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Use the Zoom tool
The Pixelmator Pro Zoom tool lets you zoom in and out of the image using the zoom slider, zoom modes, and more.
Use the Zoom tool
Choose the Zoom tool by doing one of the following:
- Click
in the
Tools sidebar. - Choose Tools > Zoom (from the Tools menu at the top of your screen).
- Press on your keyboard.
- Click
Do any of the following:
- In the Tool Options pane, drag the Zoom slider to zoom in or out of the image. You can also use the Navigator box to change the area of an image on which you’re zoomed in.
- Click the disclosure triangle next to the current zoom to choose a default zoom percentage, or type in a custom zoom percentage into the percentage field.
- Under Mode, select Zoom In or Zoom Out and click the area of an image that you’d like to zoom in or zoom out.
- In the Tool Options pane, drag the Zoom slider to zoom in or out of the image. You can also use the Navigator box to change the area of an image on which you’re zoomed in.
Zoom using the scrubby zoom
In the Zoom tool options, you can use scrubby zoom to zoom an image by clicking and dragging over it.
- To turn on scrubby zoom do one of the following:
- In the Zoom tool options select Scrubby Zoom.
- When a different tool is selected, press and hold + on your keyboard.
- Drag left or right on the canvas to zoom in and out of an image.
defaults write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x enableVerticalScrubbyZoom -bool true
