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How to Zoom In or Out on a Windows PC
Are you squinting at the screen, trying to read the small text on your Windows PC? Do you feel like you need binoculars to see what’s on your favorite website? Fear not! In this article, we’ll show you how to zoom in or out on a Windows PC and how to adjust the size of the content on your screen easily. Let’s get started.
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To zoom in or out on a Windows PC, you can use the built-in Magnifier tool by pressing the Windows key and the plus sign (+) key at the same time.
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How to zoom in or out in a browser
Using a web browser like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge, you can easily zoom in or out to make the text and images larger or smaller. We’ll be using Google Chrome for this example, but the steps are similar for each one.
Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner of the window to open the Settings menu. You’ll see a Zoom option where you can click the plus and minus buttons to enlarge or shrink the page.
Alternatively, if you don’t want to zoom in or out by every quarter percentile, there are three different ways to zoom with your Windows PC: by using the keyboard, mouse, and trackpad.
Using the Keyboard
To zoom in, simultaneously press the “Ctrl” and “+” keys. To zoom out, simultaneously press the “Ctrl” and “-” keys.
Using Your Mouse
- Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard.
- Scroll up or down on your mouse wheel to zoom in or out.
Using the Trackpad
- Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard.
- Pinch open or pinch close on your trackpad using two fingers to zoom in or out, as you would on a mobile device.
How to enlarge text, apps, and other items in Windows
If you’re having trouble reading text or viewing apps on your Windows PC, you can enlarge them using the built-in scaling feature.
First, right-click on the desktop and select Display settings from the menu.
Under Scale and layout, use the dropdown menu to adjust the scaling level.
If the scaling level is too high, you may need to adjust the resolution to a lower setting. If you only want to scale text, click the arrow to the right to find a text-size slider.
How to use the Magnifier in Windows
If you need to zoom in on specific parts of your screen, you can use the Magnifier feature in Windows.
Press the Windows key and the plus sign (+) key simultaneously to open the Magnifier. Then, use the plus and minus buttons to adjust the zoom level.
You can also change the view of the Magnifier by pressing Ctrl + Alt + M to switch between full screen, lens, and docked mode. To temporarily show the entire screen when you are zoomed in using the full-screen view, press Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar.
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FAQs
To zoom in or out on Windows 10, you can use the built-in Magnifier tool by pressing the Windows key and the plus sign (+) key at the same time. You can also go to Settings > Ease of Access > Magnifier to customize the zoom level and other settings.
To enlarge your screen on Windows, you can use the built-in Magnifier tool by pressing the Windows key and the plus sign (+) key at the same time. Another way to enlarge your screen is to adjust the display resolution by right-clicking on the desktop, selecting Display settings, and then adjusting the slider under Resolution.