How to Zoom Down on a Mac in a Simple Way? – Accessibility Settings

Zoom is one of the many features you can find inside a Mac. So to help you learn more about your computer, we’ll introduce you to a variety of settings where you’ll find how to zoom down your computer and so you can use it more easily and get the most out of it.

How to zoom out inside a Mac?

Most browsers have by default zoom in and out Since it is one of the functions of the computer’s operating system, and it works with everything, be it with images, texts, videos, among others, below we explain how to decrease the zoom on your Mac.

1. First we will select the Preference option
2. Then we will select Accessibility
3. A window will open with more options and we will locate Zoom
4. We will look for the option to use gesture of scroll with modifier keys for zoom
5. Once you accept this function, you will be ready to proceed to zoom out on your Mac
6. The key to decrease the zoom will be to enter the command and with your finger on the mouse, you will proceed to minimize either the image, the text or the program that you have open on your computer.

Once you learn to do this, you will be able to perform most of your tasks with greater ease, among them being able to remove or change the screen saver. Of course, this is mainly focused on people with visual problems.

Using mouse scroll

We will learn to activate the zoom of our Mac, we will put it in a dynamic way to make it easier to use. To speed up this process, we have to verify that the command is activated on our computer and verify it as follows:

Looking for the accessibility option and in the zoom option, we will see if this option is already activated. We only have to proceed to press the Command key and so we will see how to zoom in or out by pressing the mouse.

With trackpad gestures

The trackpad is the touch surface that you find on your Mac and has multitude of gestures which you can take advantage of, we will show you below how to do it:

• To increase or minimize you have to locate yourself on the trackpad
• To zoom in on an image you have to open or close your fingers, just like you would on your phone

It’s that easy to zoom on your Mac, you can also use the trackpad to click on an element, right or left click, rotate an image or documents, to find out if you have this option activated you just have to go to system preferences and select where it says trackpad and it will be working, even tutorial videos will appear to make it easier for you to handle this gesture

How to remove zoom completely on your Mac?

Although we have already worked with the Mac and we know its functions, its programs and how to handle it, we can disable the zoom completely in the easiest and simplest way, we just have to repeat the process What we did for when we activate the zoom, I explain you, you are going to go to the Accessibility option and you are going to locate the Zoom option, once inside this option you will only have to deactivate the scrolling gesture.

That way you will have this option completely deactivated and the only way you can use Zoom again and enjoy its function is by activating it with the same steps.

How to set the zoom style of a Mac?

There are several styles to be able to apply the zoom, it is a very accessible way to apply it to the entire screen or to a part of it, even using command you can do it, for that follow these steps:

1. We can use the keyboard shortcut to change the zoom, after you have selected ‘Use keyboard shortcuts to change the zoom’, you can zoom in by pressing these keys option + command + equal sign, to zoom out you press option + command + sign minus and to toggle zoom press option + command + 8
2. You use the scroll gesture with modifier keys to change the zoom, once this option is selected you can press the control key while moving with the mouse
3. You can activate the floating text and this will allow you to see an element in a larger way, just by pressing the command key and with the mouse sliding over the folder that we visualize.

What other accessibility adjustments can you make on a Mac?

Although we know that this equipment has many functions so that its users can enjoy it the way they want, it has different accessibility settings that are very important, especially for those users who have some special condition, for this reason we will show you the different types of options that a Mac has.

1. Accessibility features will be available to you from the moment you turn on your device
2. If you have vision problems you can adjust them with the available options
3. You can put underscores on the keyboard using the commands
4. read the screen with voiceover
5. If you want you can enlarge screen content
6. Modify the appearance of the interface
7. Use a physical keyboard or the keyboard on the screen
8. You can also use your voice to control your Mac

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