Master the art of navigating the Layout view by learning how to zoom in and out, scroll around a page and view other pages with convenient tools and keystrokes.
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Layout View: Navigating, Zooming, Etc.
The following is how you navigate the Layout view.
Zooming In & Out
Using the tool:
Select the Zoom tool 
and:
| To zoom in: | In the Layout, click on something you want to see larger on-screen. |
| To zoom out: | Hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) and click anywhere on-screen. |
Using keystrokes:
| Zoom in: | Command–Plus(+) (Mac) or Control–Plus(+) (Windows) |
| Zoom out: | Command–Minus(-) (Mac) or Control–Minus(-) (Windows) |
Scrolling Around a Page
Using the tool:
Select the Hand tool 
and drag on the document to scroll.
Using a keystroke:
While in the Type tool 
, you can hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) and drag on the document to scroll. This way you don’t need to use the Hand tool .
Viewing Other Pages
Besides scrolling to view other pages, at the bottom left of the screen you can click the pages menu button 
and choose a different page (shown below).
