Reader mode
Use Reader mode to view pages with only the text and accompanying images or videos. Other page elements, such as banners, interactive site management tools, and social media buttons, are hidden.
Enable
Click → Enable Reader mode to the right of the SmartBox.
Press the following keys: Alt + B (in Windows and Linux) or ⌘ + Ctrl + R (in macOS).
When switching to another page or tab, you need to re-enable Reader mode.
Configure
To reduce eye strain, you can adjust the background color, font, and text size in the settings panel under the SmartBox. The layout you have selected will be used by default for all documents newly opened in reader mode.
— change font size
— select background color
— change font style
As you scroll the page, the settings panel disappears. To see it again, go back to the top of the page.
To free up some space for the text, you can hide the upper panel of Yandex Browser. To do this, switch to the full-screen mode by pressing F11. To exit the full-screen mode, press F11 again.
Turning off notifications
Exit Reader mode
To the right of the SmartBox, click or → Disable Reader mode.
Click .
Press the following keys: Alt + B (in Windows and Linux) or ⌘ + Ctrl + R (in macOS).
To turn off the Reader mode button in the SmartBox:
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Click → Settings → Interface.
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In the SmartBox section, disable the Show Reader Mode button option.
Keyboard shortcuts to navigate the page
Keyboard shortcuts
Scroll the page up one screen |
Shift + Space PageUp |
Scroll the page down one screen |
Space PageDown |
Go back to the top of the page |
Home |
Go to the end of the page |
End |
Use keyboard shortcuts for other actions, too.