Where is magnifier in vista

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Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Albin Sunnanbo Albin Sunnanbo 1 1 silver badge 3 3 bronze badges. Renaming magnifier. I like it! Unfortunately it seems I don't have permission to do that despite being an admin on the local machine. I'm not sure if that's our organization's group policy stopping me, or Windows itself preventing that.

For more info about changing your screen resolution, see Get the best display on your monitor. If you're using a mouse, you can use Magnifier in a few ways, depending on how you like to work: full-screen, lens, and docked.

Try them all to find out which one you prefer. In this view, your entire screen is magnified. You probably won't be able to see the whole screen at the same time when it's magnified, but as you move around the screen, you can see everything.

If you have a touchscreen, Magnifier will display white borders around the edge of your screen. Drag your finger or mouse along the borders to move around the screen. In this view, when you move around the screen, it's like moving a magnifying glass around. Docked view works on the Windows desktop. In this view, a magnifier is docked to a portion of your screen. As you move around the screen, parts of the screen appear magnified in the docking area, even though the main part of the screen is unchanged.

You can change the way Magnifier works. For example, you can use the zoom buttons and to change how much Magnifier enlarges your screen. You can also open the Magnifier options button to change Magnifier. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.

If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and then click Search. Enter Magnifier in the search box, and then tap or click Magnifier. Go to the Windows Desktop and click the Magnifying glass. Click the Options button. Use the slider to choose a zoom increment. The percentage you choose here will be the increment by which Magnifier enlarges the screen when you press the zoom in button. Select the Turn on color inversion checkbox to reverse colors on the screen.

Sometimes reversing colors makes text easier to read. Select a checkbox to choose how Magnifier focuses. Magnifier can follow your mouse, the insertion point, or the keyboard. Note: When you open Magnifier, the Magnifier toolbar appears briefly.

It quickly gets out of your way, but you can display it again by clicking the magnifying glass icon on your screen or the Magnifier icon on the taskbar. Magnifier enlarges different parts of the screen and is part of the Ease of Access Center. To open it quickly, click Start , and then type Magnifier.

You can also change the screen resolution, which adjusts the clarity, size, and amount of things that fit on your computer monitor. To learn more about adjusting the screen resolution, see Getting the best display on your monitor. Full-screen mode. In full-screen mode, your entire screen is magnified. Depending on the size of your screen and the zoom level you choose, you might not be able to see all of the screen at the same time.

Lens mode. In lens mode, the area around the mouse pointer is magnified. When you move the mouse pointer, the area of the screen that's magnified moves along with it. Docked mode. In docked mode, only a portion of the screen is magnified, leaving the rest of your desktop unchanged. You can then control which area of the screen is magnified. Note: Full-screen mode and lens mode are only available as part of the Aero experience.

If your computer doesn't support Aero, or if you're not using an Aero theme, Magnifier will only work in docked mode. Click and drag the window border to the desired size.

Click outside of the Magnifier window. The Magnifier window can only be resized using the mouse. See the mouse steps. To reposition the Magnifier window: Move the pointer over the Magnifier window. Hold down the mouse button and drag the Magnifier window to reposition it. The Magnifier window can only be repositioned using the mouse. To start Magnifier with the settings box minimized: Select Minimize on Startup.