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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: 12/05/2024 |
| 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. I wrote ZoomIt to fit my specific needs and use it in all my presentations. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +:::image type="content" source="../images/powertoys-zoomit.gif" alt-text="Animation of the PowerToys ZoomIt utility by Sysinternals"::: |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +ZoomIt is also one of the [Sysinternals](/sysinternals/) and works on all versions of Windows and you can use touch and pen input for ZoomIt drawing on tablets. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +For more information, see [ZoomIt](/sysinternals/zoomit/) in the Sysinternals documentation. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +## Enabling |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +To start using ZoomIt, enable it in the PowerToys Settings. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +## Additional settings |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +In addition to enabling or disabling ZoomIt in the PowerToys Settings, you can configure the following options: |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +| Behavior settings | Description | |
| 29 | +|-------------------|-------------| |
| 30 | +| Show tray icon | Show or hide the ZoomIt tray icon. The tray icon is shown by default when enabling ZoomIt. | |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +| Zoom settings | Description | |
| 33 | +|---------------|-------------| |
| 34 | +| Zoom Toggle Hotkey | Set the hotkey to toggle zoom on and off. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>1</kbd>. | |
| 35 | +| Animate zoom in and zoom out | Enable or disable the zoom in and zoom out animation. The animation is enabled by default. | |
| 36 | +| 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. | |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +| Live Zoom settings | Description | |
| 39 | +|--------------------|-------------| |
| 40 | +| Live Zoom Toggle Hotkey | Set the hotkey to toggle live zoom on and off. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>4</kbd>. | |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +| Draw settings | Description | |
| 43 | +|---------------|-------------| |
| 44 | +| Draw without Zoom Hotkey | Set the hotkey to draw without zoom. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>2</kbd>. | |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +| Type settings | Description | |
| 47 | +|---------------|-------------| |
| 48 | +| Text font | Set the font for text annotations in drawing mode. The default font is Microsoft Sans Serif. | |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +| DemoType settings | Description | |
| 51 | +|------------------|-------------| |
| 52 | +| Input file | Specify text in a file to use in DemoType mode. | |
| 53 | +| Demo Type Toggle Hotkey | Set the hotkey to toggle DemoType mode on and off. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>7</kbd>. | |
| 54 | +| Drive input while typing | Enable or disable the ability to drive input with typing in DemoType mode. The ability to drive input with typing is disabled by default. | |
| 55 | +| DemoType typing speed | Set the typing speed in DemoType mode (10 to 100). The default typing speed is 55, and larger numbers are faster. | |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +| Break settings | Description | |
| 58 | +|----------------|-------------| |
| 59 | +| Start Break Timer Hotkey | Set the hotkey to start the break timer. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>3</kbd>. | |
| 60 | +| Timer (minutes) | Set the break timer duration in minutes. The default break timer duration is 10 minutes. | |
| 61 | +| Show Time Elapsed After Expiration | Show or hide the time elapsed after the break timer expires. The time elapsed is shown by default. | |
| 62 | +| 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. | |
| 63 | +| Timer Opacity | Set the opacity of the break timer (10% to 100%). The default opacity is 100%, and larger numbers are more opaque. | |
| 64 | +| Timer Position | Set the position of the break timer on the screen. The default position is "Center". | |
| 65 | +| 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> | |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +| Record settings | Description | |
| 68 | +|-----------------|-------------| |
| 69 | +| Record Toggle Hotkey | Set the hotkey to toggle recording on and off. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>5</kbd>. | |
| 70 | +| 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. | |
| 71 | +| Capture audio input | Enable or disable capturing audio input during recording. Audio input is not captured by default. | |
| 72 | +| Microphone | Select the microphone to use for audio input during recording. The default microphone is "Default", the current system default audio input device. | |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +| Snip settings | Description | |
| 75 | +|---------------|-------------| |
| 76 | +| Snip Toggle Hotkey | Set the hotkey to toggle screen snipping on and off. The default hotkey is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>6</kbd>. | |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +For more details on using ZoomIt, including additional hotkey information, see [ZoomIt](/sysinternals/zoomit/) in the Sysinternals documentation. |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +[!INCLUDE [install-powertoys.md](../includes/install-powertoys.md)] |
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