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Zooming Pages

You can enlarge or reduce a page to any size allowed – within the range of the minimum and maximum zoom levels. When you zoom-in to a size larger than the window, you can use the Hand tool to move the page.
 

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Using the Zoom controls

Click the Zoom tools beside the magnification level box on the View bar to expand or reduce the current Document View. You may also choose a preset zoom factor or enter a desired factor directly.
 

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Using the Zoom-in / Zoom-out tool   

Select the Zoom-in tool in the View ribbon to enlarge, or the Zoom-out button to reduce the view.

While one of the Zoom tools is selected, you can press the Ctrl key to switch between the Zoom-in and Zoom-out tool.
 

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Using the Dynamic Zoom tool

This tool lets you to enlarge or reduce page view according to the mouse movement. Drag up to zoom in, drag down to zoom out.
 

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Using the Loupe tool

Click this to view a highly enlarged page view within the loupe area. You can change the scale of the loupe and move the loupe freely within the program window.
 

  1. Choose the Loupe tool at View > Zoom.

  2. Select a page area – the loupe window appears.

  3. Select a magnification – the displayed area is framed on the page.

  4. Move the framed area to view other parts of the image in the loupe.

  5. Change the frame color as desired.

  6. Close the loupe window when you are done.
     

Using page thumbnails to zoom

Page thumbnails display in the Pages panel. A red box in the thumbnail shows which part of the page is being displayed. Drag corners or edges of this box to change the part of the page that is visible.

 

Note

Use the Hand tool at the top of the Panel bar to move around the page. Define its behavior in File > Options > General > Miscellaneous.