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Magnifying and reducing the view


    You can choose from a menu of magnification percentages or click to zoom in on a particular area. In either case, you work separately on the main, scratch, or reference panes. You can also use a slider in the Site Navigator palette for precise magnification of the view in the main pane.

To magnify or reduce the view in the main pane with a Zoom menu:

    Click the Zoom button Zoom button in main pane at the bottom left corner of the main pane, and then choose a magnification level from the pop-up menu.

To zoom in on a particular area:

  1. Hold down Shift (Windows) or Option (Mac OS). If the pointer is in a pane you have not already zoomed in on, it changes to the Zoom-in tool Zoom tool . Otherwise it changes to the Zoom-out tool Zoom-out tool .
  2. Do one of the following in the main, scratch, or reference pane:
    • Move the pointer to the area and click. The magnification changes to 200% when you do this the first time. It changes to 100% when you do it again in the same pane.
    • Draw a rectangle defining the area and release. The area enlarges to fill the pane. You can do this repeatedly until the magnification reaches 500%.

    Tip iconYou can use the Site Navigator palette both for focusing the view on a particular area and for magnifying it. This has the same effect as zooming it.

To magnify or reduce the view in the main pane with the Site Navigator palette:

  1. Choose Window > Site Navigator.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Click the Zoom In button Zoom In button or the Zoom Out button Zoom Out button .
    • Drag the zoom slider.
    • Enter the percentage of magnification or reduction you want in the text box at the bottom left corner of the Site Navigator palette.