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Three touchpad tricks that make long documents feel a lot shorter.

Marcus Ash / X

Today I learned about a touchpad tip that I think every Windows laptop user should know. Microsoft shared it as its Friday Windows tip of the day, and it’s all about scrolling.

If you read long documents, browse webpages, or write code on a Windows laptop, you know the drill. You swipe, lift your fingers, and swipe again until you reach the part you need. Microsoft has three touchpad features that cut down on all that swiping.

So, what changes when you scroll?

The first one is accelerated scrolling. You can quickly swipe on a page to activate it, and it will scroll through the page faster than your normal scroll. macOS has had this feature for a long time, and I am happy that Windows users will finally get to enjoy it too.…