Instructions on how to zoom in and out of a page in popular browsers and text editors.
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By default, browser pages automatically adjust to the screen resolution on the user's device. However, both on laptops and on smartphones with tablets in browsers there is an option to zoom in on one individual page, or all without exception. This feature is extremely useful for visually impaired people, but it is also widely used by common users and web designers.
In this article, we'll go over a few basic ways to zoom in on a page in browsers such as Google chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Yandex Browser on stationary computers, laptops, smartphones and tablets, as well as touch on the topic of increasing the scale in such text editors as Microsoft Word and Exel.
How to zoom in or out on a page in Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Yandex.Browser browsers on stationary computers and laptops?
The option to zoom in on the page in all browsers is activated in about the same way, so we will show you how to change the scale, using an example Yandex Browser:
- Step 1... In the upper right corner there is an icon for calling application settings. If you click on it, a context menu will pop up, where in the item “ Scale"You will need to click on a plus or minus, depending on whether you want to zoom in on the page content or zoom out. Thus, you can change the scale of the current page.
- Step 2... If you want all browser pages to open in the future at the scale you specify, even after restarting the application, you need to call the context menu and select the item " Settings».
- Step 3... Further, at the very bottom of the window, click on the item " Show advanced settings". Additional browser settings will open in a new tab, where in the section " Web content»You can set the desired display scale for all browser pages, as well as adjust the font size and display (style). The page scale is displayed as a percentage and by default is set to 100% ... Try changing the value to 200% and you will see the result immediately.
- Step 4... For more convenient zooming, you can use special keyboard shortcuts. On the keyboard, hold down the " Ctrl" and press " + " or " — »To zoom in or out on the current page. Also, instead of plus and minus, you can use mouse wheel... With the pressed button " Ctrl»Spin the wheel down to farther away the content of the page, or up for its approximation.
How to zoom in or out on a page in Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Yandex Browser on smartphones and tablets?
- More recently, browsing sites through smartphones and tablets was inconvenient because when they were opened, only the central part of them was displayed on the phone screen, and the side ones were darkened. It also happened that the site was displayed in full on the screen, but required an increase in scale, because it was impossible to read the text on it. It was especially inconvenient to use such popular social networks as In contact with and classmates.
- Today, most sites are optimized for mobile browsers or have their own mobile apps. However, in some cases there is still a need to zoom in on a page on smartphones or tablets. For example, in order to watch some picture in good quality in one of the above social networks.
- In every mobile browser, zooming in or out is exactly the same. For increase it is necessary to put two fingers on the screen and, without letting go, spread them in different directions. For decrease you will need to do the same action in the opposite order. Place two fingers on the device screen and pinch them together. To quickly zoom in on a page, quickly double-tap the display with your finger.
How to zoom in or out on a page in text editors Microsoft Word and Excel?
The need to change the scale may be required when working with popular text editors. V Microsoft Word this option can be useful in order to evaluate the design of the text, and in Exel to view the complete table. Regardless of which version Microsoft Office You are using (Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, or 2010), they are zoomed in exactly the same way:
- Step 1... Open the text editor you need and in the top menu go to the tab “ View". In the context menu that appears, select the item " Scale».
- Step 2... In the window that opens, select one of the suggested magnification values or enter your own in percentage. So you can choose the display mode of the whole page, by its width or by the width of the text.
