screen magnifier question

[Guest anon]

I hit an unknown key and suddenly a 2" x 4" square is magnified centered on

the cursor (NOT the 'magnifier' across the top of the screen.)

 

Which key enables and which key disables this option?

 

Rebooting seem the only way to disable this magnifier.

[Guest Brian A.]

Re: screen magnifier question

 

"anon" <vxpy7do02@sneakemail.com> wrote in message

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>I hit an unknown key and suddenly a 2" x 4" square is magnified centered on the

>cursor (NOT the 'magnifier' across the top of the screen.)

>

> Which key enables and which key disables this option?

>

> Rebooting seem the only way to disable this magnifier.

 

Without more info and not being able to see it, Sounds like the Magnifier Settings

which should have an Exit button. If the magnifier is active and you want to

alternatively close it, right click in the magnified area and click Exit.

 

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[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: screen magnifier question

 

anon wrote:

> I hit an unknown key and suddenly a 2" x 4" square is magnified

> centered on the cursor (NOT the 'magnifier' across the top of the

> screen.)

> Which key enables and which key disables this option?

>

> Rebooting seem the only way to disable this magnifier.

 

 

Still the screen magnifyer - or so it sounds to me. The magnification

screen *does not* have to be located at the top - it can be a free-floating

thing.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/magnifierturnon.aspx

 

To be sure it is the Windows Magnifier - Open your TASK MANAGER

(CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) and look under the processes tab (organize by name) and

find "magnify.exe" <-- if you see it - chances are it is the Windows XP

Magnifier.

 

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[Guest Nightowl]

Re: screen magnifier question

 

anon <vxpy7do02@sneakemail.com> wrote on Tue, 14 Aug 2007:

>I hit an unknown key and suddenly a 2" x 4" square is magnified

>centered on the cursor (NOT the 'magnifier' across the top of the

>screen.)

>

>Which key enables and which key disables this option?

>

>Rebooting seem the only way to disable this magnifier.

 

Hi anon

 

If you have a mouse with extra buttons and you're using Intellipoint

software or similar. . . it could well be your mouse. Magnify is one of

the functions you can assign and you may be accidentally clicking

the button and turning it on. You turn it off by clicking the same

button again :-) Check by opening the mouse properties from the

Intellipoint desktop shortcut, if you have one, Start Menu | Programs or

Control Panel |Mouse.

 

 

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Nightowl