Mouse Gestures Dialog Box
You can map up to eight commands to mouse gestures from the Mouse Gestures dialog box.
To open the Mouse Gestures dialog box:
- Click Tools > Mouse Gestures
Options
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Enable mouse gestures | Turns mouse gestures on or off. |
| 4 Gestures | With mouse gestures enabled, allows for one gesture command for each direction: Up, down, left, or right. |
| 8 Gestures | With mouse gestures enabled, allows for one gesture for each direction: Up, down, left, right, or along one of the four diagonals. |
| Category | Filters the command list by category. |
| Mouse Gesture assigned commands | Displays the assigned commands in the command list. |
| Search for | Filters the command list by a search string you enter. |
| Reset to Defaults | Resets all mouse gesture settings to the system defaults. |
| Print List | Prints the list of mouse gesture commands. |
| Description | Displays a description for the selected command. |
Columns
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Category | Groups commands into categories. |
| Command | Lists commands. Note: A command is mapped to a mouse gesture only if one of the eight mouse gesture icons appears in the command row under the Select column. |
| Select | Displays four or eight mouse gesture command mappings when you click the column heading. |
Click a column to sort by that column.
Mouse Gesture Command Icons
With four mouse gestures, you can assign commands for four directions: Up, down, left, or right.

With eight mouse gestures, you can assign commands for eight gesture directions:

Access
Command: Gesture
Menu: Tools > Mouse Gestures
Ribbon: Manage > Customization > Mouse Gestures