Magnifying and reducing with the zoom tool

Magnifying and reducing with the zoom tool

Use the zoom tool to magnify or reduce the display of any area in your publication. You can also double-click the zoom tool to jump to Actual Size, or press Alt as you double-click the tool to go to Fit in Window view. Refer Figure 2.32

To magnify or reduce with the zoom tool:

1. Select the zoom tool.

The pointer becomes a magnifying glass with a plus sign in its center, indicating that the zoom tool will magnify your view of the image. (The magnifying glass shows a minus sign in its center when in reduction mode.) To toggle between magnification and reduction, press the Ctrl key.

2. Position the magnifying glass at the center of the area you want to magnify or reduce, and then click to zoom in or out.

Continue clicking until the publication is at the magnification level you want. When the publication has reached its maximum magnification or reduction level, the center of the magnifying glass appears blank.

To magnify part of a page by dragging:

1. Select the zoom tool.

2. Drag to draw a marquee around the area you want to magnify.

To zoom in or out while using another tool:

Press Ctrl+Spacebar to zoom in. Press Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar to zoom out.