Control Scroll Zoom Review

Not exactly a software review, but this new trick is so exciting and useful it was just pleading to be mentioned! On Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later (and possibly earlier?), hold down the control key on your keyboard and scroll to zoom the entire screen in and out! This works on recent PowerBook, iBook, MacBook, and MacBook Pro trackpads which support scrolling, or on any other Mac with a scroll wheel (or ball) enabled mouse. Similar functionality has been available for quite some time by turning zoom on in the Universal Access system preference pane and using ⌘⌥+ and - (option command plus and minus), but the scroll wheel method is much smoother and more convenient to use. Turning zoom on or off in this preference doesn't seem to have any effect on whether or not the new scroll zooming works.

• By Apple, Inc.
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