Windows 7, text magnifying/shrinking problem

kayak99 · 02-14-10, 08:12 AM

Using my laptop, I use the touchpad when surfing. (I use Safari if at makes a difference.). Something I'm doing (touching) randomly increases or decreases the text & it's driving me nuts! Anyone experiencing this and how do I stop it (or change it back). Right now I have to close the page and reopen.

zekeburger1979 · 02-15-10, 12:24 AM

Go to Control Panel, Hardware and Sounds, Devices and Printers, Mouse.

Click on Device Settings, then Settings. Click on Pinch Zoom and uncheck it if it is checked.

I use the zoom feature via keyboard sometimes. Ctrl + and Ctrl - will increase and decrease. Ctrl 0 (number, not letter) will reset the page to it's original size format.

kayak99 · 02-15-10, 11:11 AM

My device settings was a bit different but I did find the pinch zoom and disable it. I had never heard of that setting. Thanks for the help!!

02-14-10, 08:12 AM	#1
kayak99 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Western PA Posts: 1,897	Windows 7, text magnifying/shrinking problem Using my laptop, I use the touchpad when surfing. (I use Safari if at makes a difference.). Something I'm doing (touching) randomly increases or decreases the text & it's driving me nuts! Anyone experiencing this and how do I stop it (or change it back). Right now I have to close the page and reopen.

02-15-10, 12:24 AM	#2
zekeburger1979 DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Muskegon, MI Posts: 4,907	Re: Windows 7, text magnifying/shrinking problem Go to Control Panel, Hardware and Sounds, Devices and Printers, Mouse. Click on Device Settings, then Settings. Click on Pinch Zoom and uncheck it if it is checked. I use the zoom feature via keyboard sometimes. Ctrl + and Ctrl - will increase and decrease. Ctrl 0 (number, not letter) will reset the page to it's original size format. __________________ No Good movie is ever long enough, no bad movie is ever short enough.--- Roger Ebert I believe that a movie is not good (or bad) because of what it is about, but because of how it is about it. ---Roger Ebert PSN Name ZacharyTF

02-15-10, 11:11 AM	#3
kayak99 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Western PA Posts: 1,897	Re: Windows 7, text magnifying/shrinking problem My device settings was a bit different but I did find the pinch zoom and disable it. I had never heard of that setting. Thanks for the help!!