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:
Command: Gesture
Menu: Tools > Mouse Gestures