sometimes. the screen suddenly zooms (or maybe only 1. window) . I can reset it using. menu at the. top,, view, actual size. but I think I may be doing something with the mouse which causes this irriatating behaviour. I am using. macos. sonoma 14.7.2. please advise
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iMac 24″, macOS 14.7
In addition to dialabrain's answer: if only the contents of a window are zoomed, and not the whole screen, then maybe it's not accessibility but just a mere trackpad gesture. View->Actual Size affects the content of the window, but it does not affect the whole screen zooming, or other kinds of zoom in accessibility.
It seems more likely to me that you may be accidentally touching the trackpad with two fingers and moving them - and such settings are available in System Settings->Trackpad.
In addition to dialabrain's answer: if only the contents of a window are zoomed, and not the whole screen, then maybe it's not accessibility but just a mere trackpad gesture. View->Actual Size affects the content of the window, but it does not affect the whole screen zooming, or other kinds of zoom in accessibility.
It seems more likely to me that you may be accidentally touching the trackpad with two fingers and moving them - and such settings are available in System Settings->Trackpad.
You may be accidentally triggering Zoom. Check System Settings > Accessibility > Zoom to see what is enabled.
I agree with Luis Sequeira1 in that I also think you are triggering "smart zoom". but your tagline says "iMac 24″", so you will find the relevent settings in Mouse > Point & Click.
but if smart zoom is the cause, you may want to get used to how it works. since I started using it, I have wondered how I ever lived without it.
How can I stop my Mac from zooming in unexpectedly?
