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The Magnifier component that comes with Windows
98 can make the computer screen easier to read for people who
have low vision, or for whenever magnifying screen elements
would be helpful. The Magnifier works by displaying an enlarged
section of your screen in a narrow window along the top of your
screen.
The Magnifier allows you to:
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Magnify an area of
the screen up to nine times the standard display size.
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Follow the mouse
cursor, the keyboard focus, the text editing focus, or any
combination of these three.
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Invert colors for
contrast.
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Toggle high
contrast display for the entire screen.
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Resize and relocate
the display area.
When the Magnifier is on, the magnified area is
merely a display and not itself an active area. The active
focus for cursor, keyboard, and other input devices is always in
the unmagnified area.
Note The Magnifier is not intended to be a
replacement for full-featured magnifiers. For a partial list of
Windows-based magnification utilities, see
http://www.microsoft.com/enable.
Quick Reference: Setting Magnifier
Options
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Setting Options Procedures
If the Magnifier is already
running:
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Select the
Magnifier program button on the taskbar.
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Select or
clear the check boxes for options that best meet your need.
If the Magnifier is not already
running:
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On the
Start menu:
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Select
Programs.
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Select
Accessories.
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Select
Accessibility.
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Select
Magnifier.
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Click or
press ENTER.
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Select or
clear the check boxes for options that best meet your needs. |
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Step by Step: Starting and Setting
Magnifier Options
Before you begin
If the Magnifier does not appear on the Programs
menu or one of its submenus, you will need to install
Accessibility Options. See Installing Accessibility Options.
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Mouse actions |
Keyboard actions |
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On the Start menu:
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Click
Programs.
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Point to
Accessories.
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Point to
Accessibility.
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Click
Magnifier.
A narrow window, showing a magnified
portion of the screen, will appear along the top of the
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Display the Start menu by
pressing CTRL+ESC (or press the Windows logo key).
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Move to
Programs by pressing the UP ARROW.
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Move to
Accessories by pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW keys.
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Press
ENTER.
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Move to
Accessibility. Press ENTER.
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Move to
Magnifier. Press ENTER.
A narrow window, showing a magnified
portion of the screen, will appear along the top of the
screen. |
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In the Magnifier Settings dialog
box:
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Change the
level of magnification you see by typing a number from 1 to
9 in the Magnification level box.
Or:
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Use the
box’s arrows to select the number you want. |
In the Magnifier Settings dialog
box:
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If the
Magnification level box is not highlighted, press ALT+L.
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Change the
level of magnification you see by typing a number from 1 to
9 in the Magnification level box. |
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Mouse actions |
Keyboard actions |
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Select or clear the Options check
boxes that best meet your needs. |
Select or clear the Options check
boxes that best meet your needs by pressing ALT+the
underlined letter of those options. Your choices are:
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To
Follow the mouse cursor, press M.
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To
Follow keyboard focus, press K.
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To
Follow text editing, press T.
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To
Invert Colors, press I.
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To Use
High Contrast mode, press C.
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To Start
Minimized, press S.
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To Show
Magnifier, press H. |
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When you are finished, click OK. |
When you are finished, press ENTER. |
Exiting the Magnifier
Once the Magnifier is on, the Magnifier Settings
button appears in the Windows taskbar. Exiting the Magnifier
requires you to access that button, and select the Exit option.
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Mouse actions |
Keyboard actions |
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1 |
Select the Magnifier Settings
button on the Windows taskbar. |
Press ALT+F6 until the Magnifier
Settings button is selected. |
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In the Magnifier Settings dialog
box, click Exit. |
In the Magnifier Settings dialog
box, press ALT+X. |
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