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Mouse Gestures for Internet Explorer

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Tools -> Options -> Mouse Gestures


Mouse gestures are commands given by a short, quick mouse moves. They can give easier and faster access to the most frequently used features of Internet Explorer. You do not have to move the mouse cursor around the screen to click a button or a menu item.

Just click on a web page with right mouse button, drag it for example to the right and release. Able Search interprets this gesture and executes the corresponding command.
mouse gestures

Click Enable mouse gestures and select the left or right (recommended) button, which will be used for gestures.

The list shows available mouse gestures:
mouse gesture left Left - you should click on a web page selected (right) mouse button, hold it down, move the mouse left and then release the button. By default, this gesture corresponds Back command in Internet Explorer - opens the previous page.
mouse gesture right Right - click the right mouse button, move to the right and release. By default, this gesture corresponds to the command Next page - Forward.
Similarly works gestures:
mouse gesture up  Up - scroll the page up (PgUp).
mouse gesture down  Down - scroll the page down (PgDn).
mouse gesture up left  Up left - you should click the right mouse button, holding it move the mouse slightly up, then left and release the button.
mouse gesture up right  Up right - this gesture usually is used to maximize Internet Explorer window.
mouse gesture down left  Down left
mouse gesture down right  Down right
Left and right - press the mouse button, move it to the left, then right and release the button.
Up and down - refresh loaded page.
Zigzag - press the right mouse button and make some irregular movements. This gesture can be used to hide Internet Explorer.

A gesture is active, when you check it on the list check. You can also  delete gesture action  remove or set gesture action change commands assigned to a specific gesture. On the list of commands you can select:
Back - previous page
Forward - next page
Page up - PgUp
Page down - PgDn
Stop
Reload - refresh web page
Close tab / window
New tab / window - opens a new window or new tab, depending on the browser version and settings.
Save page - save a web page to the disk.
Mail page - send email with current web page.
Find next - looks for text entered in the search box (in the lower left corner of the Able Search toolbar)
Open search page - opens a page with search engines.
Hide Internet Explorer - hides all browser windows.
Minimize Internet Explorer
Maximize Internet Explorer
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To make it easier working with mouse gestures, enable Draw mouse trail with color and select a color. When you press the right mouse button and move the mouse, a line will appear on the screen.