Questions tagged [zoom]

For questions about using the zoom feature to make a window larger or smaller on a computer. Questions about using the zoom feature on electronic devices, media players, cameras, cell phones or smart phones are off topic, except insofar as they interface with your computer. For questions about the Zoom videoconferencing system, use the [zoom-meeting] tag, not the [zoom] tag.

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How to start Zoom muted from CLI

We have --url option to zoom (or zoom.exe) binary to start a meeting from the command line providing the meeting ID (confno) and meeting password (pwd) parameters as explained here: Start a Zoom ...
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Changing the mac desktop icon resize shortcut in finder

By default finder has a keyboard shortcut for changing icon size/zoom, ⌘ = and ⌘ -. If you are like me you press these on accident and the result is desktop icons all over the place as the grid ...
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Pinching touchpad enlarges/magnifies website instead of changing zoom level

When I try to pinch zoom website in Firefox, instead of changing zoom level (like enlarging text but modifying layout so it still fits screen) it enlarges parts of website, adding horizontal scrollbar....
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ffmpeg: How to zoom a video for few seconds in particular area?

How to just zoom some video area for n seconds? Without any fade in/out movements? The only parameters I should pass are: start time in seconds, stop time or duration, center point and frame ...
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Is it possible to change Firefox's zoom type?

Background info on Firefox zooming capabilities: When I do the pinch-in movement on my laptop's touchpad on Firefox, the window zooms in, as if it had a magnifying glass. I'll call this the "...
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Trying to zoom into a video via conf

I am running a docker container that is converting an RTSP stream to MJPG via an ffmpeg. I am just trying to perform a 2x zoom into the video feed that I have. Googling shows that I can run my command ...
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oversized reCAPTACHA issue in latest Chrome browser

Is there a way how to solve this issue with reCAPTCHA where I am able to select the right squares but not able to press (see) the confirm button on the bottom either because the video window size is ...
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Is there a way to zoom in Zoom?

Is it possible to zoom (the action) on an incoming Zoom (the software) video stream? The double use of "zoom" makes this hard to Google. I'm interested in any platform Zoom (the software) ...
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Zooming difference between word document and pdf document

I can easily zoom in on a document when I am using the Drawboard pdf application. Even in the Acrobat PDF application, zooming mechanism works smoothly(when I zoom in too much). But on the other hand, ...
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PowerPoint - how to keep animations running when zooming in during a presentation?

I am running a PowerPoint presentation that has several animations. At some points I need to zoom in during the presentation, either using ctrl-mouse wheel or using the magnifier in the presentation. ...
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VBA code that changes zoom level based on text/object in sheet?

All, I've been looking for VBA code that achieves the following: Sets zoom to 80% for worksheets that contain a certain key word Sets zoom to 60% for worksheets that contain a picture Sets zoom to 85%...
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Can't add shortcut key to zoomin/out in mircosoft word on my Macbook

In Tools > Customise Keyboard > View > ViewZoomIn, there are no current keys and I can't assign a new keyboard shortcut, what I want to do is to zoom in and out using Ctrl + scroll +- which I ...
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Zoom only text box in Windows 10

I'm looking for a way to magnify a text box (and also the name of a file when I'm editing it) when I click on it. So far I found the built-in solution Magnifier, but it zooms the whole screen.
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Prevent zoom changes in Windows when switching users

Whenever I switch between two users in my Windows 10, it keeps readjusting the zoom level. However both users have the same 150% zoom level set. I am not sure why Windows goes back to 100% for a short ...
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Visio 2016: Unable to Zoom when Editing Embedded Files (Excel spreadsheets)

I am using Visio 2016 and having a constant, irritating issue. I need to edit embedded Excel spreadsheets everyday. Without fail, whenever I double-click the spreadsheet object in order to enter Edit ...
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Magnifier icon shows up when I zoom in/out with a pinch on the touchpad

I'm having a problem with my touchpad. It now shows a magnifier icon, instead of the mouse's arrow pointer, at the screen when I pinch the touchpad with two fingers for doing the zoom in/out movement; ...
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Zoom / magnify tool at the cursor's position

I'd like to do a screen recording video to demonstrate a product (with OBS recording tool), and be able to zoom at specific parts of the screen to highlight a feature, see this example for a beautiful,...
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Is there any way to control the Windows Zoom feature using the mouse wheel?

Is there any way to control the Windows Zoom feature using the mouse wheel? The current Zoom UI is kind of klunky, requiring you to click and click to increase in increments, rather than a smooth zoom,...
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Zoomed in camera in Zoom meetings?

Can I make my camera to get zoomed in in Zoom meetings? My camera is placed farther away than I want it to be since I connect my laptop to a television and captures a lot of my room, which I don't ...
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Black borders around content of site - site content window does not fill up Chrome window

When I open WhatsApp I see these black borders around. One time I got pretty frustrated with some code, and then pressed a lot of keys on the keyboard at the same time and this happened. How would I ...
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Windows 10 - Chrome 'pinch and zoom' without touch screen?

I have a Surface Book 2 laptop and also a desktop. I find it easier to read when I zoom in on articles and emails. If I use 'ctrl and +' to zoom in, unfortunately, it also makes all the panes and ...
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Firefox pinch zoom without trackpad

Is there a shortcut or a setting in about:config that allows me to use the pinch zoom feature with mouse and keyboard only? I dont' have a touch pad but like the pinch zoom much more than the classic &...
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Zoom Magnification: Zoom in on Zoom camera feed

On the Zoom Client application, I would like to alter the video feed that I am sending to other people. I would like to zoom in, to magnify the video feed that they are receiving of me. How do I ...
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Zoom and morph at the same time using ImageMagick

I have two different maps of the same region: one from a distance, the second a close up. The white retangle in the first image represents the border of the second image. I want to apply two effects ...
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How can I invert the zoom direction in macOS?

There is an accessibility option in System Preferences to zoom the screen. I use this by holding down ctrl then scrolling up or down on the trackpad. Scrolling up makes the image bigger; scrolling ...
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Changing Chrome's default zoom without going to Settings - Appearance

Every day I'm switching default zoom (all pages) between 100% (normal browsing) and 150% (aka Netflix mode or couch mode). I'm currently doing this from Settings -> Appearance -> Default zoom, ...
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How Can I Make GIMP Zoom In/Out When I Hold CTRL and Scroll My Mouse Wheel?

I am using Gimp on Linux, and everything works great ... except mousewheel zoom. For some reason that I don't understand, I can't make my mousewheel (when CTRL is held down) zoom. As you can see, it ...
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Zoom in and out without the need to hold down crtl or alt key

Zoom in and out without the need to hold down crtl or alt key would make navigation much easier and faster. It is really a question why developers/UI/UX designers of many of design softwares do not ...
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Zoom H5 ASIO driver fails to open in Ableton Live

Ableton Live is unable to use the "H/F Series Stereo ASIO Driver" for Windows from here: https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/handheld-recorders/handheld-recorders/h5/h5-support/ It gives a "...
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What's the forward and reverse zooming?

Is there a tradition that enjoins what direction of mouse scrolling zooms in/out? (In other words, what considered forward/reverse zooming?)
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FFMPEG - zoom an overlaid PNG in the centre of a video

I want to show an image in the center of an HD video frame and then grow it, but keeping it centered. My test program: @call ffmpeg -y ^ -loop 1 -i "image.png" -ss 0 -t 10 ^ -...
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What is 100% zoom in Microsoft Word?

If I set a document zoom to 100%, the displayed sheet of paper has a different size from the physical sheet. What is the 100% I am seeing on screen? (And is it possible to make the 100% zoom show the ...
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{Ctrl} + {Scroll Wheel Up/Down} zooms too fast when viewing .Pdf files in Google Chrome

I have the latest Google Chrome (83.0.4103.116), Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (20.009.20067), Windows 10 laptop, Logitech M510 mouse with LogiOptions software (8.20.329). My issue is that when I open a ....
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How to add instant zoom in and out effect to a video?

I have MP4 that i want to zoom in then zoom out then repeat/loop till the end of video, every zoom in and out is 3sec long between them, zoom in must be instant left and then zoom out and again ...
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Ffmpeg zoom the video but there is no sound

ffmpeg -y -i 33.mp4 -vf "scale=iw:ih,zoompan=z='if(lte(mod(on,3),3),zoom+1.8000,zoom-0.0865)':d=1:x='320-(320/zoom)':y='240-(240/zoom)'" -vcodec libx264 -acodec aac -an zoom.mp4 Everything is Ok but ...
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How to interact with an application whose window does not fit entirely on screen

I have a Windows application whose window is larger than my screen and it is not resizable. Some important buttons are not accessible at the bottom, and I can't move the window higher than the top of ...
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How can I get Windows 10 to zoom old icons above 200%?

This is the icon for PuTTY at 175%, 200%, 225%, & 250% zoom: In comparison, here is the icon for Word at 175%, 200%, 225%, & 250% zoom: All my programs that use old style icons ...
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How do I zoom into text with JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

I would like to zoom in on text for presentations or when I need to focus on one function within the code. How can I do this on a Mac OS?
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MatLab showing different plots on different zoom level

I ran this code on MatLab: function main fimplicit (@(x,y)f(x,y),[2 5]) end function fun = f(x,y) nc=1.45; %cladding nf=1.5; ns=1.4; %substrate h=5; %width of waveguide kappa=sqrt(x^2*nf^2-y.^...
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How can I apply zoom in/out filter on specific frame in a video using FFmpeg?

I want to apply a zoom filter on a specific frame of a video using FFmpeg. For example, I want to make a slideshow of 5 images, and each image will take 4-5 seconds for slide. In this video I want to ...
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How to solve scrolling failure in GIMP in Mojave

Whenever I make zoom in any image in GIMP and try to use scrolling, the image gets fragmented in rectangles, any ideas?
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Chrome, pinch zoom using mouse on PC?

Sometimes I want to zoom in to a specify portion of the page for better reading. This can be easily done using a trackpad and pinch zoom. Can I also pinch zoom when using a mouse?
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How to disable pinch-to-zoom in Firefox on Windows 10?

When trying to scroll in Firefox using my trackpad, I end up accidentally changing the page's zoom level. On other OSes you can disable pinch-to-zoom by going to about:config and blanking out browser....
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FFMpeg Effect Zoom In and Zoom Out Video File

I need to implement the effect of zooming in and out for video. Two operations are needed. The first operation is to set the zoom to zero at the beginning of the clip, and by the end of the clip ...
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How to keep zoom setting permanent for each website in Vivaldi?

Say I want to zoom Stack Exchange at 120%, Reddit at 130%, Google at 100%. I do that in Vivaldi, and after I close the tab and reopen it, the scale is reset to 100%. The only way I can force it to be ...
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Sketch App for Mac Zooming reversed

The definition of apple 'natural, scrolling is: 'content tracks finger movement'. This means for scrolling, if finger goes DOWN, content goes down. For ZOOMING it means that if finger goes from ...
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Firefox 60.3.0 ESR on Debian 9.5 AMD64 zooming bug?

Purpose I need standard zooming functionality to work properly on Firefox 60.3 ESR. Problem description I run Firefox 60.3 ESR. Preferences are default, about:config is default. No extensions in the ...
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Enable testing of native pinch to zoom in Firefox

By reading this bugzilla issue I get the impression that I should be able to test the upcoming native pinch to zoom feature in Firefox by setting mousewheel.with_alt.action to 5 in about:config, but I ...
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How to zoom font size in SciTE?

I want to zoom the font in SciTE to read easily, and I found this sample user perference: font.base=font:Consolas,size:11 font.small=font:Consolas,size:8 font.comment=font:Consolas,size:11 font.text=...
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Disable Firefox synchronisation for a single addon

I use Firefox sync on different PCs, and have an addon that should only be synced/enabled on one of them. How can this be realized? Background: Zoom One of my PCs is connected to my TV. It's used to ...
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