Zooming in and out

Dreamweaver lets you zoom in on or out from a document so that you can check the pixel accuracy of graphics, select small items more easily, design pages with small text, design large pages, and so on.

To zoom in on a page:

1. Select the Zoom tool (the magnifying glass icon) in the lower-right corner of the Document window.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Click the spot on the page you want to magnify until you’ve achieved the desired magnification.
   • Drag a box over the area on the page that you want to zoom in on and release the mouse button.
   • Select a preset magnification level from the Zoom pop-up menu.
   • Type a magnification level in the Zoom text box.

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     You can also zoom in without using the Zoom tool by pressing Control+= (Windows) or Command+= (Macintosh).

To zoom out:

1. Select the Zoom tool.
2. Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) and click on the page.

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   You can also zoom out without using the Zoom tool by pressing Control+- (Windows) or Command+- (Macintosh).

To edit a page after zooming:

• Select the Pointer tool (the pointer icon) in the lower-right corner of the Document window, and click inside the page.

To pan a page after zooming:

1. Select the Hand tool (the hand icon) in the lower-right corner of the Document window.
2. Drag the page.

To fill the Document window with a selection:

1. Select an element on the page.
2. Select View > Fit Selection.

To fill the Document window with an entire page:

• Select View > Fit All.

To fill the Document window with the entire width of a page:

• Select View > Fit Width.

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