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Magnifying and reducing the view


You can magnify or reduce your view using various methods. The window's title bar displays the zoom percentage (unless the window is too small for the display to fit), as does the status bar at the bottom of the window.

To zoom in:

Do one of the following:
  • Select the zoom tool (), and click the Zoom In button () in the options bar. Click the area you want to magnify. Each click magnifies the image to the next preset percentage, centering the display around the point you click. When the image has reached its maximum magnification level of 1600%, the magnifying glass appears empty.
  • Choose View > Zoom In to magnify to the next preset percentage. When the image has reached its maximum magnification level, the command is dimmed.
  • Enter a magnification level in the Zoom text box in the status bar. (See Using the status bar.)
  • Click the Zoom In button () on the Navigator palette bar.

    • To zoom out:

    Do one of the following:
  • Select the zoom tool (), and click the Zoom Out button () in the options bar. Click the center of the area of the image you want to reduce. Each click reduces the view to the previous preset percentage. When the file has reached its maximum reduction level so that only 1 pixel is visible horizontally or vertically, the magnifying glass appears empty.
  • Choose View > Zoom Out to reduce to the previous preset percentage. When the image reaches its maximum reduction level, the command is dimmed.
  • Enter the desired magnification level in the Zoom text box in the status bar. (See Using the status bar.)

    • When using the zoom tool, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) to switch between zooming in and zooming out.
  • Click the Zoom Out button () on the Navigator palette bar.

    • To magnify by dragging:

    1 Select the zoom tool (), and click the Zoom In button () in the options bar.

    2 Drag over the part of the image you want to magnify.
    Drag the zoom tool to magnify the view.

    The area inside the zoom marquee is displayed at the highest possible magnification. To move the marquee around the image, begin dragging a marquee and then hold down the spacebar while dragging the marquee to a new location.

    To display an image at 100%:

    Do one of the following:
  • Double-click the zoom tool.
  • Select the zoom tool or the hand tool, and click Actual Pixels in the options bar.
  • Choose View > Actual Pixels.
  • Enter 100% in the Status Bar and press Enter or Return (Mac OS).

    • To change the view to fit the screen:

    Do one of the following:
  • Double-click the hand tool.
  • Select the zoom tool or the hand tool, and click Fit on Screen in the options bar.
  • Choose View > Fit on Screen.

    • These options scale both the zoom level and the window size to fit the available screen space.

    To automatically resize the window when magnifying or reducing the view:

    With the Zoom tool active, select Resize Windows To Fit in the options bar. The window resizes when you magnify or reduce the view of the image.

    When Resize Windows To Fit is deselected, the window maintains a constant size regardless of the image's magnification. This can be helpful when using smaller monitors or working with tiled views.

    To automatically resize the window when magnifying or reducing the view using keyboard shortcuts:

    Choose Edit > Preferences > General, select the Keyboard Zoom Resizes Windows preference, and click OK.

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