5 Easy Ways to Zoom In on a PC to Change Text or Image Size

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If you just want to zoom in on a webpage or photo, you can use an easy keyboard shortcut, your scroll-wheel mouse, or a touch-screen gesture. If you need to zoom in on the entire screen, you can use an accessibility tool called Magnifier. Here's how to zoom in on a Windows PC.

Quick Steps

  1. Press Ctrl and + to zoom in.
  2. Press Ctrl and - to zoom out.
  3. Press Ctrl and 0 to reset magnification.
Method 1
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Using a Keyboard

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  1. You can use keyboard shortcuts and gestures to zoom in and out on most apps. This is helpful when you want to zoom in on something like a website or a photo, or make text bigger .
  2. You can press this keyboard combination as many times as you need to zoom in for a closer look.
    • The zoom feature may not be available in all apps.
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  3. Press Ctrl + - to zoom out . As with zooming in, you can keep pressing the button to zoom out as far as you'd like to go.
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Using Keyboard + Mouse

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  1. You can use keyboard and mouse to zoom in and out on most apps.
  2. Use the mouse wheel to do so. If you have a touchpad, you can place two fingers on the touchpad and spread them apart to zoom in.
  3. Use the mouse wheel to do so. If you have a touchpad, you can pinch two fingers to zoom out.
  4. The screen will be reset.
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Using the Magnifier

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  1. This will activate the Magnifier feature on Windows. [1] The tool will immediately magnify the entire screen until you change the settings.
    • If you're using Windows 7, click the Start button, type magnifier into the search bar, and then click Magnifier in the search results.
    • Users who'd prefer to use a mouse can also open Magnifier by navigating to Settings > Ease of Access > Magnifier > Turn on Magnifier (or use the slider).
  2. This magnifies the entire screen. You can keep clicking this button until you reach the desired zoom level.
    • The percentage (e.g., 200%) will update as you zoom in and out.
    • If you'd rather zoom in with the keyboard, press Windows key and the + key (the same shortcut you used to open the tool).
  3. As with zooming in, you can keep clicking this button until you're zoomed out to the desired level.
    • You can also zoom out by pressing the Windows key and the - (minus) key.
  4. This opens the Magnifier panel in settings, where you can customize Magnifier to your liking.
    • If you'd like Magnifier to launch automatically when you start your computer, select either Start Magnifier after sign-in or Start Magnifier before sign-in for everyone .
    • To change the default view, select an option from the "Choose a view" menu.
      • Lens acts like a magnifying glass that you move around the screen.
      • Full-screen magnifies the entire screen (the default).
      • Docked magnifies a fixed portion of the screen in a bar or box. The zoomed content will appear in the box as you move the cursor around. [2]
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Using a Web Browser

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  1. All web browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, have their own built-in zoom options that can be accessed from different menus.
  2. The location of nearly all browser menus is at the upper-right corner of the application.
    • Microsoft Edge : •••
    • Google Chrome : ⋮
    • Mozilla Firefox : ☰
  3. You'll see a "Zoom" option on the menu of nearly all web browsers. Clicking the + to the left of the word "Zoom" in the menu makes the items on each page bigger.
    • The magnification level (e.g., 125%) will update as you continue to click the button.
    • Clicking on the icon at the extreme right will activate the full screen mode (hit F11 to exit full screen mode).
  4. It's to the right of "Zoom." This makes the items on each page smaller.
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Using a Touchscreen

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  1. Make sure to pick a spot next to the area you want to zoom in on.
  2. The screen will zoom in.
    • The zoom feature may not be available in all apps.
  3. The screen will zoom out.
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    Press windows + PrtSc at the same time.Your screenshot will be on the "pictures" tab on Windows Explorer.
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    If you are on Microsoft Edge, you can click the three dots in the top corner and then click the Xoom button five down. If you have a mouse, you can hold CTRL and scroll forwards or backwards to zoom in as well. Or, press CTRL + and CTRL - to zoom in and out.
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    If you click the three dots on the top right corner of the screen, you should see the word zoom. And on the right of the zoom word, you can adjust how you want to zoom. Note that this only works in Microsoft Edge.
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      1. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/11542/windows-use-magnifier-to-make-things-easier-to-see
      2. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/11542/windows-use-magnifier

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