Trackpad will not swipe or scroll

     Today is the first day my trackpad won't swipe or scroll.  The cursor will move and I can click, but it won't perform any other options.  I have changed the batteries, shutdown the computer, when I look at preferences and trackpad, it says no trackpad found.  Any suggestions?  I am a novice at this.

You need to turn Gestures on.
Go to System Preferences / TrackPad / Gestures.
OS X Lion: About Multi-Touch gestures.

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