ZoomIt utility

ZoomIt is a screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations and demos. You can also use ZoomIt to snip screenshots to the clipboard or to a file. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image.

ZoomIt is one of the Sysinternals utilities and its standalone version works all versions of Windows. To provide the most flexibility, this standalone version will continue to be available from Sysinternals. For more information or to download a standalone version, see ZoomIt in the Sysinternals documentation.

Enabling

To start using ZoomIt, enable it in the PowerToys Settings.

Additional settings

In addition to enabling or disabling ZoomIt in the PowerToys Settings, you can configure the following options:

Behavior settings	Description
Show tray icon	Show or hide the ZoomIt tray icon. The tray icon is shown by default when enabling ZoomIt.

Zoom settings	Description
Zoom Toggle Hotkey	Set the hotkey to toggle zoom on and off. The default hotkey is Ctrl+1.
Animate zoom in and zoom out	Enable or disable the zoom in and zoom out animation. The animation is enabled by default.
Specify the initial level of magnification when zooming in	Set the initial level of magnification when zooming in (1.25 to 4.0). The default magnification level is 2.0.

Live Zoom settings	Description
Live Zoom Toggle Hotkey	Set the hotkey to toggle live zoom on and off. The default hotkey is Ctrl+4.

Draw settings	Description
Draw without Zoom Hotkey	Set the hotkey to draw without zoom. The default hotkey is Ctrl+2.

Type settings	Description
Text font	Set the font for text annotations in drawing mode. The default font is Microsoft Sans Serif.

DemoType settings	Description
Input file	Specify text in a file to use in DemoType mode.
DemoType Toggle Hotkey	Set the hotkey to toggle DemoType mode on and off. The default hotkey is Ctrl+7.
Drive input while typing	Enable or disable the ability to drive input with typing in DemoType mode. The default setting is disabled.
DemoType typing speed	Set the typing speed in DemoType mode (10 to 100). The default typing speed is 55, and larger numbers are faster.

Break settings	Description
Start Break Timer Hotkey	Set the hotkey to start the break timer. The default hotkey is Ctrl+3.
Timer (minutes)	Set the break timer duration in minutes. The default break timer duration is 10 minutes.
Show Time Elapsed After Expiration	Show or hide the time elapsed after the break timer expires. The time elapsed is shown by default.
Play Sound on Expiration	Play a sound when the break timer expires. A sound is not played by default. When enabled, use the "Alarm sound file" option's Browse button to specify the sound file to play when the break timer expires.
Timer Opacity	Set the opacity of the break timer (10% to 100%). The default opacity is 100%, and larger numbers are more opaque.
Timer Position	Set the position of the break timer on the screen. The default position is "Center".
Show Background Bitmap	Show or hide the background bitmap behind the break timer. The background bitmap is not shown by default. When enabled, the following options become available: Option buttons to select "Use faded desktop as background" or "Use image file as background". Background image file: Use the Browse button to select a background image when "Use image file as background" is selected. Scale to screen: Enable scaling the background image to fit the screen. This option can be enabled when "Use Image file as background" is selected. The option is disabled by default.

Record settings	Description
Record Toggle Hotkey	Set the hotkey to toggle recording on and off. The default hotkey is Ctrl+5.
Scaling	Set the scaling factor for the recorded image (0.1 to 1.0). The default scaling factor is 1.0, and larger numbers are more zoomed in.
Capture audio input	Enable or disable capturing audio input during recording. Audio input is not captured by default.
Microphone	Select the microphone to use for audio input during recording. The default microphone is "Default", the current system default audio input device.

Snip settings	Description
Snip Toggle Hotkey	Set the hotkey to toggle screen snipping on and off. The default hotkey is Ctrl+6.

For more details on using ZoomIt, including additional hotkey information, see ZoomIt in the Sysinternals documentation.

Install PowerToys

This utility is part of the Microsoft PowerToys utilities for power users. It provides a set of useful utilities to tune and streamline your Windows experience for greater productivity. To install PowerToys, see Installing PowerToys.