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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: ZoomIt utility by Sysinternals |
| 3 | +description: The ZoomIt utility by Sysinternals, now available with PowerToys, is a screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations and demos. |
| 4 | +ms.date: 01/22/2025 |
| 5 | +ms.topic: concept-article |
| 6 | +no-loc: [PowerToys, Windows, Win] |
| 7 | +#Customer intent: As a Windows power user, I want to learn about the ZoomIt utility by Sysinternals, which is now available with PowerToys. |
| 8 | +--- |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +# ZoomIt utility |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +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. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +:::image type="content" source="../images/powertoys-zoomit.gif" alt-text="Animation of the PowerToys ZoomIt utility by Sysinternals"::: |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +ZoomIt is one of the [Sysinternals](/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](/sysinternals/downloads/zoomit) in the Sysinternals documentation. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +## Enabling |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +To start using ZoomIt, enable it in the PowerToys Settings. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +## Additional settings |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +In addition to enabling or disabling ZoomIt in the PowerToys Settings, you can configure the following options: |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +| Behavior settings | Description | |
| 27 | +|-------------------|-------------| |
| 28 | +| Show tray icon | Show or hide the ZoomIt tray icon. The tray icon is shown by default when enabling ZoomIt. | |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +| Zoom settings | Description | |
| 31 | +|---------------|-------------| |
| 32 | +| Zoom Toggle Hotkey | Set the hotkey to toggle zoom on and off. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>1</kbd>. | |
| 33 | +| Animate zoom in and zoom out | Enable or disable the zoom in and zoom out animation. The animation is enabled by default. | |
| 34 | +| 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. | |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +| Live Zoom settings | Description | |
| 37 | +|--------------------|-------------| |
| 38 | +| Live Zoom Toggle Hotkey | Set the hotkey to toggle live zoom on and off. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>4</kbd>. | |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +| Draw settings | Description | |
| 41 | +|---------------|-------------| |
| 42 | +| Draw without Zoom Hotkey | Set the hotkey to draw without zoom. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>2</kbd>. | |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +| Type settings | Description | |
| 45 | +|---------------|-------------| |
| 46 | +| Text font | Set the font for text annotations in drawing mode. The default font is Microsoft Sans Serif. | |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +| DemoType settings | Description | |
| 49 | +|------------------|-------------| |
| 50 | +| Input file | Specify text in a file to use in DemoType mode. | |
| 51 | +| DemoType Toggle Hotkey | Set the hotkey to toggle DemoType mode on and off. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>7</kbd>. | |
| 52 | +| Drive input while typing | Enable or disable the ability to drive input with typing in DemoType mode. The default setting is disabled. | |
| 53 | +| DemoType typing speed | Set the typing speed in DemoType mode (10 to 100). The default typing speed is 55, and larger numbers are faster. | |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +| Break settings | Description | |
| 56 | +|----------------|-------------| |
| 57 | +| Start Break Timer Hotkey | Set the hotkey to start the break timer. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>3</kbd>. | |
| 58 | +| Timer (minutes) | Set the break timer duration in minutes. The default break timer duration is 10 minutes. | |
| 59 | +| Show Time Elapsed After Expiration | Show or hide the time elapsed after the break timer expires. The time elapsed is shown by default. | |
| 60 | +| Play Sound on Expiration | Play a sound when the break timer expires. A sound is not played by default.<br/><br/>When enabled, use the "Alarm sound file" option's Browse button to specify the sound file to play when the break timer expires. | |
| 61 | +| Timer Opacity | Set the opacity of the break timer (10% to 100%). The default opacity is 100%, and larger numbers are more opaque. | |
| 62 | +| Timer Position | Set the position of the break timer on the screen. The default position is "Center". | |
| 63 | +| Show Background Bitmap | Show or hide the background bitmap behind the break timer. The background bitmap is not shown by default.<br/><br/>When enabled, the following options become available:<br/><ul><li>Option buttons to select "Use faded desktop as background" or "Use image file as background".</li><li><strong>Background image file:</strong> Use the Browse button to select a background image when "Use image file as background" is selected.</li><li><strong>Scale to screen:</strong> 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.</li></ul> | |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +| Record settings | Description | |
| 66 | +|-----------------|-------------| |
| 67 | +| Record Toggle Hotkey | Set the hotkey to toggle recording on and off. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>5</kbd>. | |
| 68 | +| 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. | |
| 69 | +| Capture audio input | Enable or disable capturing audio input during recording. Audio input is not captured by default. | |
| 70 | +| Microphone | Select the microphone to use for audio input during recording. The default microphone is "Default", the current system default audio input device. | |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +| Snip settings | Description | |
| 73 | +|---------------|-------------| |
| 74 | +| Snip Toggle Hotkey | Set the hotkey to toggle screen snipping on and off. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>6</kbd>. | |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +For more details on using ZoomIt, including additional hotkey information, see [ZoomIt](/sysinternals/downloads/zoomit) in the Sysinternals documentation. |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +[!INCLUDE [install-powertoys.md](../includes/install-powertoys.md)] |
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