Mac 101: Zoom and pan images in Quick Look

Is your laptop not among those that can do Multi-touch? Don't feel badly, you can replicate those great features!

Well, kind of. First, open an image with Quick Look. Next, hold down the Option key while performing a two-finger scroll. The image zooms in and out!

Finally, let go of the Option key but keep your fingers in place on your trackpad. The cursor turns into a four-point directional, and then you can pan the image within the Quick Look window.

This also works with a mouse and scrollwheel.

Thanks, Max!

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Source: http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/quicklook.html

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julian

I would like to point out that he meant command instead of option to "pan around the picture"
or at least thats what i came to when trying to reproduce it

June 09 2008 at 2:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Richard.

You can zoom in anywhere in the OS using the control key + two finger scrolling... this isn't anything new.

April 17 2008 at 10:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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dombi

Richard: that is not the same feature. The one you are talking about is part of the OS's Universal Access function, which magnifies the whole display.

This article talks about a QuickLook feature, which I haven't know about either. Instead of the CTRL button, you are using the Option button i QuickLook.

April 18 2008 at 8:48 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

sam

Anyone have that hippo image?
I love it!

April 17 2008 at 10:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Chet

Rad! That'll be helpful, thanks for the tip.

April 17 2008 at 5:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Claudio Alexandre Cologni

Awesome,
I never agreed about the zooming with Command+ work only with pdf files.
Thanks!

April 17 2008 at 4:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

PCheese

How does this have to do with the multi-touch features? Pinch out makes quick look full screen; it doesn't zoom in like this does.