# Ability to Zoom within Ignition Designer **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [March 12, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ability-to-zoom-within-ignition-designer/1637 "2010-03-12T23:50:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rob.bourbeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3d9bf3/32.png) [@rob.bourbeau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rob.bourbeau)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ability-to-zoom-within-ignition-designer/1637/1 "2010-03-12T23:50:42Z")
Hi, I am currently designing HMI windows on a laptop with a significantly smaller monitor than the one where my HMI will be eventually installed. The abillity to zoom within the designer (both in and out) would help me get an overview of the screen while at the same time allowing me to ensure that small details are correct. Could this feature make its way into future releases? Thanks, Rob ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ability-to-zoom-within-ignition-designer/1637/2 "2010-03-13T00:33:39Z")
Zooming will be part of our (much anticipated and long-awaited) 2d-drawing feature, which is slated for 7.3. ---
**Author:** ![rob.bourbeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3d9bf3/32.png) [@rob.bourbeau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rob.bourbeau)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ability-to-zoom-within-ignition-designer/1637/3 "2010-03-15T13:28:08Z")
Thanks for the update. Rob ---
**Author:** ![bryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@bryan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bryan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ability-to-zoom-within-ignition-designer/1637/4 "2010-03-18T15:48:51Z")
what about zooming not just in the designer, but in the project? This would be very handy so we could zoom in on detailed drawings. ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ability-to-zoom-within-ignition-designer/1637/5 "2010-03-18T16:24:12Z")
This is harder, but I imagine that we might be able to accommodate this at least partially once 2D drawing comes online. ---
**Author:** ![AlexW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@AlexW](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlexW)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ability-to-zoom-within-ignition-designer/1637/6 "2011-03-22T18:05:13Z")
until 7.3 gets out, I have been using the windows desktop zoom which works nicely for small edits. (start\>programs\>accessories\>accessibility\>magnifier Hope this helps! ---
**Author:** ![DanielClark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DanielClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DanielClark)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ability-to-zoom-within-ignition-designer/1637/7 "2017-12-12T10:51:31Z")
Just wondering if zooming via Pinch / Pull was accommodated in the project? ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ability-to-zoom-within-ignition-designer/1637/8 "2017-12-13T20:14:28Z")
No, not in the designer.