This wikiHow teaches you how to zoom in on objects on a Mac computer screen.
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Method 1 of 3: Using the Trackpad
Step 1. Open a page or application that supports zooming in
Several pages can be opened, including web pages, photos, and documents.
Step 2. Place two fingers on the computer trackpad
Step 3. Push the two fingers in opposite directions
This gesture acts as a zoom on the mouse cursor.
- Repeat this step to further enlarge the view of the object.
- You can also double-tap the trackpad with two fingers to zoom in.
Method 2 of 3: Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Step 1. Open a page or application that supports zooming in
Several pages can be opened, including web pages, photos, and documents.
Step 2. Hold down Command. key, then press the button +.
After that, the computer screen display will be enlarged with a focus on the center.
- The zoom level increases each time you press the + button.
- You can also zoom in on the center of the screen by clicking on the “ View ” in the options bar in the upper-left corner of the screen, then click the “ Zoom In ”.
Step 3. Hold down Command. key and press the button -.
After that, the screen display will be minimized again.
Method 3 of 3: Enabling Screen Magnification
Step 1. Click the Apple icon
It's in the top-left corner of the screen.
Step 2. Click System Preferences
It's at the top of the drop-down menu.
Step 3. Click Accessibility
It's in the lower-right corner of the "System Preferences" window.
Step 4. Click Zoom
It's in the left sidebar of the " Accessibility " window.
Step 5. Click the box to the left of the keyboard shortcut options
This box is at the top of the " Accessibility " page. The full label for this box is "Use keyboard shortcuts to zoom". Check the box to activate the main keyboard shortcut for screen zoom:
- Option+⌘ Command+8 – Zooms in or out on the screen at a fixed rate.
- Option+⌘ Command – Zoom in on the screen when the “Screen Zoom” feature is still active.
- Option+⌘ Command+- – Zooms out the screen when the “Screen Zoom” feature is active.
- Option+⌘ Command+\ – Enables/disables image smoothing which can remove pixelation in enlarged images at high magnification levels.
Step 6. Click More Options
It's in the lower-right corner of the " Accessibility " window.
You can also change the zoom style from full screen or " Fullscreen " (magnification is applied to the entire screen) to " Picture-in-Picture " (magnification is applied to the window next to the cursor) on this page by clicking the box next to the " Zoom" option. Style ", at the bottom of the window. After that, you can specify the desired zoom option
Step 7. Set values for "Maximum Zoom" and "Minimum Zoom" options
To set a value, click and drag the appropriate slider to the right to increase the zoom level, or to the left to decrease it.
Step 8. Review screen movement settings
You have three options regarding how to move different parts of the screen while zoom is active:
- ” Continuously with pointer ” – The screen will move when you move the cursor.
- “ Only when the pointer reaches an edge ” – The screen will shift when the cursor is placed on the side of the screen.
- “ So the pointer is at or near the center of the screen ” – The screen will move to make sure the cursor is always placed in the center of the screen.
Step 9. Click the screen movement option
After that, the options will be applied on the screen when zoom is enabled.
Step 10. Click the OK button
The selected keyboard shortcut now allows you to zoom in or out on the desktop screen or other windows on Mac computers that generally don't support zoom in.
