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Table 3-1. Keyboard Shortcut Quick Reference
| Mouse | Magnification | Letters | Arrows |
| Left Double-Click Go to Full Screen | Alt-1 1X magnification | Alt-A Alternate (Vista Only*[1]) | Alt-Up Arrow Cursor Up |
| Left Click & Hold Drag lock | Alt-2 2X magnification | Alt-C Show / Hide Cursor | Alt-Down Arrow Cursor Down |
| Left Click Release drag lock | Alt-3 3X magnification | Alt-D Default size | Alt-Left Arrow Cursor Left |
| Right Click Open Menu | Alt-4 4X magnification | Alt-G Presentation Mode | Alt-Right Arrow Cursor Right |
| Alt-5 5X magnification | Alt-I Invert Colors | Ctrl-Up Arrow Pan Up | |
| Edit Keys | Alt-6 6X magnification | Alt-J Toggle Text tracking | Ctrl-Down Arrow Pan Down |
| Alt-Home Window Left | Alt-7 7X magnification | Alt-K This List (Shortcut keys) | Ctrl-Left Arrow Pan Left |
| Alt-Delete Window Left | Alt-8 8X magnification | Alt-L Lock Position | Ctrl-Right Arrow Pan Right |
| Alt-End Window Right | Alt-9 9X magnification | Alt-M Magnification dialog | Up Arrow Top border up |
| Alt-PgUp Window Up | Alt--(_) Decrease magnification -0.1 | Alt-N Cursor Lines | Down Arrow Bottom border down |
| Alt-PgDn Window Down | Alt-=(+) Increase magnification +0.1 | Alt-O Follows cursor toggle | Left Arrow Left border left |
| Alt-,(comma) Decrease magnification -0.1 | Alt-Q Exit & Save | Right Arrow Right border right | |
| Alt-.(period) Increase magnification +0.1 | Alt-R Lens View Toggle | Shift-Up Arrow Bottom border up | |
| Alt-S Show & Hide toggle | Shift-Down Arrow Top border down | ||
| Alt-T Transparency | Shift-Left Arrow Right border left | ||
| Alt-V Full Display toggle | Shift-Right Arrow Left border right | ||
| Alt-Z Full Screen toggle |
The Most Useful Keyboard shortcuts, along with Other Useful Keyboard shortcuts is followed by the Complete List of Keyboard shortcuts. For a list categorized by function, see Shortcut Keys by Function.
IMPORTANT NOTE: For consistency, throughout this document, all shortcut keys will be represented as their default setting, e.g. Alt-[Key]. You can change the Alt key modifier to Alt-Shift or Ctrl-Shift in the Advanced Menu | Keyboard Shortcuts... This affects all Alt keyboard shortcuts listed below EXCEPT the Alt+Arrow key panning functions.
Useful Mouse Operations
Left Double-Click In the window mode of operation, this changes to the Full Screen mode of operation.
Left Click & Hold In the window mode of operation, this engages a drag-lock (mouse cursor will change when in use), which allows you to drag The Magnifier around without holding down a mouse button. To release, Left Click again.
Right Click In the window mode of operation, this will open The Magnifier menu (based on current menu setting).
Most Useful Keyboard shortcuts
Alt-Z Full Screen (Zoom) / Window toggle
Alt-S Show & Hide The Magnifier window (toggle)
Alt-1, Alt-2, ..., Alt-9 1X, 2X, thru 9X magnification
Alt-=(+) Increase magnification +0.1
Alt--(_) Decrease magnification -0.1
Alt-,(comma) Decrease magnification -0.1
Alt-.(period) Increase magnification +0.1
Alt-K Show this list of Keyboard Shortcuts
Other Useful Keyboard shortcuts
Alt-C Show / Hide Magnified Cursor
Alt-D Return to default size (window mode only)
Alt-G Presentation Mode (the Go away cursor mode - hides mouse cursor)
Alt-I Invert Colors shown in The Magnifier
Alt-J Toggle Text tracking (both track text caret, dialogs on or off)
Alt-N Show / Hide Cursor Lines
Alt-T Show Transparency dialog
Alt-M Show Magnification dialog
Alt-O The Magnifier follows cursor toggle (window mode only)
Complete List of Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Keys
Alt-1 1X magnification
Alt-2 2X magnification
Alt-3 3X magnification
Alt-4 4X magnification
Alt-5 5X magnification
Alt-6 6X magnification
Alt-7 7X magnification
Alt-8 8X magnification
Alt-9 9X magnification
Alt-=(+) Increase magnification +0.1
Alt--(_) Decrease magnification -0.1
Alt-,(comma) Decrease magnification -0.1
Alt-.(period) Increase magnification +0.1
Alt-A Alternate Magnifier (Vista Only - see Note 1 below)
Alt-C Show / Hide Magnified Cursor
Alt-D Return to default size (window mode only)
Alt-G Presentation Mode (the Go away cursor mode - hides mouse cursor)
Alt-I Invert Colors shown in The Magnifier
Alt-J Toggle Text tracking (both track text caret, dialogs on or off)
Alt-K Show this list of Keyboard Shortcuts
Alt-L Lock Magnified Position
Alt-M Show Magnification dialog
Alt-N Show / Hide Cursor Lines
Alt-O The Magnifier follows cursor toggle (window mode only)
Alt-Q Close (Exit) The Magnifier
Alt-R Lens View Mode (Round Magnifier) Toggle
Alt-S Show & Hide The Magnifier window (toggle)
Alt-T Show Transparency dialog
Alt-V Full Display (entire Virtual desktop) toggle
Alt-Z Full Screen (Zoom) / Window toggle
Edit Keys
Alt-Home Move Window Left
Alt-Delete Move Window Left
Alt-End Move Window Right
Alt-PgUp Move Window Up
Alt-PgDn Move Window Down
Arrow Keys
Note: The Arrow Key combinations remain the same whether the Alt, Alt-Shift, or Ctrl-Shift modifier is in use (i.e. Alt-Up Arrow will always perform the same operation regardless of which modifier combination is in use).
Note: The Alt-Arrow keys moves the mouse cursor to change the magnification point. This is for fine-tuning or zeroing in on a specific point, especially when the magnification is rather large. Also note there is an accessibility feature to control the mouse cursor from the Numeric keypad (MouseKeys). Also note that these Alt keys are not controlled by the Keyboard Shortcuts setting in The Magnifier
Note: The Alt-Left Arrow and Alt-Right Arrow keys are shortcuts to move Forward and Backward in popular web browsers, and this will cause conflicts using these from The Magnifier (since the page you are viewing will change).
Alt-Up Arrow Move Cursor Up (scroll magnification)
Alt-Down Arrow Move Cursor Down (scroll magnification)
Alt-Left Arrow Move Cursor Left (scroll magnification)
Alt-Right Arrow Move Cursor Right (scroll magnification)
Note: The Ctrl-Arrow keys change the magnification point internally, so when the Control key is released, the magnification point will return to the mouse cursor position (snaps back). This is an alternate approach to pan or scroll the magnification without affecting anything else in the system but what is shown in The Magnifier's display.
Ctrl-Up Arrow Move Magnification point Up (temporarily scroll magnification)
Ctrl-Down Arrow Move Magnification point Down (temporarily scroll magnification)
Ctrl-Left Arrow Move Magnification point Left (temporarily scroll magnification)
Ctrl-Right Arrow Move Magnification point Right (temporarily scroll magnification)
Note: The Arrow keys can size & position The Magnifier window. You must click on and give the keyboard focus to The Magnifier for these keys to operate. These only work in the Window mode of operation.
Up Arrow Move top border up
Down Arrow Move bottom border down
Left Arrow Move left border left
Right Arrow Move rigth border right
Shift-Up Arrow Move bottom border up
Shift-Down Arrow Move top border down
Shift-Left Arrow Move right border left
Shift-Right Arrow Move left border right
Note 1 (Vista Only): In Windows Vista, Microsoft has created a magnification interface that creates a useful mechanism for doing the screen magnification while in Vista. Depending on your system configuration, video adapter, video adapter driver, monitor resolution, and display settings, this magnification may not render. In all cases, it is recommended you update your system or drivers to enable Vista to work correctly. When the magnification subsystem is not operating in Vista, The Magnifier's background window will be visible, and text will be displayed outlining the option of using an alternate magnification scheme (accessible using Alt-A). This is provided only as an alternate, failsafe type magnification option for users of The Magnifier. Refer to Advanced Notes regarding the Alternate Magnification in Vista.
Note 2 - Keyboard Focus & The Magnifier: Because The Magnifier is a user-interface enhancement, and operates alongside the user's normal use of basic programs and applications, the user will most often have the keyboard focus everywhere but The Magnifier. Because customers asked for a way to control & modify The Magnifier while working within Windows, The Magnifier must monitor the keyboard independently of the normal way programs work within Windows (i.e. where only the program with keystroke focus sees/reacts to the keyboard). This all works wonderfully, and makes everyone happy, up until there is a conflict between a keystroke combination The Magnifier reacts to, and when that particular keystroke combination is used within the program the user is currently working with. In some cases, the problem may only be a minor annoyance - at other times, it may be a serious impediment. If there is a serious conflict, then selecting one of alternate shortcut modifiers is the best option (and will reduce the possibility of a conflict). You can choose from the Alt key, the Alt+Shift keys, or Control+Shift key modifiers.
Note 3 - Operation Notes: When multiple magnifiers are running, some of the keyboard shortcuts will affect ALL magnifiers running. In some cases, using the menu options when multiple magnifiers are running may be more effective (e.g. positioning, setting features, etc.).
Note 4 - Advanced Notes: The keyboard shortcuts are implemented in 2 distinct ways. 1 approach uses 3 sets of Keyboard Accelerators (for Alt, Alt-Shift, and Ctrl-Shift), that are used when The Magnifier has the keyboard focus. The other is a keyboard monitoring approach (using the GetAsyncKeyState Windows API) for the combination key and the shortcut key. The sizing options using the arrow keys (and shift-arrow keys) are only implemented as keyboard accelerators (requiring focus to be on The Magnifier).
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