To see items on your Pixelbook screen better, you can change your screen resolution, zoom in, or magnify your screen.
Make a page bigger or smaller
You can make the page you're looking at bigger or smaller, but keep other parts of your screen the same size.
On a keyboard:
- To make the page bigger: Press Ctrl and Plus
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- To make the page smaller: Press Ctrl and Minus
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- Reset zoom: Press Ctrl + 0.
On a touchscreen:
- Touch and hold an area with two fingers. Then spread them apart to zoom in, or pinch them together to zoom out.
- You can also make all pages bigger or change the font size.
Make everything on your screen bigger or smaller
You can make everything on your screen bigger or smaller, including your row of apps and tabs, by changing your screen resolution.
On a keyboard:
- To make your screen bigger, decrease resolution: Press Ctrl + Shift and Plus
- To make your screen smaller, increase resolution: Press Ctrl + Shift and Minus
- Reset resolution: Press Ctrl + Shift + 0.
On a touchscreen:
- At the bottom right, select the time.
- Select Settings
- In the "Devices" section, select Displays.
- Next to "Display size," move the slider to the right or left to make your screen bigger or smaller.
Magnify your screen
You can zoom in on your screen, like you're using a magnifying glass.
Magnify your whole screen
To quickly magnify your entire screen, press Ctrl + Search + m, or follow the steps below.
- At the bottom right, select the time.
- Select Settings
- At the bottom, select Advanced.
- In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.
- Under "Display," turn on Enable fullscreen magnifier.
- To choose your zoom level, next to "Fullscreen zoom level," select Down arrow
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.Tip: On a touchscreen, use two fingers to move around the screen after zooming in.
Magnify part of your screen
You’ll see the magnified section in the top third of your screen. Your default screen will show underneath. To quickly magnify the top section of your screen, press Ctrl + Search + d, or follow the steps below.
- At the bottom right, select the time.
- Select Settings
- At the bottom, select Advanced.
- In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.
- Under "Display," turn on Enable docked magnifier.
- To choose your zoom level, next to "Docked zoom level," select Down arrow
- At the top of your screen, you'll see the zoomed in area. To change what's magnified, move your cursor.
Note: When you type in the bottom section of the screen, you'll see what you're typing at the top, just zoomed in.
Change the magnification level or move around
Once you've enabled the fullscreen magnifier (see instructions above), you can adjust magnification.
Increase magnification
On a keyboard:
- Press Ctrl + Alt + Brightness up
- You can also press Ctrl + Alt, then scroll with two fingers up.
On a touchscreen: Touch and hold an area with two fingers. Then spread them apart to zoom in.
Decrease magnification
On a keyboard:
- Press Ctrl + Alt + Brightness down
- You can also Press Ctrl + Alt, then scroll with two fingers down.
On a touchscreen: Touch and hold an area with two fingers. Then pinch them together to zoom out.
To move the magnified view around:
- On a keyboard: You can also press Tab to move from item to item on your screen.
- On a touchscreen: Move your cursor in any direction.