InDesign

Zoom in and out

Use the Zoom tool or the Zoom commands to magnify the size of documents.

Zoom in or out

  • To zoom in, select the Zoom tool  and click the area you want to magnify. Each click magnifies the view to the next preset percentage, centering the display around the point you click. At maximum magnification, the center of the Zoom tool appears blank. To zoom out, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click the area you want to reduce. Each click reduces the view.
  • To magnify to the next preset percentage, activate the window you want to view and choose View > Zoom In. To reduce the view to the previous preset percentage, choose View > Zoom Out.
  • To set a specific magnification level, type or choose a level in the Zoom text box at the lower left of the document window.
  • To zoom in or out, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while using the mouse scroll wheel or sensor.
  • To magnify by dragging, select the Zoom tool and drag around the area you want to magnify.

Zoom to 100%

  • Double-click the Zoom tool.
  • Choose View > Actual Size.
  • Type or choose a magnification level of 100 in the Zoom text box at the lower left of the document window.