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<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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<revision pkgversion="3.6.1" version="0.2" date="2012-11-10" status="review"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.7.1" version="0.3" date="2012-11-10" status="outdated"/>
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<desc>Zoom in on your screen so it's easier to see things.</desc>
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<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
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<title>Magnify the screen area</title>
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<p>Magnifying the screen is different than just enlarging the <link xref="a11y-font-size">text size</link>.
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This feature is like having a magnifying glass, allowing you to move around by zooming in on parts of the screen.</p>
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<p>Magnifying the screen is different than just enlarging the
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<link xref="a11y-font-size">text size</link>. This feature is like having a
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magnifying glass, allowing you to move around by zooming in on parts of the
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<item><p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p>Open <gui>Universal Access</gui> and select the <gui>Seeing</gui> tab.</p></item>
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<item><p>Switch <gui>Zoom</gui> on.</p>
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<p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>Settings</gui>.</p>
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<p>Open <gui>Universal Access</gui> and select the <gui>Seeing</gui>
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<p>Switch <gui>Zoom</gui> on.</p>
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<p>The <gui>Zoom</gui> section lists the current settings for the
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shortcut keys, which can be set in the <gui>Universal Access</gui>
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of the screen, you will move the magnified area in different directions,
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allowing you to view your area of choice.</p>
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<p>You can quickly turn zoom on and off by clicking the
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<link xref="a11y-icon">accessibility icon</link> on the top bar and selecting
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<p>You can quickly turn zoom on and off by clicking the
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<link xref="a11y-icon">accessibility icon</link> on the top bar and
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selecting <gui>Zoom</gui>.</p>
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<p>You can change the magnification factor, the mouse tracking, and the
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position of the magnified view on the screen. To adjust these, click the
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<gui>Options</gui> button and pick the <gui>Magnifier</gui> tab.</p>
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<p>You can activate crosshairs to help you find the mouse or touchpad pointer.
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To switch them on and adjust their length, color, and thickness, click the
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<gui>Options</gui> button and pick the <gui>Crosshairs</gui> tab.</p>
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<p>You can activate crosshairs to help you find the mouse or touchpad
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pointer. To switch them on and adjust their length, color, and thickness,
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click the <gui>Options</gui> button and pick the <gui>Crosshairs</gui>
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<p>You can switch to inverse video or <gui>White on black</gui>, and adjust
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brightness, contrast and greyscale options for the magnifier. The combination
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of these options is useful for people with low-vision, any degree of
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photophobia, or just for using the computer under adverse lighting conditions.
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Click the <gui>Options</gui> button and pick the
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<gui>Color Effects</gui> tab.</p>
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photophobia, or just for using the computer under adverse lighting
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conditions. Click the <gui>Options</gui> button and pick the <gui>Color
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Effects</gui> tab.</p>
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