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Zoom In & Out with Mouse on Windows and Mac

Here's a guide on how to zoom in with a mouse on Windows and Mac.

By Sahil Jain
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Reading small text would be so difficult if we did not know how to zoom in on a PC. Zooming in and out on apps is a simple task on Windows and Mac. You can magnify any website too while surfing the internet for your ease. When you zoom in on your Windows or Mac computer, the magnified view allows you to understand and grasp any text which may not be visible otherwise. You may even come across websites that have small fonts and images which may give you a hard time. Zooming in and out on such websites and apps can be taken care of with the help of your mouse. In this guide, we will show you how to zoom in and out with a mouse on Windows and Mac.

How to Zoom In with a Mouse on PC? ctrl-key

On a Windows/Mac computer or laptop, you can zoom in simply with the help of these steps:

  1. Press and hold the ‘Ctrl’ key.
  2. Use the scroll wheel on the mouse to zoom in and out.

This is the easiest method if you need to zoom in and out on a website using a mouse. It even works in some in-built apps on your PC. Talking about Mac, this is the easiest way that lets you zoom in and out wherever required. But, if you need to zoom in on some other apps with a mouse on Windows, then there are some other methods as well. Let’s get started:

How to Zoom In with Mouse on Windows?

Even though the method that we explained above works on websites, zooming in on apps and other programs has another trick. Follow these steps to zoom in and out anywhere on Windows:

  1. Press the ‘Windows’ + ‘+’ (Plus) keys. This is the shortcut to open the Magnifier window on your PC. win-plus
  2. Click the ‘+’ icon on the Magnifier window to zoom in. magnifier-window
  3. Click the ‘-‘ icon to zoom out.

This is how you can use your mouse to zoom in and out on any app on Windows.

How to Zoom in on Photoshop?

  1. Press and hold the ‘Alt’ key.
  2. Use the Scroll wheel on the mouse to zoom in and out.

Zooming in on Photoshop can be helpful while editing an image as it gives you a bigger space to work on. When you magnify any image on Photoshop, your precision may increase as well.

That covers everything that you need to know to zoom in with a mouse on Windows and Mac. Use your mouse to expand the field of view on your computer/laptop to make the most out of it. Here are some other guides from us on similar topics: How to Drag Click on Any Mouse and How to Zoom Out Webcam Windows 10.