You can zoom in to get a close-up view of your document or zoom out to see more of the page at a reduced size. You can also save a particular zoom setting with a document or template.What do you want to do?

Quickly zoom in or out of a document

  1. On the status bar, click the Zoom slider zoom slider.
  2. Slide to the percentage zoom setting that you want.

Choose a particular zoom setting

You can choose how much of a document you view on the screen. Do one of the following:

Save a particular zoom setting with a document or template

To save a particular zoom setting with your document or template so that the document or template always opens with that zoom setting, you must make a change in the document or template first. Adding and deleting a single space are all that is necessary to make sure the document or template is edited and the setting is saved.

  1. Open the document or template that you want to save with a particular zoom setting.
  2. On the View tab, in the Zoom group, click Zoom. word ribbon image
  3. Choose the setting that you want.
  4. Add and delete a single space in the document or template.
  5. Click the Microsoft Office Button button image, and then click Save.