Microsoft Visio zooming
Microsoft Visio Zooming
To position shapes or to carry out precise work, Microsoft Visio zooming provides the ability to magnify a portion of a drawing. Learn how zoom works in this 4-minute video backed up by the written steps underneath.
Zoom slider and the Zoom dialog box
Use the zoom slider, as shown in Figure 1, on the Right-hand side of the status bar to zoom in and out.
Figure 1 – Zoom slider
Alternatively, click on the View Tab and in the Zoom group choose Zoom and then what factor needed as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 – Zoom dialog box
Fitting the window to a page
Click on the Fit page to current window button, as shown in Figure 3, on the right-hand side of the status bar.
Figure 3 – fitting the window to a page
Alternatively use the following shortcut key:
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+W – to fit the window to a page
Pan and Zoom window
On the View tab in the Show group, click on Task Panes and choose the Pan & Zoom option, as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4 – accessing the Pan & Zoom window
The Pan & Zoom window will usually appear, as shown in Figure 5, in the bottom right-hand side of the drawing page.
Figure 5 – the Pan & Zoom window
Use the slider on the right-hand side of the window to zoom in/out or use the handles, as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6 – Pan and Zoom handles
Zooming shortcut keys
Zooming in
| [Ctrl]+[Shift]+left click on the mouse button. | The mouse pointer changes to a magnifying glass. Zooms in on the area clicked upon. |
or
| Hold down [Ctrl]+[Shift]+Left – drag around an area of a drawing to be zoomed in upon. | The mouse pointer changes to a magnifying glass and zooms in on the area selected. |
Zooming Out
| [Ctrl]+[Shift] right click on the mouse button or use the quick key [Ctrl]+[Shift]+W to see the full page width. | The mouse pointer changes to a magnifying glass and zooms out of a given area. |
Panning
| [Ctrl]+[Shift] right click on the mouse button and hold it down. | The mouse pointer will change to a hand. |
| Drag the hand to the left or right. |
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Regards
If you have a small business and a huge building plan in mind, it may be a good idea to draw a floor plan of the building. A floor plan shows the outline of your building and its rooms. With a building plan at hand, it is possible for you to visualize the building and refer to the floor plan when checking the building’s progress.
Hi Nia,
Visio isn’t as good as CAD package, but you can put together a building plan quickly and zooming is a boon in this situation.
Paul