How to use a three-fingered tap to preview Web pages in Safari OS X El Capitan has brought a number of changes and new features to Mac users. But one of the changes might be somewhat confusing to new users of OS X El Capitan. Some folks have wondered if it’s still possible to preview links in Safari with a three-finger tap. In this how-to I’ll show you how you how to quickly enable this helpful feature. How to enable the three-finger tap to preview Safari links Go to System Preferences, click on Trackpad and then click the “Look up and data detectors” option to enable the three-finger tap to preview Web pages. Here’s how you can enable the three-finger tap to preview Web links in Safari: 1. Click on System Preferences. 2. Click on Trackpad. 3. Tap on the Point & Click tab. 4. Tap the “Look up & data detectors” option. Now you can tap a Web page link in Safari with three fingers to see a preview of the Web page before actually clicking through and loading it. Three-finger tap to preview Web links in Safari is a big time-saver Tapping with thee fingers lets you quickly preview the contents of a Web page without having to click through and load it. Since I enabled the three-finger tap to preview Web links in Safari, I’ve found it to be a big time-saver. It’s much faster to use this feature to quickly preview a Web page instead of actually loading the page to see its content. Let’s face it, we all see tons and tons of Web page links each day. But how many are actually worth clicking through to read? The three-finger tap to preview links in Safari feature has saved me a lot of time I might otherwise have wasted clicking through to Web pages that I’m not actually interested in reading. So I recommend taking the time to enable the three-finger tap to preview Web links in Safari. Once you get used to using it every day, you’ll find that it quickly becomes an indispensable tool for web browsing without wasting a lot of time loading lame Web pages. Did you miss a post? Check the Eye On Apple home page to get caught up with the latest news, discussions and rumors about Apple. Related content opinion Why is Facebook’s iOS app so bloated? Facebooku2019s app weighs in at more than 380 MB when you download it from the iOS App Store. Is it time to just get rid of Facebook altogether? By Jim Lynch May 22, 2017 4 mins Small and Medium Business Apple Facebook opinion Is the iPad mini doomed? Rumors suggest that Apple might discontinue the iPad mini. Will Apple finally pull the plug on the diminutive iPad mini? By Jim Lynch May 18, 2017 6 mins Small and Medium Business iPad Tablets opinion Will macOS protect you from ransomware attacks? The recent WannaCry ransomware attacks on Windows have some Mac users wondering if they are safe. Is macOS secure from ransomware attacks? By Jim Lynch May 16, 2017 4 mins Hacking Malware MacOS opinion Should Apple News be released for macOS? Apple News has been out for iOS for quite a while now. Is it time for it to come to macOS? By Jim Lynch May 15, 2017 5 mins Small and Medium Business iOS MacOS Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe