Magnifier

The Screen Magnifier shows a floating lens that enlarges part of the screen. Use it to show small text, UI controls, code, or design details to an audience.

Default shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + M. See Keyboard shortcuts to change it.

• Capture and image quality: GDI+ or Magnification API capture, and five image quality modes. See Capture & image quality.
• Controls: zoom, resize, nudge, and drag the lens. See Controls.
• Settings: every Magnifier setting with its range and default. See Settings.

Tip

The Magnifier works alongside the other features. You can use Spotlight, Screen Dimming, and the Magnifier at the same time.

Quick start

1. Open the Screen Magnifier page in FriskyMouse.
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + M, or turn on Enable Screen Magnifier.
3. With the default settings, crosshairs appear. Click where you want to magnify.
4. Scroll to change the zoom level.
5. Press Escape or the shortcut again to close the lens.

Activation modes

The Targeting Mode setting controls what happens when you press the shortcut. Targeting Mode applies only to the GDI+ Capture method, which is the default. With Magnification API, the shortcut always opens the lens directly, and the lens follows the cursor.

Targeting Mode on

Targeting Mode is on by default. The shortcut first shows crosshairs, and you choose the spot to magnify.

1. Press the shortcut. Crosshairs appear and follow the cursor.
2. Move the cursor to the area you want to magnify.
3. Click to open the lens at that position.

Press Escape while the crosshairs are showing to cancel without magnifying.

Use Targeting Mode when you need to point at a small element precisely.

Targeting Mode off

With Targeting Mode off, the shortcut opens the lens immediately at the cursor position, with no crosshairs and no click.

Use this when you want the lens with the fewest inputs, for example during a fast walkthrough.

How the lens moves

How the lens moves after it opens depends on the capture method:

Capture method	Lens position
GDI+ Capture	Stays where it opened. Drag its border or use the arrow keys to move it. See Controls.
Magnification API	Follows the cursor while the lens is open.

To switch modes, turn Targeting Mode on or off in the Lens Settings section of the Screen Magnifier page. The toggle is hidden when Capture Method is set to Magnification API.