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Zoom in and out on the canvas using the Zoom tool

Magnify and reduce your view of artboards and the canvas with the Zoom tool.

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Use the Zoom tool to zoom in and out in a few simple steps.

  1. Click the Zoom tool   or press Z to select it.

  2. Click the area you want to zoom in to one or more times, or drag to select an area.

  3. To zoom out, hold Alt and click the area or press Ctrl + 0 (Windows), hold Opt and click the area or press Cmd + 0 (macOS).

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