# Resize screen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resize-screen/585564>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 15, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resize-screen/585564 "2011-06-15T14:45:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resize-screen/585564/1 "2011-06-15T14:45:12Z")

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The other day I inadvertently re sized my screen when browsing. I had something to do with the scroll wheel, but I cannot replicate it now. Any idea of what I might have done?

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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resize-screen/585564/2 "2011-06-15T14:56:19Z")

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Don’t know your browser, but in Firefox or IE hit CTRL while moving the mouse wheel to resize the screen.

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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resize-screen/585564/3 "2011-06-15T15:03:22Z")

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It is chrome. And thank you, that works. I never would have figured that out.

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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resize-screen/585564/4 "2011-06-15T15:04:27Z")

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MSIE also shows the zoom level at the bottom-right corner of the window. If it doesn’t say 100%, you can click the arrow to get a pop-up menu and then select whatever zoom leve you want.

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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resize-screen/585564/5 "2011-06-15T15:19:36Z")

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> [@Machine\_Elf](#):
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> MSIE also shows the zoom level at the bottom-right corner of the window. If it doesn’t say 100%, you can click the arrow to get a pop-up menu and then select whatever zoom leve you want.

Also, in IE and FF you can zoom in/out with CTRL(+)+ and CTRL(+)- and go back to 100% with CTRL(+)0. Maybe this works for other browsers too.

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**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resize-screen/585564/6 "2011-06-15T15:32:13Z")

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> [@EinsteinsHund](#):
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> Also, in IE and FF you can zoom in/out with CTRL(+)+ and CTRL(+)- and go back to 100% with CTRL(+)0. Maybe this works for other browsers too.

Works the same for chrome.