What is the Zoom In and Zoom Out Shortcut on Mac?

How to zoom in on a picture on Mac? How to zoom out a picture on Mac? How to use zoom in and out shortcuts on Mac? In this article, we will show you how to zoom in and out a photo in the Mac operating system. Here are the details…

We can zoom in and zoom out the photos we have on iMac and Macbook devices with Mac operating system. If you switch from using a Windows operating system computer to a macOS, you might have some difficulties getting used to some functions. For example, some shortcuts may change from Windows to macOS. 

Zoom in and out shortcuts on MacBook and iMac computers are not the same as Windows. However, it is not so complicated. Once you learn these shortcut keys, they will be easier for you to use.

On Mac, we can zoom in and zoom out any image from the percentage bar in the upper left corner of the image. From this section, we can enlarge our photos as much as we want, and again, we can reduce them as much as we want.

In addition, we can do this with the Apple Magic Mouse. Apple Magic Mouse users can enlarge the images in two levels at a certain rate when they touch the middle part of the mouse twice while the mouse cursor is on the image. However, the fact that this process can only be done in two levels with the Magic Mouse. That is why sometimes this method does not work very well for the users.

For this reason, Apple allows users to perform this operation practically with certain shortcut keys from the keyboard. Thanks to this shortcut key in the Mac operating system, you can zoom in and zoom out the photos on your Mac device. 

So, what is the shortcut to zoom in and zoom out in the image on Mac? In the following paragraphs, we will give you the answer to this question. You can enlarge (zoom in) and reduce(zoom out) the images on your Mac with these shortcut keys. 

Photo Zoom In/Out Shortcut on Mac:

You can use the shortcut keys below to zoom in and zoom out any image you want in the Mac operating system.

Zoom in shortcut on Mac: 

In order to zoom in, press OptionCommand, and Equals sign (=) at the same time.

Zoom out shortcut on Mac: 

In order to zoom out, press OptionCommand, and Minus sign (-) at the same time.

Toggle zoom shortcut on Mac: 

In order to toggle zoom, press OptionCommand, and 8 at the same time.

You can apply the relevant process as 4-5 steps backward, according to the zoom level that you want. All you have to do is press the (-) key on your keyboard while holding down the Command key.

It is that fast and that easy to zoom in / out on your Mac.

In this article, we wanted to show you how to zoom in and zoom out with a shortcut on your MacBook and iMac. You can tell us all your technical questions or problems about the subject in the “comments” section below.

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