HT2492 unable to swipe for widgets

My Mac's function of swiping left for widgets has stopped working. I have check & make sure "Show Dashboard as a space" is checked in Mission Control preferences...help!!!

The control and left/right arrow keys will move you to the various desktops. I didn't see a way to configue the trackpad to swipe between desktops in System Preferences.

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