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

or

Zooming Out

Panning

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