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Adjusting the magnification window

ZoomText Xtra! provides several ways to magnify the screen, allowing you to enlarge its contents according to your needs. In addition to being able to choose the amount of magnification, ZoomText Xtra! also allows you to choose from several types of magnifying windows (called zoom windows), to enable you to meet your needs for magnification. For example, you can make a zoom window fill the entire screen, or only a part of the screen.

Types of zoom windows:

1. Full=A zoom window that occupies the entire screen. This window cannot be sized or moved.
2. Overlay=A partial-screen zoom window that lies on top of the normal screen. The overlay window can be sized and moved to occupy any part of the screen. Once moved, the window then stays in the new location, and magnifies the part of the screen that is being tracked.
3. Lens=A partial-screen zoom window that lies on top of the normal screen, and moves along with the cursor as it is moved, magnifying what is beneath the lens window. Using the Lens window is similar to using a magnifying glass.
4. H-split=The screen is split horizontally, with half of the screen showing the normal screen, and the other half showing the magnification. The H-split window can be at the top or the bottom of the screen, and its height can be adjusted.
5. V-split=The screen is split vertically, with half of the screen showing the normal screen, and the other half showing the magnification. The V-split window can be on the left or the right side of the screen, and its width can be adjusted.

Three steps to select a Primary zoom window type:

1. With the ZoomText user interface active, press ALT+W to open the Window menu.
2. Press the up or down arrows until the name of the type of window you wish to use is highlighted.
3. Press ENTER to select that window type.

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