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How to set a default zoom level for all websites, how to set a default zoom level for a single website.

Safari , the default web browser on Mac, gives you the ability to shrink or enlarge both the content and the text on all websites or just specific ones. Ease the strain on your eyes and browse better by setting a default zoom level in the browser.

Start by opening the "Preferences" menu. Find it by clicking Safari > Preferences in the top menu bar.

From the window that opens, click Websites > Page Zoom. You can now open the "When Visiting Other Websites" drop-down menu to select your desired zoom level for all websites.

Setting the individual page zoom level for specific websites takes just four clicks. In the top menu bar, click Safari > Settings for This Website.

Select the current zoom setting next to "Page Zoom" and click your desired setting.

To reset the zoom level to 100 percent on any website, press Command + 0. Hold Command and press the Minus (-) or Plus (+) key to shrink or enlarge the website, respectively.

You can also hold Option + Command and press the Minus (-) or Plus (+) key to shrink or enlarge just the text of the website.

To set a default zoom level for just the text of one website, hold down the Option key and click "View." While still holding Option, click either "Make Text Bigger" or "Make Text Smaller."

These settings should make using Safari less straining and give you an overall more pleasant browsing experience.

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Zoom in on webpages in Safari on Mac

You can make text and images larger so they’re easier to view.

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Make the content larger for all webpages

Select all websites listed under Configured Websites (to select several websites at once, press and hold the Shift or Command key as you click), then click Remove to clear the list.

If you don’t see anything listed under Configured Websites, either you haven’t configured any yet, or you previously cleared the list.

Click the “When visiting other websites” pop-up menu, then choose a larger percentage.

Make the content larger for a specific website

Make all content larger: Choose Safari > Settings for This Website and choose an option from the Page Zoom pop-up menu, or choose View > Zoom In. You can also pinch open on a trackpad that supports gestures. Safari remembers the zoom level when you return to the website (unless you pinch open to zoom).

Make only the text larger: Press Option while you choose View > Make Text Bigger. Safari remembers the text size when you return to the website.

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How to Make Web Pages in Safari for Mac Easier to Read

To increase or decrease the zoom level of both text and images when viewing web pages in Safari, press Command and the + (plus) or - (minus) keys. You can also click on View in Safari's menu bar and select Zoom In or Zoom Out .

Alternatively, you can add zoom buttons to Safari's interface: Right-click (or Ctrl-click) on a space in the Safari toolbar and click Customize Toolbar... . Then drag the Zoom buttons in the dropdown to the space you just clicked on the toolbar. Click Done to finish.

Safari will remember your zoom and font size settings until you clear your History. To do so, click Safari in the menu bar, select Clear History... , then click the Clear History button.

Set the Zoom Level for a Specific Website

Once the zoom level is set up for a particular site, Safari applies it automatically whenever you visit it. Here's how it's done.

Set the Zoom Level for All Web Pages

Set Your Own Zoom Level With a Style Sheet

If none of Safari's zoom level increments sit right with your eyes, here's a way to set your own percentage.

From now on, Safari will default to the zoom level specified in your style sheet file, which you can edit at any time.

Force Websites to Use Bigger Font Sizes

Finally, there's an option in Safari that lets you force websites to display text using a minimum font size, without affecting the zoom level.

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How to Zoom In and Out in Safari on Your Mac

On your Mac, you may want to zoom in or out to make things on your screen easier to see while browsing the web in Safari. If you zoom in, this will enlarge the text, images, videos, and other objects on a website. You can also zoom out to see more content. By default, Safari sets the zoom level to 100%, but you can change this. This article will help you adjust the size of website content to make a webpage easier to read. More specifically, this article will teach you these:

• How you can zoom in to magnify any web content that you have on your Mac.
• How you can zoom out if you think the website text and images are too small.
• How you can set a default zoom level for all websites.
• How you can customize zoom settings for individual websites.

This article is especially important as users with low vision may prefer to have Safari (and other browsers) zoom into page content.

To quickly zoom in and out

You can zoom the active website you are currently viewing. If you want to quickly zoom in, out, and reset the zooming setting, you can use these keyboard shortcuts. This will temporarily set the zoom level:

• Zoom in: Command and +
• Zoom out: Command and –
• Actual size: Command and 0 (this will restore the zoom to 100%).

Alternatively, in the Safari app, you can click the View menu and select a different zoom level: Actual Size, Zoom In, or Zoom Out.

Increasing or decreasing the Text Size

You can zoom website text. This will only change the text size. The website’s other elements (e.g., images, etc) will not be changed. Here is how:

• While you are viewing the website, press and hold down the Option key and from the View menu, select Make Text Bigger or Make Text Smaller.

Or, alternatively, you can use these shortcuts:

• Make text bigger: Option, Command and +
• Make text smaller: Option, Command and –
• Reset to the default text size: Command and 0

Permanently set the zoom level for all pages opened with Safari

As stated above, Safari’s default zoom setting is 100%. Here is how you can change this setting:

• Open Safari and in Safari, go to Safari > Preferences > Websites > Page Zoom (sidebar).
• Select all websites (you can press the Command key and click the websites).
• Then click the “When visiting other websites” menu and choose a larger or smaller percentage.

Set the zoom level for a specific website

If a particular website content looks too small or too big for you, then you may want to customize its zoom setting. Here is how:

• If you are currently viewing the website, then you can click the Safari menu and Settings for This Website. Choose the Page Zoom option and change the level. You can increase or decrease. The 100% option will return the website to the default magnification level.

• If you are not currently viewing the site, then you can choose Safari > Preferences > Websites. Select Page Zoom (sidebar) and then change the zoom level.

Set a minimum font size

This is another zoom setting. You may want to use it. So, if you are thinking that the font sizes on the web appear too small (for example, you may have vision impairment), you can set a minimum text size. In Safari, click Safari > Preferences > Advanced. Check the “Never use font sizes smaller than” box and choose a font size.

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How to use Safari zoom to automatically make websites larger on Mac

Have you ever visited a website where the content was so small you had trouble reading it? Or maybe you’ve seen a webpage where the content was completely oversized? Safari has a handy zoom feature that you can adjust not just for the current site you’re visiting but for specific sites or all sites automatically.

Here’s how to use Safari zoom to automatically make websites larger on Mac.

Zoom in on specific websites

Since Safari is smart enough to remember, you can adjust the zoom level for the current site you’re on, and the next time you visit, that zoom level will be applied. You have a couple of ways to do this.

• Click View > Zoom In from your menu bar.
• Click Safari > Settings for [Website name] and adjust the Page Zoom in the pop-up box.

You can also use the pinch open gesture on your trackpad to increase the zoom level. However, Safari will not remember the zoom level if you use this option.

If you want to just make the text bigger rather than zoom in on the entire page, you can do this as well.

Click View from your menu bar and hold down the Option key. You’ll see the Zoom In and Zoom Out features change to Make Text Bigger and Make Text Smaller .

Zoom in on all sites automatically

If you would like all sites you visit in Safari to be zoomed in at a certain level, it’s easy to set up.

1) Open Safari and click Safari > Settings or Preferences from the menu bar.

2) Click the Websites tab.

3) Select Page Zoom from the left.

Now on the right side, you’ll see all of those sites that Safari remembers the zoom level for, as well as pages you have open currently. Here, you can adjust them individually if you like.

4) Click the drop-down box next to When visiting other websites at the bottom and select the zoom level you want. Keep in mind that this will not apply to those in your Configured Websites list, only to other pages you open.

If you want all pages to open at a certain zoom level and don’t want individually configured sites, remove the sites listed under Configured Websites .

You can select one at a time and click Remove or click the first one, hold your Shift key, and click the last one to select them all. Then click Remove .

Once you remove sites from the Configured Websites list, all webpages that you visit will open at the zoom level you choose under When visiting other websites .

With websites all over the internet in different sizes, it’s nice to have a way to zoom in or out so that you can enjoy them better. This is also convenient for those with a visual impairment who need them at a certain size.

What are your thoughts on the Safari zoom feature? Is this something you have found you needed?

Other Safari tips:

• 12 Safari keyboard shortcuts you should know
• How to view recent Safari history on your Mac
• How to change your Safari Homepage on Mac, iPhone and iPad