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Article Number: 000149495

Windows 10 Magnifier Tool - Modes and Functionality

Summary: This article describes how the Windows 10 Magnifier Tool and illustrates how changing between modes affects functionality

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Symptoms

Systems running Windows 10 may experience unexpected functionality with the Magnifier Tool should the mode be accidentally changed from Full Screen mode. Depending on the capabilities of the system, one or more of the following modes may be available and can be switched between based on desired functionality.

 Windows Magnifier has 3 modes:

  • Full Screen Mode: The default view which magnifies the entire screen increasing legibility. When the Magnifier is active, a magnifying glass will overlay the screen.
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  • Lens Mode: In Lens mode, the Magnifier will move as a lens along with your mouse pointer and the area around the mouse pointer is magnified. The lens size can be changed by pressing Ctrl+Alt+R, and then moving the pointer up and down to change the height, and left and right to change the width.

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  • Docked Mode: The Dock stays on the top of the screen and magnifies the part on which you are working. In Docked mode, only a portion of the screen is magnified, leaving the rest of the desktop unchanged. If the system does not support Aero, Docked is the only mode that will be available

    SLN308466_en_US__6Win10 Magnifier 2

 

Selecting the Magnifying Glass icon while active opens the Options dialog box to change settings. The View drop-down switches between modes:

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The Settings icon allows adjustments to the behavior of the Magnifier Tool:

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Magnifier hotkeys:

Windows key and Plus Sign (+) or Minus Sign (-) Zoom in or out
Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar Preview the desktop in full-screen mode
Ctrl+Alt+F Switch to full-screen mode
Ctrl+Alt+L Switch to lens mode
Ctrl+Alt+D Switch to docked mode
Ctrl+Alt+I Invert colors
Ctrl+Alt+arrow keys Pan in the direction of the arrow keys
Ctrl+Alt+R Resize the lens Windows key + Esc Exit Magnifier

Cause

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Article Properties

Affected Product

Operating Systems

Last Published Date

08 Sep 2021

Version

4

Article Type

Solution

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