Gesture
How to do it
What it does
Tap to click
Tap on the touchpad.
Selects an item.
Slide to scroll
Place two fingers on the touchpad, and then slide.
Scrolls the page. Pages can scroll left and right, up and down, or both.
Pinch or stretch to zoom
Place two fingers on the touchpad and move them toward each other or away from each other.
Zooms in (stretch) or out (pinch) on the touchpad.
Swipe for charms
Swipe in from the right edge.
Opens the charms. Swipe again to hide the charms.
Swipe for apps
Swipe in from the left edge.
Opens a list of your recent apps. Tap the app you want, or tap outside the list to select the most recent app.
Tap two fingers to right click
Tap the touchpad with two fingers (or tap the lower-right corner).
Shows more commands for the app. Or on the destkop, it shows a context menu, similar to right-clicking.