Pinch to Zoom

While building my new blog, www.BlogsbyBG.com I had an issue with my laptop zooming in and cutting off the right side of the screen and I would have to close out of WordPress and re-open the application to get the full screen back.

I googled to see what the problem could be, but the forums all stated the problem was a graphics card issue and the posters all said that did not fix the issue. Since I was trying to stand up this website, I did not want to take the time out to troubleshoot my graphics card including reinstalling drivers. “Ain’t nobody got time for that!”

I’ve learned over the years that it is important what you type into the google search box… the key words are key to discovering the right answer when troubleshooting a computer. So, it wasn’t too long when the screen cut off again but this time, I realized that right before the right side of my screen cutoff, I noticed the screen zoomed in a bit and wondered if there was some type of setting that is zooming my screen.

Low and behold, when I added the zoomed in keywords to my search, I found the Pinch to Zoom option on my computer’s touch pad. I did not realize there was such an option, but I quickly turned it off and now all is well with my computer; no more zooming in or cutting off my screen and I didn’t even have to reload any drivers.

To Turn off Pinch to Zoom, follow the steps below.

• From the START menu, select Settings
• Click on Accessibility on the left
• Select Mouse Pointer and Touch
• Select Touchpad
• Select Scroll & Zoom
• Uncheck the Pinch to Zoom option (turn off)