Your computer or device may be touch-enabled, meaning you can use gestures to perform commands on a touch screen or track pad. This can help you get more done!

With the arrival of touch and multi-touch, which allows computers or mobile devices to respond to more than one point of contact, a whole choreography of gestures is available.

Here are direct links to tutorials and visual charts of essential swipes, wipes, pinches, and more to increase your productivity...on all your many devices!

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1. Essential Touch Gestures for Windows

This visual list of Windows Touch Gestures for Microsoft Surface and more includes Tap, Double Tap, Panning, Drag, Press and Tap, Zoom Rotate, Two-finger Tap, Press and Hold, and Flicks.More »

2. Essential Touch Gestures for Mac OS X

Apple does not create a touchscreen for Mac but these Mac OS X touch gestures can apply to track pads or the Magic Mouse.

This list includes Scroll, Smart Zoom, Pinch to Zoom, Swipe to Navigate, Mission Control, Swipe between Screens, View Launchpad, App Exposé, Show Desktop, Lookup, Notification Center, and Show Safari Tabs.More »

3. Essential Touch Gestures for Android

Your Android phone or tablet can be more fun and productive if you know these touch basics, including gestures like Touch, Long Press, Swipe or Drag, Long Press and Drag, Double Touch, Double Touch Drag, Pinch Open, and Pinch Close.More »

4. Essential Touch Gestures for iOS

This list of iOS 7 Gestures from iphonehacks.com includes variants of Tap, Long Tap, Swipe, and Drag.

For more gestures including the Claw Swipe or the Claw Pinch, and more check out this article from CultofMac.com: Five Secret iOS Gestures You Need to Know.More »

5. Essential Touch Gestures for Windows Phone

This visual list of Windows Phone Touch Gestures includes Tap, Double Tap, Tap and Hold, Press, Press and Hold, Pan, Flick, Pinch, and Stretch.More »

6. Essential Touch Gestures for BlackBerry

This help blog gives visual descriptions of Blackberry touch gestures including Tap, Slide, Scroll, Zoom, Touch and Hold, Swipe, and Two Finger SwipeMore »