Macbook Pro Resize icons

i read this on a article that i can resize my icons by using gestures. How can i do so because right now it isn't working..is their something i can enable. I already know about the finder/view/show view options and i hate resizing icons that way. Please tell me how i can resize my desktop icons with basic gestures.
Change Icon Size
If you are on a Macbook Pro, you can use the mousepad gestures (pinch/expand) to change the icon size on the desktop, in a folder or virtuall anywhere.

You cannot resize Desktop icons individually. You can change the size of icons on the Desktop and in individual Finder windows either using COMMAND-J or using gestures.

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jk_baller23,
Did you see my other picture I posted right after your reply? What do you think about the second picture?
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