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Zoom in and out



Use the Zoom tool or the Zoom commands to magnify the size of documents.

Zoom in or out

  • To zoom in, select the Zoom tool  and click the area you want to magnify. Each click magnifies the view to the next preset percentage, centering the display around the point you click. At maximum magnification, the center of the Zoom tool appears blank. To zoom out, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click the area you want to reduce. Each click reduces the view.
  • To magnify to the next preset percentage, activate the window you want to view and choose View > Zoom In. To reduce the view to the previous preset percentage, choose View > Zoom Out.
  • To set a specific magnification level, type or choose a level in the Zoom box in the application bar.
  • To zoom in or out, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while using the mouse scroll wheel or sensor.
  • To magnify by dragging, select the Zoom tool and drag around the area you want to magnify.

Use power zoom

Power zoom offers a quick way to scroll through your document pages. Using the grabber hand, you can use zoom in or out and scroll through your entire document. This feature is especially useful for long documents.

  1. Click the Hand tool .

    To activate the grabber hand, you can also hold down the spacebar or hold down Alt/Option while in text mode.

  2. With the grabber hand active, click and hold down the mouse button.

    The document zooms out so that you can see more of the spread. A red box indicates the view area.

  3. With the mouse button still held down, drag the red box to scroll through the document pages. Press arrow keys or use the mouse scroll wheel to change the size of the red box.
  4. Release the mouse button to zoom in on the new area of the document.

    The document window returns to its original zoom percentage or to the size of the red box.

Zoom to 100%

  • Double-click the Zoom tool.
  • Choose View > Actual Size.
  • Type or choose a magnification level of 100 in the Zoom text box at the lower left of the document window.