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Magnifying The Screen In Mac OS 8 & 9
This page gives you step-by-step instructions on how to launch and use the CloseView Magnifier.
The Mac OS includes an optional screen magnification program called 'CloseView'. If it is not installed on your computer it can be found on the Mac OS CD-Rom: under CD Extras: Universal Access: CloseView
If you do not have access to the Mac OS CD-Rom it is available on the web at: Apple Macintosh Software Toolkit
The 'CloseView' magnifier enables text to be increased to a very large size. It is, however, restricted to a small portion of the screen, the area that is magnified is outlined with a black box that follows the mouse pointer.
This page shows you how to start 'CloseView' and details some of its features.
Instructions
- Open 'CloseView' using the following steps:
- Click the 'Apple' menu (no keyboard shortcut).
- From the 'Control Panels' sub menu select 'CloseView' (no keyboard shortcut) which will launch 'CloseView' as shown in Fig 1.
Fig 1
- From here you can turn 'CloseView' on and off, set the magnification scale for example x2, invert the colours of the screen to white text on a black background and turn the 'CloseView' keyboard shortcuts on and off.
With the 'Keyboard Shortcuts' on you can use the 'CloseView' commands from within any program at any time.
- 'Alt' + 'Apple' + 'K' Turn CloseView on or off.
- 'Alt' + 'Apple' + 'X' Turn magnification on or off.
- 'Alt' + 'Apple' + '+' Increase magnification.
- 'Alt' + 'Apple' + '-' Decrease magnification.
Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings cannot be changed due to local IT policies - contact your local IT support for further help.
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