Zoom In and Out Your Desktop with Windows 7 Magnifier

The new Windows Magnifier is a long missed tool that should have been included in the previous versions. With larger and larger monitors get more and more popular, a tool like this becomes a must-have for many savvy users. It also makes doing presentation much more enjoyable for both presenters and audients. For people with low vision it is an indispensable feature! Microsoft finally covered that piece and killed all other similar 3rd party apps to death, accept the professional screen magnifiers like ZoomText, Lunar or Magic.. You can simply use the keyboard shortcuts to launch and close it to magnify your entire desktop, i.e.

• Windows key + Plus to zoom in
• Windows key + Minus to zoom out
• Windows key + ESC to exit

You can also use the Lens option to only magnify an area around the pointer which works just like the real magnifier moving on your desktop, or select the dock mode that shows the magnified area at the top of dock area. You can switch them back and force using the keyboard shortcuts while you are still in the magnifier view.

• Ctrl + Alt + F – Full screen mode
• Ctrl + Alt + L – Lens mode
• Ctrl + Alt + D – Dock mode

If you are interested more, you can watch the following video for more visualized impression how it works.