Touchscreen Terminology
| Action | How to Do It |
|---|---|
| Tab | Choose an on-screen icon, button, or menu option by tapping it with your finger. |
| Double-tap | Zoom in or out of a section of the screen by tapping it twice in rapid series. |
| Touch and hold | Touch and hold your finger against the glass often brings up a menu, lets you move an item across the screen, or selects a word. |
| Drag | Touch something on the screen and drag your finger up, down, or sideways to move that item across the screen. |
| Drag, hold, and drop | Touch and hold something on-screen, then slide your finger to that object's new location on-screen. Lift your finger to drop it into its new place. |
| Flick | Similar to flicking a piece of dust off the screen, this allows you scroll quickly through menus or long lists. |
| Pinch | Place two fingers on-screen and bring the fingers together shrinks that section of the screen, bringing more of the image into view. |
| Spread | Place two fingers on-screen and bring the fingers together shrinks that section of the screen, bringing more of the image into view. |
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