How to Zoom In or Out of a Microsoft Word Document

The Zoom feature in Microsoft Word 97 and Word 2000 (for PC) and Word 98 (for Macintosh) provides a way for you to shrink or enlarge the document you are working on for viewing purposes. You can zoom out to see the complete document in a small enough size for it to fit in the window. Conversely, you can zoom in to get a close-up view of a part of the document.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Word (for Mac)

1. Go to the View menu.

2. Select Zoom.

3. Look at the "Zoom to" and the Preview boxes in the Zoom window.

4. Choose one of the four radio buttons, or select a more exact zoom percentage in the percent window below the buttons.

5. Preview your choice in the Preview box in the right side of the Zoom window.

6. Click OK.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also select a quick percentage using the Zoom menu in the Standard Toolbar (between the Paragraph button and the Help button).

[jpdrev]

on 1/26/2008 In Word and Excel, hold Ctrl and turn the wheel on the mouse...

It works as well

JPD

on 8/8/2006 1. Select the text.
2. Hold down "Ctrl" and "Shift."
3. Use the greater than key '>' to increase, or the lesser than key '<' to decrease.