Zoom in on a PC

This article teaches you how to magnify the text, images and other objects on your Windows PC display.

10 Second Summary

To zoom in, press and hold the ctrl key and tap the + key.

Press and hold the Ctrl key. It's located to the left of the spacebar.
Tap +. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. Each time you tap +, the screen magnification will increase until it reaches the maximum zoom level.
- If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, you can press and hold ctrl while scrolling forward on the scroll wheel to zoom in.
Return the screen to default magnification. To do so, press and hold ctrl, then tap the 0 (zero) key.
- To reduce your screen's magnification, zoom out.

Open a web browser. Popular Windows browsers include Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox.
Click on Template:MacButton. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click on Template:MacButton. It's near the middle of the drop-down menu.
Click on Template:MacButton. It's at the top of the drop-down menu.
Select a magnification level. The text, images, and objects displayed in the browser window will be enlarged by the percentage you select.

Open a "Search" field. In Windows 8 or 10, press the "Windows Logo" key and S.
- In Windows 7, click on the Start menu in the lower-left corner screen.
Click in the "Search" field.
Type "Magnifier."
Click on or tap Template:MacButton. It will appear in the results list as you type.
Move the magnification slider. It's under "Magnifier." Doing so turns on magnifier and allows you to set the level of magnification you want.
Click on Template:MacButton.
Select a view. If you're using a mouse or trackpad, you can choose from:
- Full-screen, which magnifies the entire screen.
- Lens which acts like a magnifying glass that you move around the screen.
- Docked, which magnifies only a fixed portion of the screen. This option may not be available in Windows 7.^[1]