Change Zoom advanced options for accessibility on Mac
On your Mac, use the Advanced options of Accessibility Zoom preferences to set appearance, control and focus options for the selected zoom style (Full screen, Split screen or Picture-in-picture).
To change these preferences, choose Apple menu 
, click Zoom, then click Advanced.
Appearance options
Option | Description |
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Continuously with pointer | Make the screen image move with the pointer. |
Only when the pointer reaches an edge | Prevent the screen image from moving until you move the pointer to an edge of the screen. |
So the pointer is at or near the centre of the zoomed image | Keep the centre point of the screen image near the pointer. |
Restore zoom factor on startup | Apply the current zoom factor whenever you turn on zoom or start up your Mac. |
Invert colours | While using the Split screen or Picture-in-picture zoom style, invert the colours of the contents in the window. If the screen shows black on white, the zoom window shows white on black. |
Smooth images | Make zoomed screen images appear smooth. |
Flash screen when notification banner appears outside zoom view | Flash the screen when a notification arrives if the upper-right corner of the screen isn’t shown in the zoom area. |
Disable Universal Control while zoomed in | Temporarily disable Universal Control whenever you zoom in on the screen of your Mac, so that it’s easier to zoom in along the edge of the screen. See Use a keyboard and mouse or trackpad across devices with Universal Control. |
Keep zoom window stationary | While using the Picture-in-picture zoom style, keep the zoom window in one location on the screen. |
Adjust size and location | While using the Split screen or Picture-in-picture zoom style, change the size and position of the zoom area or window.
If you select the option in the Controls pane to use keyboard shortcuts to adjust the zoom window, you can easily resize and reposition the window while working:
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Controls options
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Hold | Temporarily zoom in or out on the screen when you press and hold the Control and Option keys at the same time. |
Hold | If the screen is zoomed in, making it difficult to see information displayed under the pointer, press and hold the Control and Command keys at the same time to hide the pointer and move the zoom view without changing the location of the pointer. |
Press | Press the Control, Command and F keys at the same time to switch between zoom styles. |
Use keyboard shortcuts to adjust zoom window | Change the size and position of the zoom window while working using the indicated keyboard shortcuts. |
Use trackpad gesture to zoom | Zoom using the indicated trackpad gestures. |
Set range for rapid zooming in and out | Set the maximum and minimum levels of magnification. |
to temporarily toggle zoom
to temporarily detach zoom view from pointerFollow Focus options
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Follow keyboard focus | Magnify the area of the screen that has the keyboard focus all the time, just when typing or never. |
Move screen image when focus item is | Move the screen image when the item that has keyboard focus is off-centre or is on or near an edge of the screen. |
When focus changes, the screen image moves | When the keyboard focus changes to another item, move the screen image so the item is at or near the centre of the image, or move the screen image just enough to show the item. |
Movement Speed | The speed at which the screen image moves to follow the keyboard focus. Drag the slider anywhere between Slow and Fast. |