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Text and Image Size with Browser Zoom

Need a closer look or a wider view of a webpage? You can adjust your browser’s zoom to make text and images easier to read — or to fit more content on your screen.

  • Zooming in makes things larger so they’re easier to see.
  • Zooming out lets you see more of the page at once, but makes everything smaller.

Every webpage is a little different, so zooming in or out can affect how things appear. Sometimes, images may look compressed or even disappear if the zoom is too high or too low.

If that happens, don’t worry — you can always adjust the zoom again. Try a few different levels to see what works best for the page you’re viewing. There’s no one-size-fits-all setting, and that’s perfectly okay.

 

Image by David Mbuga, YouTube content creator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx2mv4qETZg

 

For Chrome

To zoom out in Google Chrome, you can do the following:

1- Click "More" in the top right corner

 

2- Use keyboard shortcuts: Press Ctrl and - on Windows and Linux, or ⌘ and - on Mac

 

3- You can also change the default zoom settings for all web pages:
    a) Click the three dotted icon in the top right corner of the browser window

    b) Select Settings on the left side

    c) Select Appearance

    d) Click inside the Page Zoom field and select a different zoom setting

 

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For Firefox

To zoom out in Mozilla Firefox, you can do the following:

1- Hold down the CTRL Key and press (+) to Zoom in or (-) to Zoom out

 

2- You can also use the Mouse wheel while holding down CTRL to smoothly Zoom in or out.

3- Key Stroke Method:

    a) Zoom in: Ctrl + +

    b) Zoom out: Ctrl + -

 

4- Alternative Method:

Click the hamburger menu in the top right corner of Firefox, then navigate to "Zoom" to adjust zoom levels using the slider. 

 

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For Microsoft Edge
 

1-  Use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + + to Zoom in and CTRL +- to Zoom out.

2- Click the three dots in the top right corner, navigate to "Zoom", and then click the (+) to zoom in or (-) to zoom out. 

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For Safari


To zoom out in Safari on a Mac, you can:

1- Press Command-Minus sign (-)

 

2- Go to the View menu and select Zoom Out

 

3- Use a mouse or trackpad gesture by pinching two fingers together

 

 4- You can also add zoom buttons to the Safari toolbar by:

    a) Right-clicking or Control-clicking on an empty space in the toolbar

    b) Clicking Customize Toolbar

    c) Clicking and dragging the Zoom buttons to the desired location

 

 

-Updated Sept 2025