Change Zoom advanced options for accessibility on Mac
On your Mac, use the Advanced options of Zoom settings for accessibility to set appearance, control, and focus options for the selected zoom style (Full Screen, Split Screen, or Picture-in-Picture).
To change these settings, choose Apple menu 
in the sidebar, click Zoom on the right, then click Advanced. (You may need to scroll down.)
Open Zoom settings for accessibility for me
Appearance options
Option | Description |
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Zoomed image moves | Choose how the zoomed image moves with the pointer:
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Restore zoom factor on startup | Apply the current zoom factor whenever you turn on zoom or start up your Mac. |
Invert colors | While using the Split Screen or Picture-in-Picture zoom style, invert the colors 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. |
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. |
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-center or is on or near an edge of the screen. |
Move screen image | When the keyboard focus changes to another item, move the screen image so the item is centered, 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 to adjust the speed. |