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How to slide horizontally as well as vertically without resizing the Miro board

  • April 2, 2026
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Quick & simple question to the Miro experts, I’m sure you already have a good solution for my issue.

With Miro usage being just browser based, when doing a large arch diagram I need to slide my cursor both horizontally as well as vertically, but many times the browser scrollbars are not present or just disappear, and when I used the wheel on the mouse it either magnifies or makes the image smaller.

 

What is the best solution for sliding horizontally as well as vertically without resizing the Miro board.

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

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    I found 2 options at least :)

    • Vertical Panning: Hold Ctrl while using the Scroll Wheel.

    • Horizontal Panning: Utilize the Horizontal Wheel if your mouse supports it.

    • Precision Navigation: Use the Keyboard Arrows to move the canvas in any direction.

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    • Robert Johnson
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    • April 2, 2026

    ​@epaphras.k.kasapagu Assuming your device has a trackpad, you could force your navigation mode to Trackpad — right click the canvas and select Mouse or trackpad and set to Trackpad:

     

    Once in Trackpad mode, navigation using a mouse wheel should be as follows:

    • Vertical scroll: mouse wheel.
    • Horizontal scroll: Shift + mouse wheel
    • Zoom: Ctrl/Cmd + mouse wheel
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