How To Use Screen Zoom On a Mac

Screen Zoom allows you to zoom in on a portion of the screen to see the images or text there when they are too small otherwise.

Comments: 8 Responses to “How To Use Screen Zoom On a Mac”

    Jesper Nielsen
    2 years ago

    Gary, any way to "move" around if zoomed in when using quick time player?

    Thanks in advanced

    2 years ago

    Jesper: Do you mean using the Zoom feature I describe in this video? It doesn't matter which app you are using, it is something that acts on the whole screen.

    Jesper Nielsen
    2 years ago

    Thanks Gary, I wasn't aware at that moment, but everything is fine now.

    Jean-Claude
    2 years ago

    So very well explained!

    Christi McG
    2 years ago

    My zoom appears when unwanted by using the mouse. How do you just turn this off? I'm always having to command 0 to undo these zooms. Frustrating.

    2 years ago

    Christi: Look at the options I show in the video. There is one for turning it on with the mouse or trackpad gesture. Just turn that one off.

    David Sidman
    12 months ago

    Fantastic video! Key question though: can you set the Mac to go into Zoom mode automatically upon startup? If not, then a nearly-blind person won't be able to activate the Zoom feature in the first place (unless they can manage to find Option-Command-8).

    12 months ago

    David: Not sure. Do you mean if you need to restart for some reason? Try it.

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