How to pan in visio like in a PDF viewer with the "hand" tool?

Question

In Visio 2016 we can pan the canvas by dragging middle mouse button: pan with mouse middle button .

But I want to pan the canvas by dragging like in a PDF viewer with . How to do that?

**See**: [Zoom and pan in a diagram](https://support.office.com/en-us/article/zoom-and-pan-in-a-diagram-f9ee5535-7402-4e97-8b93-127e3ecbf027) — KyleMit, Jan 03 '20 at 15:35

score 24 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 19 '20 at 13:47

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There is another way that I have found:

Hold down Ctrl + Shift and pan with the right mouse button.

edited Jun 19 '20 at 13:47

KyleMit

answered Jan 25 '19 at 19:52

Paul Herber

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Why is this not the default middle-mouse button? MS really irritates the user... – CromeX Nov 15 '21 at 10:36
@CromeX because MS didn't write Visio, they bought it in 2000. – Paul Herber Nov 15 '21 at 13:37
So do you think its a good idea? – CromeX Nov 16 '21 at 14:52
No. What exists works well. – Paul Herber Nov 16 '21 at 17:13
Each to their own I guess – CromeX Nov 17 '21 at 09:22
This is the best Visio tip I've seen in years! – gwideman Sep 25 '22 at 23:14

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 23 '19 at 10:28

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Use the Pan & Zoom window.

Ribbon: View -> Task Panes -> Pan & Zoom

answered Jan 23 '19 at 10:28

Paul Herber

Thanks. But can I drag directly on the canvas instead of the Pan & Zoom window? – zwcloud Jan 24 '19 at 02:05
@zwcloud. No, you can't. – Paul Herber Jan 24 '19 at 09:26
@zwcloud. A shape could cover the whole of the visible page area. Dragging is used to move shapes, so there would be no way to differentiate between panning and moving a shape. – Paul Herber Jan 24 '19 at 15:42
Thank you! But I don't think there is no way. MS could just add a "hand" tool. Or, like many other editors/viewers, when pressing space, drag the canvas to move it. – zwcloud Jan 25 '19 at 14:13

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