows in overview mode.. Can't seem to do that. Very informative though. I'm old and can't see what the cursor was doing.
That's funny about reverse scrolling. I tend to find the screen going in the opposite direction and have to think, "just like the screen". Thanks for pointing that out! Excellent and super helpful videos as usual! Silly question, but do all of these work on an external trackpad? For when your laptop is set up as a desktop?
Great, I didn't know about the 4 finger swipe between desktops. That will make using multiple desktops handier. I have my touchpad set to standard scrolling, it feels more natural to me for some reason, but it means that to get the overview mode I have to do a 3 finger swipe down.🤷♂️
Double tap to drag is broken on Pixelbook and Pixelbook Go if tap to click is enabled. There is a delay they added in, which means that most often than not you will activate dragging. Other chrome books I have does not have this. Also I rather we can configure the three finger swipe that acts the same way as MacOS. I don't like it that it switches tabs.
The host, whose name I can't remember, does a good job of showing what you can do with swipes of all kinds but he kind of lost me in doing so. I wasn't able to connect his actions with his finger(s) movements. Is there a more basic "how-to" video (here or elsewhere) that does this in slower motion that includes explanations with their movements?
Currys (in the UK) have a tasty deal on the Lenovo Flex 5i 4GB /128GB for £399 which also includes a nice looking backpack and mouse. The listing also says it includes a stylus so I hope it does .:)
Really love the two finger scroll up and down, of course my 11 year old son knew this already. :-) And the tap to click feature as well. My God Chrome OS is awesome.
If this is really for beginners, you didn't even tell beginners how to GET to settings. That's the trouble with "experts" teaching beginners, you jump right into export mode and forget who your viewers are.
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Also, three finger tap on link to open in new tab. (again similar to middle mouse button click).
This is so great! Thanks for sharing. I did notice that 3 finger click opens it in a new tab but you don't leave your current page, and 2 finger also opens it in a new tab but you enter the link right away.
whaaaaaaaaa????? that nust changed my life lol!
I've always tapped. Ever since tapping became a thing on trackpads, I've tapped. However, seeing that you click, I decided to give it a try. I never knew you could do two and three-finger clicks?! I think am sold on clicking. No more accidental one and two-finger taps.
I've been using chromebooks for six years that have touch displays so I haven't had a need to use the trackpad or the keyboard shortcuts much at all. I'm now making an effort to learn and use them and this video is a great help. Thanks.
The 2 fingers slide is useful to go backward (slide left) and go forward (slide right). Is so comfortable
they just sat one day and wondered how much more complicated can we make the touchpad and they nailed it!!!
Despite the fact that I have been using Chromebooks since they first came out, this was the most informative and helpful video I have seen on their use. Thanks, Robbie!
I dug out my old Apple Magic Trackpad (first version) and lo and behold, I can actually use it on my Lenovo Chromebook Duet, and it gives me a bigger trackpad space to use than the pad included on the keyboard. Same gestures as well!
@Andrew Booth I don't seem to have those issues. Once I connected the trackpad via Bluetooth I never lost the connection. Perhaps a restart helps?
@Andrew Booth The only other thing I could possibly suggest is to make sure you have the latest/greatest ChromeOS build installed.
What's so interesting about this trackpad is that I cannot get it to connect to my iPad Pro 2015 12.9" tablet. I guess it's a finicky device.
Since I did get the Magic Trackpad to work with my Lenovo, I use it more than I ever used the thing on a Mac, which is why I bought the thing. It's convenient in that I use my Chromebook on a small table and vs. a mouse, I can use the trackpad more efficiently than rolling a mouse around in a small space.
Good luck on your connection! I hope it works for you.
OK--I found a solution.
(1) Go into Settings (the app, not the menu from the lower right) and navigate to your Bluetooth settings.
(2) Click the three-dot menu icon next to Apple Trackpad and select Delete.
(3) Turn off Bluetooth on both your trackpad and your Chromebook.
(4) Hold the button on the Magic Trackpad until the light blinks, indicating the pad is seeking a bluetooth connection.
(5) Turn on Bluetooth (while still in the Settings app), and Apple Trackpad will come up in unconnected devices. It might take a minute.
(6) Click Apple Trackpad WHILE AT THE SAME TIME having a finger quickly tapping the trackpad until a connection is made to the Chromebook.
If (6) fails, repeat from step (3) above.
That should help fix it! At least it did for me when I recreated your issue.
I bought my Chromebook one year ago and I am so happy about how the Chrome OS works.
Your explanation of tap to drag has saved me so much frustration. I have used Chromebook that works great aside from the actual click of the track pad. Dragging windows around was a glitchy annoying process. This resolves my biggest frustration.
Thank you!! I love my Chromebook but know very little about actually using it.
Same
thank you so much, im gonna be using my chromebook for the next 6 months until i get a new phone. these gestures are gonna help out alot in making my chromebook easier to use
A lot of the new stuff they add in are pretty simple once you know that they are there. I suppose for someone like me who just does web business stuff, it is a blessing that there is not a million tutorial pop-ups explaining this new feature and that new feature at every new update but then you venture on some guide or another months later and learn some of the things you have been missing out on using because you have not paid much attention to what the new updates have actually been bringing. I honestly really appreciate the infectious value Chromebooks and Surface tablets have brought to society. They are a farcry better than the Netbooks of yesteryear.
The 3 finger tap/click is also useful to open links in a new tab
Wow! Thx, bro
I cannot express how grateful I am for this video. It helped me a great deal. Thank you soooooo much
I got a Lenovo duet for Christmas. This video will help me so much. I liked, commented, subbed and rang the bell. Looking forward to seeing other videos both past and future.
Wondered if you were going to produce any beginners guides as lots of people would have had devices for Christmas :)
Ditto!
Same here!
Thanks for your time. Very helpful.
that's probably because of a setting, but on my chromebook I have to swipe with 3 fingers downward in order to get to overview mode. One of the most practial, useful video, love it!!!
I'm impressed that these work on my ancient Acer Chromebook that stopped updating years ago.
Thanks, that was so worth watching for the 3-finger click and tab switching! Got a Chromebook (14c from HP, I think) for the first time for my son's homeschooling this year, and I use it almost as much as him :-)
I just got mine last week. Love it!
What Chromebook do you use in these videos?
He’s using the Dell Latitude Chromebook 7410, a device intended for businesses (like most Latitude). Everything he covers is applicable on all Chromebooks though. The trackpad on that Dell is especially nice though (I have one:) )
@@ashdrewness Yeah thanks! I'm going to take a look at that.
Hey...I recently got Samsung Galaxy Chromebook...it's just superb....I wanted to know is their any need for antivirus ?...and if yes than which one should I go for...?...thanks in advance
@@jaypatel-xx3gg Chrombooks have prebuilt & secure antivirus protection for your Google account which is runs on. It's known as one of the safest devices, so you don't need to download an antivirus.
Thanks
Great content. This was helpful, even for a longtime Chromebook user. Thanks for putting it together.
I got my Lenovo 100e chromebook for school and love it. Will watch this video for gestures 👍😁👍
Is any chromebook between 0$ and 250$ good for me? For watching content and doing some cloud work . Thanks
Ya! I would suggest the Lenovo Chromebook Duet, it's on sale rn for $249 USD
@@brockyboat thank you so much
Thank you for these kinds of videos
How are you getting multiple tabs on the overview,I can only get 1 to view?? I'm missing a step or something??
Two finger (when not zoomed in?) swipe left will take you to the previous web page, swipe right to go forward a page.
This was very helpful and informative, thank you!!
super again thanks again ,,wish i could sign in without password or pin.think its crazt i own the chromebook but cannot login without pas or pin?
How do you do the 4 finger gesture with a mouse and keyboard connected to the chromebook?
非常好的视频,终于帮我找到了触摸板快速关闭标签的手势,原来是先把鼠标光标放到上方标签页的的地方,再三指单击,或者按下单击都可以快速关闭标签页的了,非常的好,谢谢.
Thank you so much!! As usual, great, really useful content. You are helping me to like my Chromebook more and more!!
Wow. This is so good. My neck hurts less already...used to trying to click everything with my one finger. Thanks a million!
how do we use the camara?
My trackpad is too sensitive. Is there a way to fix this? (Yeh, I've come over from Windows where you can adjust the pressure required on the pad). Thank you for helping us newbies!
I'm very disappointed by my Chromebook. It's so stupid that when there needs to be a scroll bar within a website (when there is a menu of things to select and scroll through for example) only with window scroll bar will show, no matter how much I hover over the websites scroll bar. Also scrolling through apps like Netflix or Amazon Prime Video there seems to be no way to control it. It very frequently scrolls back to the top of the page on it's own as if I've flicked the page as you do on a touchscreen. The most annoying thing of all though has to be it's constant dropping of the WiFi connection at random. If I hesitate on a website when going through pages it's dropped the connection and I need to reconnect again. It appears that it's a battery saving feature that can't be switched off.
I have a problem I'm hoping you might be able to help with. I just got the Acer Spin 713 and all of the touchpad gestures are working, except the 2 finger back gesture, which is incredibly inconvenient. I've been unable to find a setting for this and am out of ideas. Any ideas?
What recording and editing software did you use for the screen share in this video?
Reverse scrolling is deactivated on mine and the overview mode is opened my swiping *down* with three fingers, so I guess reverse scrolling does affect it.
I dual boot chrome os along side Windows 10. Sadly chrome os trackpad gestures just don't work. Any advice please?
What hp printer is compatible with Acer 713 spin chromebook
Love your tip and training videos!!! Thank you!!!
In switching kinda to a Chromebook so thank you
I bought the Acer spin 713 thanks to your reviews. The absolute best chromebook for the money. 549.00 bestbuy
be very careful/gentle with the USB-C ports, never tug or yank the cables or use cables that are too 'rigid',
Acer did a crap job they are poorly soldered/secured; i just replaced 4 on 2 units and they are a royal pain... compared to other brands, 1 unit is still on the table opened up and i keep passing it. i'm starting to consider refusing to repair these machines. (i have pics)
other than crap ports tho they are pretty OK
Thank you for the useful tips! As always, well done.
I didn't see how you broke out several windows in overview mode.. Can't seem to do that. Very informative though. I'm old and can't see what the cursor was doing.
I just want a small premium chromebook with great specs and big storage
samsung galaxy chromebook
HP Chromebook x360 14c is a high quality peace of machinery. And it's almost ALWAYS on sale. Got mine for $450 original price is $630.
@@BroncBro bro same
@Matt Clapham I writting with that one. Is completely amazing!
That's funny about reverse scrolling. I tend to find the screen going in the opposite direction and have to think, "just like the screen". Thanks for pointing that out!
Excellent and super helpful videos as usual!
Silly question, but do all of these work on an external trackpad? For when your laptop is set up as a desktop?
@Andrew Booth, thanks!! I'm really digging my desktop set up and would love to be able to still use these trackpad gestures.
Happy new years!!
Great instructional video, a keeper. Thanks.
Does any one know how to copy and past with this I cant find the right click where it says paste copy erc...
right click is either 2 fingers on the touchpad, or alt + touchpad
Great, I didn't know about the 4 finger swipe between desktops. That will make using multiple desktops handier. I have my touchpad set to standard scrolling, it feels more natural to me for some reason, but it means that to get the overview mode I have to do a 3 finger swipe down.🤷♂️
Double tap to drag is broken on Pixelbook and Pixelbook Go if tap to click is enabled. There is a delay they added in, which means that most often than not you will activate dragging. Other chrome books I have does not have this.
Also I rather we can configure the three finger swipe that acts the same way as MacOS. I don't like it that it switches tabs.
The host, whose name I can't remember, does a good job of showing what you can do with swipes of all kinds but he kind of lost me in doing so. I wasn't able to connect his actions with his finger(s) movements. Is there a more basic "how-to" video (here or elsewhere) that does this in slower motion that includes explanations with their movements?
Well done explanations !
How do you turn backlit keyboard on?
Just missing dragging and dropping files which I'm for some reason not able to do.
Cheers for a very informative video 👍
(But there were quite a few things here like 3 finger clicks, etc., that were very valuable. Still - virtual desk? Do you have a vid on that?)
Great video! Thanks
Very helpful upload thanks
Thanks! This is very helpful.
OMG THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH! I JUST GOT A GALAXY CHROMEBOOK 2020, AND I TO BE ABLE TO USE THE GESTURES! THANKS!
Great tips. Thanks!
what chromebook is that one
Thank you first.
How can I do in Chrome OS:
- copy automatically after selecting text, and paste with mouse wheel middle button
Awesome, thank you!
Super useful - thanks!
Wow thx. Very useful!
Thanks so much!
My zoom not working how to reset
how do i create delete
Someone said your hair looks like the nordvpn logo and I can't unsee it
Handy, thanks!
Super helpful! 👍🏼
Currys (in the UK) have a tasty deal on the Lenovo Flex 5i 4GB /128GB for £399 which also includes a nice looking backpack and mouse. The listing also says it includes a stylus so I hope it does .:)
Just as I suspected ... The package does NOT include the stylus :(
Using Google sheets a 3 finger tap/click will paste within the spread sheet
ty
My keyboard and mousepad stopped working in the middle of my typing???
you gonna make a video on brunch?
My keyboard and mouse stopped working suddenly while I was typing. Nothing works!
Really love the two finger scroll up and down, of course my 11 year old son knew this already. :-) And the tap to click feature as well. My God Chrome OS is awesome.
Thanks for the nice tutorial video. You are doing a really good job on this channel!
Greetings from Poland!
I liked this video but you went too fast for me to get it until play the video on my phone as I use the chrome.
Excellent 👍
5:23 this is wrong, for me it is 3-finger-swipe down
very useful
If this is really for beginners, you didn't even tell beginners how to GET to settings. That's the trouble with "experts" teaching beginners, you jump right into export mode and forget who your viewers are.
expert mode? going to settings?
Chrome os gooo!!! Mac os & windows no.1.
i love
Thanks for this, you taught an old dog a new trick.
I fucken hate the touch pad in getting so frustrated cause to double click something never works for me
What is the difference between a click and a tap? I don’t see any difference with what you are doing.
click is pressing it a bit harder so that you actually hear a click sound, like how you'd click a mouse. a tap is just like how you tap on your phone
3 fingers up does nothing on my chromebook but 3 down does what your 3 up does, and 4 fingers does nothing at all
Any one else masterd these to play games at school and not get caught
chromebook is disgusting..just got one and absolutely horrible to use, but you did a great job. im still throwing this shit device
your website is flooded with ads !
Boom
Watching from a chromebook
Wait. What? Virtual Desk? I need to know how and why this is a good thing. Clueless.
too much talk to learn too little