Today we want to click on the “More Gestures” tab, then uncheck the box next to “Swipe between pages” to disable the aforementioned feature. There are quite a few ways to use and change the Trackpad’s behavior, and we provide a nice overview of them here. You can even use Trackpad gestures in the Finder’s preview pane. To turn this off or change how this feature behaves, first open the System Preferences, then click on “Trackpad”. The same is true for other browser such as Chrome and Firefox.
Here on Safari, we can go back and forward with just a swipe of two fingers on the trackpad. However, if you’ve simply no time or patience for this, then the feature can be turned off in just a few clicks. Swiping to go back and forward does take some getting used to, and you need to be aware that this feature exists, or you’re likely to quickly become frustrated. For others, it happens accidentally more often than it happens on purpose, which can be annoying.
2br Now, whenever you press the Option key five times, you'll enable Mouse Keys, and at the same time, disable the. If you use a Mac laptop to surf, you’ve probably noticed that lightly swiping two fingers left or right on the trackpad causes your web browser to go forward and back a page. Just visit the Universal Access System Preferences panel, click on the Mouse & Trackpad tab, and enable the Press the Option key five times to turn Mouse Keys on or off option and the Ignore trackpad when Mouse Keys is on setting.
