Zoom

This tool allows you to magnify the image in the current window.

Zoom comes with a selection outline that gives you the power to "zoom in" on a part of the image. You choose which part of the image you want to fill the window with after using Zoom. The smaller the selection the greater will be the magnification applied to the image as a whole. This is because the selected area is zoomed up to fill the whole of the window.

Once you have applied Zoom, you can use the Hand tool to move around the image. Alternatively use the vertical and horizontal scroll bars. With the magnified image before you, you can proceed to apply the paint tools as normal.

There are several ways of magnifying an image, as follows:

Click on Zoom image\ppZoom.gif on the Tools bar. The pointer becomes a magnifying glass.

Click anywhere in the window and zoom will be applied.

To zoom in on a specific area, left click and drag the pointer till you are satisfied with the selection borders, that is, you have surrounded the area you want to zoom in on. Release the mouse and zoom will be applied, the selected area filling up the window.

If you want to cancel a selection before zoom is applied, press ESC on the keyboard. You can then go ahead and make another selection.

For further zoom options, right-click and select from Zoom In (increases magnification), Zoom Out (decreases magnification), Actual Pixels (reduces image to original size) and Fit To Screen (fits image to screen.

The maximum magnification is 1600% or 16 times the original size.

See:

Hand