If you own a Magic Trackpad or have a Mac with a built-in Multi-Touch Trackpad, you can tap, swipe, pinch, or spread one or more fingers to perform useful actions.<\/p>\n
The Magic Trackpad was announced in 2010 as an alternative to the computer mouse for people who prefer controlling the cursor with fingers rather than by moving the entire hand. The second generation of the Magic Trackpad was released in 2015.<\/p>\n
The Magic Trackpad is a good solution for people who own older Macs that don\u2019t come with a built-in Multi-Touch Trackpad, which can be found only in the following models:<\/p>\n
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- MacBook Air (Original)<\/li>\n
- MacBook Air (Late 2008)<\/li>\n
- MacBook Air (Mid 2009)<\/li>\n
- MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008)<\/li>\n
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008)<\/li>\n
- MacBook Air (Late 2010) and later<\/li>\n
- MacBook (Late 2009) and later<\/li>\n
- MacBook Pro (Late 2008) and later<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
To zoom on Mac computers using the trackpad, gesture support must be turned on. Although gesture support should be turned on by default, it\u2019s a good idea to verify that it really is by clicking on Apple menu and selecting System Preferences. There, click on the Trackpad option and check the settings.<\/p>\n
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With gesture support activated, open a web page, a picture, or a document and place two fingers on your Mac\u2019s trackpad. To zoom in, Mac users can push their fingers away from each other, and they can move their fingers close to each other to zoom out. Both the zoom in and the zoom out gesture can be repeated for additional zooming. It\u2019s also possible to zoom in and out by double tapping the trackpad with two fingers.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nOther useful trackpad gestures include:<\/p>\n
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- Secondary click<\/b>: Click or tap with two\u00a0fingers.<\/li>\n
- Scroll<\/b>: Slide two fingers up or down to\u00a0scroll.<\/li>\n
- Rotate<\/b>: Move two fingers around each other to rotate a photo or other\u00a0item.<\/li>\n
- Swipe between pages<\/b>: Swipe left or right with two fingers to show the previous or next page.<\/li>\n
- Show desktop<\/b>: Spread your thumb and three fingers apart to show your\u00a0desktop.<\/li>\n
- App Expos\u00e9<\/b>: Swipe down with four fingers to see all windows of the app you’re using.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
To discover morde trackpad gestures, visit this page<\/a> on Apple\u2019s support website.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Zooming Using the Keyboard<\/span><\/h2>\n
To zoom in and out, Mac users can also use a handy keyboard shortcut, which works in most applications that support zooming, including web- pages, photos, and documents:<\/p>\n
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- While in an application that supports zooming, hold down the command key and press + to zoom in.<\/li>\n
- To zoom out, hold down the command key and press -.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
If you keep holding either + or -, you\u00a0will continue zooming in or out respectively, which saves you from having to tap repeatedly on either key.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nBesides zooming, you can do many other things by pressing various key combinations, including saving files, selecting items, printing, searching, or switching between apps. If you would like to find out all the different key combinations your Mac computer supports, visit the official support page<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Zooming Using the Screen Zoom Feature<\/span><\/h2>\n
If you\u2019re having trouble using macOS because menu items are too small to read and checkboxes too tiny to accurately click on, then you should consider enabling the Screen Zoom feature, which makes it possible to zoom screen on Mac computers.<\/p>\n
Screen Zoom is an accessibility feature intended for people with vision problems, and it\u2019s located in System Preferences, under Accessibility.<\/p>\n
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- Click on the Apple icon and select System Preferences.<\/li>\n
- Click on the Accessibility option.<\/li>\n
- Select Zoom from the list of options on the left.<\/li>\n
- Click on the \u201cUse keyboard shortcuts to zoom\u201d checkbox. This will enable the following four shortcuts:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- Option + Command + 8 (Zoom in or out of a fixed magnification level)<\/li>\n
- Option + Command (Zoom in)<\/li>\n
- Option + Command + – (Zoom out)<\/li>\n
- Option + Command + \\ (Enable\/Disable image smoothing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Located below the \u201cUse keyboard shortcuts to zoom\u201d checkbox is another checkbox titled \u201cSmooth images\u201d. If you click on it, zoomed images will appear smoother, but you will pay for the extra smoothness with a slight performance penalty. Unless you have a very old Mac, it\u2019s very unlikely that you will notice performance degradation at all, so don\u2019t be afraid to turn the option on if you don\u2019t like looking at jagged edges.<\/p>\n
- Scroll<\/b>: Slide two fingers up or down to\u00a0scroll.<\/li>\n
- Secondary click<\/b>: Click or tap with two\u00a0fingers.<\/li>\n