Hand-held electrically driven domestic appliance (100, 600), comprising: an electrical motor (104, 604) for driving the domestic appliance; a control unit (103, 603) for controlling the motor; a first operating element (101, 601) for outputting to the control unit a first control signal and a second operating element (102, 602) for outputting to the control unit a second control signal which is dependent on an operating travel of the second operating element (102; 602); characterised in that the first operating element is configured to output the first control signal to the control unit in order to select a motor actuating mode; the control unit (103, 603) is configured to select the motor actuating mode from specified motor actuating modes defining different actuation profiles, based on the first control signal, and the control unit (103, 603) is configured to determine a motor actuating signal to be output to the motor based on the selected motor actuating mode and the second control signal, wherein the specified motor actuating modes comprise at least two of the following motor actuating modes: - a first motor actuating mode with a first maximum actuation value for actuating the electrical motor, wherein the control unit (103, 603) is configured to determine the motor actuating signal to be output to the motor (104, 604) based on the second control signal and the first maximum actuation value; - a second motor actuating mode with a second maximum actuation value for actuating the electrical motor, different from the first maximum actuation value, wherein the control unit (103, 603) is configured to determine the motor actuating signal to be output to the motor (104, 604) based on the second control signal and the second maximum actuation value; - a first pulse mode with a first pulse form of the actuating signal for actuating the electrical motor (104, 604), wherein the control unit (103, 604) is configured to determine the motor actuating signal to be output to the motor based on the second control signal and the first pulse form. an electrical motor (104, 604) for driving the domestic appliance; a control unit (103, 603) for controlling the motor; a first operating element (101, 601) for outputting to the control unit a first control signal and a second operating element (102, 602) for outputting to the control unit a second control signal which is dependent on an operating travel of the second operating element (102; 602); characterised in that the first operating element is configured to output the first control signal to the control unit in order to select a motor actuating mode; the control unit (103, 603) is configured to select the motor actuating mode from specified motor actuating modes defining different actuation profiles, based on the first control signal, and the control unit (103, 603) is configured to determine a motor actuating signal to be output to the motor based on the selected motor actuating mode and the second control signal, wherein the specified motor actuating modes comprise at least two of the following motor actuating modes: - a first motor actuating mode with a first maximum actuation value for actuating the electrical motor, wherein the control unit (103, 603) is configured to determine the motor actuating signal to be output to the motor (104, 604) based on the second control signal and the first maximum actuation value; - a second motor actuating mode with a second maximum actuation value for actuating the electrical motor, different from the first maximum actuation value, wherein the control unit (103, 603) is configured to determine the motor actuating signal to be output to the motor (104, 604) based on the second control signal and the second maximum actuation value; - a first pulse mode with a first pulse form of the actuating signal for actuating the electrical motor (104, 604), wherein the control unit (103, 604) is configured to determine the motor actuating signal to be output to the motor based on the second control signal and the first pulse form. - a first motor actuating mode with a first maximum actuation value for actuating the electrical motor, wherein the control unit (103, 603) is configured to determine the motor actuating signal to be output to the motor (104, 604) based on the second control signal and the first maximum actuation value; - a second motor actuating mode with a second maximum actuation value for actuating the electrical motor, different from the first maximum actuation value, wherein the control unit (103, 603) is configured to determine the motor actuating signal to be output to the motor (104, 604) based on the second control signal and the second maximum actuation value; - a first pulse mode with a first pulse form of the actuating signal for actuating the electrical motor (104, 604), wherein the control unit (103, 604) is configured to determine the motor actuating signal to be output to the motor based on the second control signal and the first pulse form.