3

Mac OS X has a 'zoom' action which can be used in various views in applications e.g. Photos.app when looking at a photo, zooming an entire Safari page, zooming in an NSScrollView.

This action is easily performed on a trackpad by using the 'pinch' gesture.

I cannot for the life of me, work out how to enable it for the Magic Mouse (when running Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite).

The closest that I can get is in the 'Zoom' section of the 'Accessibility' pref pane. This allows you to zoom the entire screen which is not the behaviour that I'm looking for.

You used to be able to perform the zoom action using the mouse (see this video at 1:26 - https://youtu.be/UXbwOIsXNL8?t=1m26s )

So - have Apple removed this feature? Or is there a way to enable in-app zooming with the Magic Mouse?

Thanks

Improve this question
3
  • still there in Mavericks !
    – Ruskes
    Commented Jul 31, 2015 at 15:12
  • Is it there in the Mouse pref pane? If so - then you've answered my question...
    – Diggory
    Commented Jul 31, 2015 at 15:16
  • Yes it is. Be aware that some apps have they internal zooming actions, so the set up is not global. Try it with Preview to test.
    – Ruskes
    Commented Jul 31, 2015 at 15:28

8 Answers 8

Reset to default
5

Hold down cmd# while scroling then the magic mouse zooms.

Improve this answer
3
  • I don't know why this was -1 but I follow the cmd+scroll and it zooms the content.
    – Jepser Bernardino
    Commented Aug 14, 2018 at 14:09
  • This is a different zoom in some programs, and doesn't work in others. E.g. in Vivaldi, Macbook touchpad pinch will smoothly magnify the entire page without causing a change in layout (you can pan over the enlarged page), while zooming with cmd + magic mouse scroll will adjust the page's zoom slider widget, while still constraining the page to the window's size, causing the magnified page content to get cramped in its window.
    – Jacob C.
    Commented Jul 1, 2019 at 20:35
  • Why adding an extra button, i feel so comformy using a mouse until the zoom.
    – windmaomao
    Commented Jul 12, 2022 at 17:44
3

So - It appears that they did remove this feature in Yosemite.

Improve this answer
1

On Sierra i found lovely hidden options!

Hold down CONTROL button to zoom the entire screen area Hold down OPTION to use a zoom tool eg photoshop

Improve this answer
1

Zooming with the Magic Mouse was switched to the "Smart Zoom" functionality done by double tapping on the mouse with one finger. More info on gestures here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204895

Improve this answer
2
  • 1
    Why. Just why. :(
    – thephpdev
    Commented May 25, 2021 at 12:06
  • @thephpdev so you buy the Magic Trackpad
    – Nitsan BenHanoch
    Commented Sep 5, 2023 at 11:34
0

If my trackpad wasn't working with gestures, I'd go to Zoom In Or Out is enabled in System Preferences->Trackpad-> Scroll & Zoom. If it is, I'd make sure Pinch With Two Fingers is selected.

Try this, but click on the Mouse pane in System Preferences.

Improve this answer
2
  • Thanks, but there is no zoom gesture listed in the Mouse pref pane.
    – Diggory
    Commented Jul 31, 2015 at 14:59
  • Try disconnecting the Magic Mouse, then reconnecting it. Also, it might be in Trackpad, I'm not sure.
    – RedEagle2000
    Commented Jul 31, 2015 at 15:06
0

I have the latest updates and a Magic Mouse and mine works fine, so I guess the answer would be no.

Improve this answer
1
  • You can zoom in and out within an app just using the Magic Mouse (and a modifier key on the keyboard)? i.e. not zooming the whole screen.
    – Diggory
    Commented Jul 31, 2015 at 15:44
0

In Numbers app, you can zoom with option + cmd + scroll.

Improve this answer
0

Zoom features in the Accessibility section of System Preferences always several alternative options for zooming.

Improve this answer

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .