Change the Position of the Magnifier Window

Magnifier is a display utility that makes the computer screen more readable by people who have low vision by creating a separate window that displays a magnified portion of the screen. Magnifier provides a minimum level of functionality for people who have slight visual impairments. Magnifier can be customized in several ways. This procedure tells you how to change the position of the Magnifier window so it is more convenient on screen. See also, the Accessibility Tutorial Turn On and Use Magnifier.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

With Magnifier turned on:

Move the pointer over the Magnifier window.
Hold down the mouse button and drag the Magnifier window to reposition it.

With Magnifier turned on, and the Magnifier Settings dialog box selected:
To change the position of the window:

Press ALT+F6.
Press ALT+SPACEBAR.
Press M.
Move the Magnifier window to the position you want by pressing the arrow keys.
Press ENTER.

[image: Magnifier: Move the Magnifier window]

Magnifier: Move the Magnifier window

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