Magic Mouse

[NE1]

Can anybody tell me how I can zoom out using my Magic Mouse.

If I hold down the command button and scroll it will zoom in , and scroll back it will zoom out again but only to the original size .

I want to be able to zoom out without zooming in.

[tomazbodner]

Are you trying to zoom only in some apps or in general?

 

 

Edited November 1, 2020 by tomazbodner

[NE1]

24 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Are you trying to zoom only in some apps or in general

 

Just in general. newspapers , media whatever. 

If I want to do a capture sometimes I need to zoom out to get the capture all in the same screen .

Command shift 4 will only let you capture what is on the screen , you cannot scroll so zoom out is the only option .

 

[BritManToo]

17 minutes ago, NE1 said:

Command shift 4 will only let you capture what is on the screen , you cannot scroll so zoom out is the only option .

Save as PDF.

[NE1]

12 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Save as PDF.

But when you capture the screen that is all you get . I want to zoom out so there is more of the content on the screen.

[tomazbodner]

On 11/1/2020 at 7:07 PM, tomazbodner said:

Are you trying to zoom only in some apps or in general?

 

 

That'll be tough. Trackpad can pinch to zoom in/out, but Magic Mouse can't do that. It has something called "Smart Zoom" which most people want to switch off as it's darn annoying. You can click on something and it zooms it, click again and it zooms out.

 

Found this on Apple's site that shows all that's available on the mouse. As said, trackpad can do what you wish, mouse can't.

 

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-mouse-preferences-mh29222/10.15/mac/10.15

[jackdd]

The problem here is "Apple". Either get a proper mouse, or get a proper browser.

Firefox has a built in option to take a screenshot of the whole page, not only the visible area, on Chrome that's possible by using an extension.

[sometimewoodworker]

On 11/1/2020 at 4:37 PM, NE1 said:

Can anybody tell me how I can zoom out using my Magic Mouse.

If I hold down the command button and scroll it will zoom in , and scroll back it will zoom out again but only to the original size .

I want to be able to zoom out without zooming in.

Regrettably you will need to switch to a Logitech mouse for that.

[NE1]

8 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

Regrettably you will need to switch to a Logitech mouse for that.

okay mate , thanks for that.

The Magic Mouse isn't that Magical......????

[sometimewoodworker]

6 hours ago, NE1 said:

okay mate , thanks for that.

The Magic Mouse isn't that Magical......????

It really depends on exactly what you want to do with it. Logitech has mice with up to 7 different buttons that can be programmed.

 

Most people do not want or need that many and the Magic Mouse is perfect for the majority.

 

For those who want more you need to buy a different one.