To change the area and view magnification, you can use menu com-
mands, the Magnifying Glass tool, the Zoom bar, and the Zoom pal-
ette.
To use menu commands to change views
In the Views submenu in the Layout menu, choose a command to
change views:
To use the Magnifying Glass tool
1
Select the Magnifying Glass tool in the Toolbox. On Mac, you
can press Tab+Option to temporarily select the tool. On Windows,
you can press Ctrl+Spacebar to temporarily select the tool.
2
Click or drag over an area to increase magnification. To
decrease magnification, press the Shift key as you click or drag.
To use the Zoom bar
The Zoom bar is at the bottom-left of the document window. The
center of the bar shows the current magnification percentage.
To zoom in or out: Click the Zoom-in button to increase mag-
nification. To decrease magnification, click the Zoom-out button.
This command
Does this
Zoom In
Increases screen magnification
Zoom Out
Decreases screen magnification
Fit to Selection
Adjusts the magnification to the maximum
level for the selected objects to be visible in
the document window
Fit to Objects
Adjusts the magnification to the maximum
level for all objects on the current page,
sheet, slide or frame to be visible in the docu-
ment window
Fit to Window
Adjusts the magnification to make the entire
layout area fit the current window size
Home View
Sets screen magnification to 100 percent,
with the layout area in the upper-left corner
of the window
New View
Lets you save custom view settings with a
name that will appear in the menu
Zoom
Lets you enter a zoom percentage
Tip
Although objects seem to
change size and position on
screen when you zoom, the
objects do not change size or
position in the document.
Magnifying Glass tool
Zoom-out
Zoom-in