Trackpad gestures support in Windows virtual machines

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Description

You can use the Trackpad to control some Windows applications in your virtual machine.

NOTE: This feature is available for Windows virtual machines that have Parallels Tools installed.

In the following table you can see the list of commands for some popular Windows applications:

Action Keyboard and Mouse Combination Touchpad Gesture
Microsoft PowerPoint    
Start a slide show F5 n/a
End a slide show Esc n/a
Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide N, Enter, Page Down, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, Space (or click the mouse) n/a
Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide P, Page Up, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, Backspace n/a
Zoom in/zoom out Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down Pinch open/pinch close
Microsoft Word/Excel    
Zoom in/zoom out Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down Pinch open/pinch close
Windows Media Player    
Start playback/pause Space n/a
Skip to the next song Ctrl+F n/a
Play the previous song Ctrl+B n/a
Volume up F8, Up Arrow, wheel up n/a
Volume down F9, Down Arrow, wheel down n/a
Media Player Classic    
Start playback/pause Space n/a
Volume up F8, Up Arrow, wheel up n/a
Volume down F9, Down Arrow, wheel down n/a
Winamp    
Start playback/pause X to start, C to pause n/a
Volume up Up Arrow, wheel up n/a
Volume down Up Arrow, wheel up n/a
Microsoft Internet Explorer    
Page back Backspace, Alt+Left Arrow n/a
Page forward Alt+Right Arrow n/a
Zoom in/zoom out Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down Pinch open/pinch close
Mozilla Firefox    
Page back Backspace, Alt+Left Arrow n/a
Page forward Alt+Right Arrow n/a
Zoom in/zoom out Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down or Ctrl+"+"/Ctrl+"-" Pinch open/pinch close
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer    
Next image Right Arrow n/a
Previous image Left Arrow n/a
Zoom in/zoom out "+"/"-" Pinch open/ pinch close
Rotate clockwise Ctrl+K Rotate right
Rotate counterclockwise Ctrl+L Rotate left

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