Zoom tool short cuts won’t work in CS2

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bradsc1954
Oct 30, 2008
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When I use the keyboard short cuts to to zoom (ctrl ++ and ctrl -) they don’t work. Any ideas why?

Thank you
Brad

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dave_milbut
Oct 30, 2008
Any ideas why?

a couple. but most of them involve pirated software (usually where the buyer doesn’t know he’s bought pirated sw because it’s such a good forgery, with shrink wrapped box, maybe manuals and a disc that says "made in singapore").

search the forum for "cs2 keyboard shortcuts" to find some threads on the subject.
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George_Austin
Oct 30, 2008
Are you saying they don’t work at all (do nothing) or that their actions are not what you expected? If the latter, that’s not unexpected because there are just too many counteracting options provided for this feature and they are not commonly understood

You should get a zoom in/out with or without resizing the window, depending on (1)The status of the general preferences box "Zoom Resizes Window", (2)Whether the zoom tool itself or another tool is highlighted, (3)If the zoom tool, the status of the "Resize Window to Fit" box on the options bar, and (4)Whether you use CTRL alone or together with ALT, or together with ALT and the space bar.

The General Preferences setting involving the zoom tool is overridden by the zoom tool option bar setting when the zoom tool is activated, including when it is temporarily activated by holding the space bar down along with CTRL and ALT. In these cases you must also left click for each desired zoom step, and releasing the keys deactivates the zoom tool.

Unless the zoom tool is highlighted, the zoom tool options are not accessible (nor even visible), but their most recent settings apply for those shortcuts which use the spacebar.

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