{"id":261,"date":"2015-11-03T11:14:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T11:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learning.bishopsprep.org.za\/prep-banter\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:38:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:38:03","slug":"tech-help-finger-gestures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bishops.org.za\/ilearning-prep\/for-parents\/technical-help\/tech-help-finger-gestures\/","title":{"rendered":"TECH HELP: Finger Gestures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; width=&#8221;96%&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; 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