How to Enable Three-Finger Drag on macOS for Design Work
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speckx
2mo ago· 2 min readen
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Summary
The author shares their personal experience of using only trackpads on Mac computers for 14 years, specifically for web and graphic design work. They explain how trackpad precision works well for design tasks that require dragging objects, and provide a tutorial on enabling three-finger drag functionality on macOS, which they find essential for their workflow. The article serves as both a personal testimonial and a practical guide for Mac users.
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Mac trackpad precision is magical, I do web design and graphic design work on it with no issue at all
Most design work requires dragging cursor to move objects, dragging requires clicking the trackpad and putting force on finger
I have been using a Mac since 2012, and since then I have not used an external mouse (I did buy an external trackpad, and also own an iMac with trackpad incl...
