Zoom in on your Mac screen
You can zoom in to enlarge what you’re viewing on your Mac. Customize how much of the screen you want to zoom, where the zoom area appears, and more.
Tip: You can also zoom in on the screen, use a lower resolution so everything on screen appears larger, and more. See Increase the size of what’s on the Mac screen.
Zoom in on your screen
You can zoom in and out of your screen by using the keyboard or trackpad, or the keyboard and mouse.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar, then click Zoom. (You may need to scroll down.)Do any of the following:
Zoom using your keyboard: Turn on “Use keyboard shortcuts to zoom.” Press Option-Command-Plus Sign (+) to zoom in and Option-Command-Minus Sign (–) to zoom out. Press Option-Command-8 to quickly switch between zoomed in and zoomed out.
Zoom using taps on your trackpad: Turn on “Use trackpad gesture to zoom.” Double-tap the trackpad with three fingers and drag to zoom in and out gradually. Double-tap the trackpad with three fingers to quickly switch between zoomed in and zoomed out.
Zoom using scroll gestures and modifier keys: Turn on “Use scroll gesture with modifier keys to zoom” then click the “Modifier key for scroll gesture” pop-up menu and choose a modifier key (Control, Option, or Command). To zoom, press and hold the specified modifier key and scroll using your trackpad or mouse.
Change the style, size, and location of the zoom area
You can customize how much of the screen you want to zoom, and where the zoom area appears.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Click the “Zoom style” pop-up menu, then choose how you want zoom to appear onscreen:
Full Screen: Zoom uses the entire screen.
If you’re using more than one display, you can zoom each display independently, without affecting the zoom on your other displays. To show a zoomed version of content from one display on a second display, click Choose Display, then choose the second display.
Split Screen: Zoom is shown on one edge of the screen.
Picture-in-Picture: Zoom is shown in a box around the location of the pointer.
If you choose Split Screen or Picture-in-Picture zoom, you can change the size and location of the zoom window. Click Size and Location, then do one of the following:
For Split Screen: Drag the divider bar to resize the zoom window. To reposition the window, drag it to another edge of the screen. When you’re ready, click OK.
For Picture-in-Picture: Drag an edge or corner of the zoom window to resize it. To reposition the window, drag it to a new location. When you’re ready, click OK.
To set additional options for the zoom style you selected, click Advanced. See Change Zoom advanced options for accessibility.
You can use Accessibility Shortcuts to quickly turn Zoom on or off.
Tip: You can also quickly zoom in and out on images, webpages, and PDFs with gestures like pinching or tapping on your mouse or trackpad. See the Apple Support article Use Multi-Touch gestures on your Mac.