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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/llms.txt

# Getting started with the interface

## Buttons on the home screen {#buttons}

You can use the home screen buttons to:

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![](_assets/menu-burger.svg)
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Go to the [app menu](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/interface-app.md#menu).

If you're signed in, your profile picture is displayed instead of the menu button.
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![](_assets/layers.svg)
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Enable layers: traffic, parking, Saved places.
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![](_assets/jams.svg)
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View [traffic](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/jams.md) on the map.
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![](_assets/weather.svg)
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View [weather](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/weather.md) on the map.
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![](_assets/parking.svg)
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View parking spaces on the map.

Active if the [parking layer](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/parking.md) is enabled.
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![](_assets/zoom-in-int.svg)
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Zoom in.
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![](_assets/zoom-out-int.svg)
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Zoom out.
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![](_assets/myplace-out.svg)
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Go to your [location](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/find-my-location.md).
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![](_assets/favour-navi.svg)
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Go to [Favorites](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/favourites-and-lists.md).

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![](_assets/route.svg)
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[Plot a route](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/start-building-route.md#route-between-points) between points.
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![](_assets/tab_transport_day.svg)
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View public [transport](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/transport.md) on the map.
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![](_assets/tab_navigator_day.svg)
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Enable [Navigator](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/navigator.md) mode.
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![](_assets/tab_taxi_day.svg)
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Call a [taxi](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/taxi.md).
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![](_assets/3D-icon.svg)
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[Enable 3D mode](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/customize-map.md#regime3d).

The button appears when you zoom in on the map.
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![](_assets/2D-icon.svg)
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Enable 2D mode.

The button appears when you tap ![](_assets/3D-icon.svg).
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![](_assets/map-scale.svg)
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[Measure distance](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/customize-map.md#distance-measure) between places on the map with a scale ruler.
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## App menu {#menu}

In the app menu, you can:

- Go to the app [settings](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/settings-app.md).
- Configure [offline maps](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/offline.md).
- Contact [support](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/troubleshooting.md).
- View your [parking](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/parking.md) settings and history.
- Go to [map editing](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/improve.md).
- Share impressions of the places you've visited:
    
    - View your subscriptions and subscribers and find out how your reviews resonate with other users.
    - Check the **Local Expert** tab to see the achievements you earned by submitting reviews.
    - Rate the places you visited and write reviews in the **Impressions** tab. These ratings and reviews help other people make the right choice, and they also help us improve Yandex Maps.    
    - View the photos of places that you uploaded in the **Photos** tab.
    - View your [reviews in the **Reviews**](https://www.yandex.com/support/m-maps/en/add-info.md#review) tab.

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