Zooming in/out
You can more accurately edit objects by zooming into and out of the Canvas. Zooming adjusts the visual magnification of the objects displayed on the Canvas, but does not affect the actual sizes of the objects.
Zooming in
- Choose one of the following methods.
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- Select the [View > Zoom In] menu command.
- Select the Zoom Tool
on the Tool Palette. When the mouse-pointer turns into
, click on the part of the Canvas to zoom in.
- Press the shortcut key <Ctrl + +>.
- The Canvas is visually magnified. Every time you zoom in, the display size of the Canvas increases by a certain percentage.
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Zooming out
- Choose one of the following methods.
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- Select the [View > Zoom Out] menu command.
- Select the Zoom Tool
on the Tool Palette. When the mouse-pointer turns into
, click on the part of the Canvas to zoom in. Hold down the <Alt> key and when the mouse-pointer changes to
click on the Canvas.
- Press the shortcut key <Ctrl + ->.
- The Canvas is visually minimized. Every time you zoom out, the scale and size of the Canvas decreases by a certain percentage.
Actual Size
- Choose one of the following methods.
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- Select the [View > Actual Size] menu command
- Double-click the Zoom Tool
on the Tool Palette.
- Press the shortcut key <Ctrl+0>.
- The Canvas is restored to 100% magnification.
The information about the magnification of the current document is displayed on the title bar of the Canvas as a percentage.