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Use the Zoom tool or View options to zoom in on or out of documents.

Zoom in or out

In Layout view, you can magnify or reduce the view of a page. The lower left corner of the document window displays the zoom percentage.

 Do any of the following:

  • To magnify a specific area, 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) to activate the Zoom Out tool , and click the area you want to reduce. Each click reduces the view to the previous preset percentage.

  • To magnify the view to the next preset percentage, activate the window you want to view, and choose View > Zoom In. Choose View > Zoom Out to reduce the view to the previous preset percentage.

  • To set a specific magnification level, type or choose a magnification level in the Zoom box in the application bar.

  • While pressing Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), use the mouse scroll wheel or sensor to zoom in or out.

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.

You must be in Layout view to use power zoom.

  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.

Magnify by dragging

  1. Select the Zoom tool .
  2. Drag to select the area you want to magnify.
To activate the Zoom In tool while using another tool, press Ctrl+spacebar (Windows) or Command+spacebar (Mac OS). To activate the Zoom Out tool while using another tool, press Ctrl+Alt+spacebar (Windows) or Command+Option+spacebar (Mac OS).
Zooming in on selection of text

Display the document at 100%

 Do any of the following:

  • Double-click the Zoom tool .

  • Choose View > Actual Size.

  • Type or choose a magnification level of 100% in the Zoom box in the application bar.

Fit the page, spread, or pasteboard within the active window

 Do any of the following:

  • Choose View > Fit Page In Window.

  • Choose View > Fit Spread In Window.

  • Choose View > Entire Pasteboard.