Zoom in PowerPoint - how it works

You can zoom in PowerPoint if you want to enlarge an area in your presentation. You can also zoom into the slides when creating the presentation, for example to place a graphic exactly. We show you both options.

Zoom in PowerPoint

1. First open the slide in the presentation on which you want to zoom in on an object.
2. If you only want to get closer when editing the slide, hold down the [Ctrl] key and enter [+]. Alternatively, use the mouse wheel to hold down the [Ctrl] key.
3. If you want to have a zoom as an effect during the presentation, you must first click on the object that is to be zoomed in.
4. Then click on the "Animations" tab and select the "Enlarge" effect from the drop-down menu in the "emphasized" section (see picture).
5. Now you can use "Effect Options" to set the size of the zoom. If you want it to fill the whole picture, select "Huge".