SafePhone · Low vision
Zoom in more or less
Zoom in more or less: a short lesson in 4 steps.
Step by step
- Tap three times quickly on the screen to zoom in.
- Put two fingers on the screen and spread them apart to zoom in more. With a mouse: hold Ctrl and roll the wheel up.
- Pinch your two fingers together to zoom out a little. With a mouse: hold Ctrl and roll the wheel down.
- Tap three times quickly to leave the zoom.
These steps are written for SafePhone, a pretend Android-style smartphone in your web browser. On your own smartphone, the buttons and menus may look a little different, but the idea is the same.
Practice it where nothing can break
SafePhone works like a real smartphone, but nothing you do goes anywhere. Try every button, make mistakes and start again.
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