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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.kz/support/browser/en/llms.txt




# Mouse gestures

## Enable gestures {#enable-gestures}

By default, mouse gesture support is disabled in the Yandex Browser settings. To use mouse gestures:

1. Click **![](../_image/settings-icon.svg)** → **Settings** → **Tools**.
1. Under **Mouse gestures**, select **Enable**.



## Mouse gestures {#mouse-movements}

Hold down the right mouse button to perform gestures. Then release the button after you complete the gesture.


{% note alert %}

If you are using a one-button mouse in macOS, you need to perform all gestures by holding down the **Ctrl** key and the mouse button.

{% endnote %}


**Mouse gestures**

<div class="striped-none">

  #|
  ||::{align="center"} [History](https://yandex.kz/support/browser/en/search-and-browse/history.md)
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  Go back to the previous page
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  ![](../_image/gesture-back.svg)
  ||

  ||
  ^
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  Go to the next page
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  ![](../_image/gesture-forward.svg)
  ||

  ||::{align="center"} [Tabs](https://yandex.kz/support/browser/en/navigation/about.md)
  |
  Restore the last closed tab
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  ![](../_image/gesture-last-tab.svg)
  ||

  ||
  ^
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  Close tab
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  ![](../_image/gesture-close-tab.svg)
  ||

  ||::{align="center"} Other
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  Refresh page
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  ![](../_image/gesture-restart.svg)
  ||

  ||
  ^
  |
  Open the [Tableau](https://yandex.kz/support/browser/en/personalization/tableau.md) and put the cursor in the [SmartBox](*smart-link)
  |
  ![](../_image/gesture-up.svg)
  ||
  |#

</div>


## Button combinations {#mouse-buttons-combination}

**Button combination**

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#|

||::{align="center"} [History](https://yandex.kz/support/browser/en/search-and-browse/history.md)
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Go back to the previous page
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![](../_image/mouse-back.svg)<br/><br/>Right-click. Holding it, click the left button.
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^
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Go to the next page
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![](../_image/mouse-forward.svg)<br/><br/>Press the left mouse button. Holding it down, press the right button.
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|#

</div>


<br>

**Mouse wheel**

<div class="striped-none">

#|

||::{align="center"} [Zoom](https://yandex.kz/support/browser/en/personalization/display-settings.md)
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Increase page zoom
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Press **Ctrl** and scroll the mouse wheel forward.
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||
^
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Decrease page zoom
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Press **Ctrl** and scroll the mouse wheel back.
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|#

</div>


## Disable gestures {#disable-gestures}

1. Click **![](../_image/settings-icon.svg)** → **Settings** → **Tools**.
1. Under **Mouse gestures**, deselect **Enable**.



{% note info %}

You can't disable mouse gestures that are part of the operating system:

- Zoom gestures.
- Swiping left and right in macOS.

To disable swipe gestures on macOS, click **![](../_image/mac-apple.svg)** → **System Preferences** → **Trackpad** → **More Gestures** and disable the **Swipe between pages** option.

{% endnote %}




## Gesture settings {#settings}

You can disable specific gestures or hotkeys.

1. Click **![](../_image/settings-icon.svg)**&nbsp;→ **Settings**&nbsp;→ **Tools**.


1. In the **Mouse gestures** section, click **Mouse gesture settings**.

1. Disable the unwanted options.

![](../_image/gesture-settings.png){.border-yes}

#### Learn more

- [Keyboard shortcuts](https://yandex.kz/support/browser/en/useful-features/hotkeys.md)

#### Questions {#qw}

- [Mouse cursor freezes when gaming online](https://yandex.kz/support/browser/en/troubleshooting/media.md#cursor-error)


<a href="../support/support">
<span class="button">Contact support</span>
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