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Change the appearance of Magnifier

You can change several settings in Magnifier including changing the colors and docking position of the Magnifier window.

Inverting the colors of the Magnifier window, for example, may be helpful if a document has black on white background but for you, white text on a black background is more readable. The docking position of the Magnifier window can be adjusted to make better use of your computer screen workspace.

Mouse actions
Keyboard actions
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To invert the colors of the Magnifier window:

In the Magnifier settings window, under Presentation, select:

  • Invert Colors.

To invert the colors of the Magnifier window:

In the Magnifier settings window, under Presentation, select:

  • Invert Colors by pressing ALT+I.
3

To change the docking position of the Magnifier window, select:

  • Docked.

Under Dock Position, select:

  • Top, Left, Right or Bottom from the drop down list.

To change the docking position of the Magnifier window, select:

  • Docked by pressing ALT+D, then,

Under Dock Position, select:

  • Top, Left, Right or Bottom by pressing the arrow keys.
4

Minimize the Magnifier settings window:

  • Select the Hide button.

Minimize the Magnifier settings window:

  • Press TAB to move to the Hide button.
  • Press ENTER.

More Magnifier Tutorials



Magnifier Tip

When the Magnifier settings window is minimized to the taskbar, open it by pressing:

  • The Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] +T.
  • Arrow keys to select Magnifier.
  • SPACEBAR.

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