How can I quickly zoom in on the Mac OS X version of Word without having to use the menu?

(I'm using the Mac version MS Word 2011)

I used to happily use the wheel mouse to zoom but, after upgrading to the Mac Magic mouse (using only finger slide movement to scroll and pan) I can no longer hold Ctrl and roll the mouse to zoom (driving me crazy) and I can't see a useful keyboard shortcut and the zoom slider bar in the lower right of the Word screen isn't practical (in my experience). Is there any way to zoom in on the Mac Version of Microsoft Word 2011 without resorting to using a menu?

Solution 1:

Try option+control+scroll. (This works on the touchpad in a MacBook Pro. I don't have a Magic Mouse.)

Solution 2:

there is no pre-defined method for doing this via the keyboard but you can set one up

1. Say within Word 2008, go to Tools --> Customize Keyboard...
2. Select the category 'View' on the left
3. In the 'commands' list, look for ViewZoomIn. Select it.
4. Place your cursor in the textbox next to 'Press new keyboard shortcut.
5. Press a combination of keys (i.e. your chosen shortcut. I chose Command+Option+.)
6. Make sure in the 'Current keys' box that you are not overwriting something important)
7. If you're happy with the shortcut, click on 'Assign'
8. Repeat the same operation for ViewZoomOut. I chose Command+Option+,)

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