How to Use the Trackpad to Zoom on a Mac
Part 1 of 2:
Zooming With Your Trackpad
- Open something that can be zoomed. You can change the zoom on web pages, pictures, documents, and more. You won't be able to zoom on the desktop or in Finder.
- Place two fingers on the trackpad.
- Move your two fingers apart to zoom in.
- Pinch your two fingers together to zoom out.
- Double-tap two fingers to zoom in on your cursor. Double-tap your two fingers again to zoom out. This will magnify the part of the document or web page that your cursor is over.[1]
Part 2 of 2:
Enabling and Disabling Gestures
- Click the Apple menu. You can find this in the upper-left corner of the screen.
- Click System Preferences.
- Click Trackpad. If you don't see this option, click the Show All button at the top of the window.
- Click the Scroll & Zoom tab.
- Click the Zoom in and out box. This will toggle the ability to pinch zoom on or off.
- Click the Smart zoom box. This will toggle the ability to double-tap two fingers to smart zoom on or off.
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