How to Minimize the Screen on Computer

First, click on the page you want to minimize and then press the Ctrl key. Then, tap the - key between the 0 and the “=” sign at the top of the keyboard. Or, you can also scroll the mouse/touchpad scroll wheel downwards while holding down the Ctrl key.

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Using the keyboard

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Click on the page you want to minimize. This is the most convenient way for most users because the operation is extremely fast and easy, especially for users using a laptop without a mouse.

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Press and hold the Ctrl key.

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Press the - key located at the top of the keyboard, between the number 0 and the “=” sign. Or, hold down the Ctrl key while scrolling down.

Use mouse or touchpad

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Click on the page you want to minimize. Most users who use a mouse are quite fond of this operation, however, because the touchpad is more difficult to control, it will be a bit inconvenient to do it on a laptop.

On Google Chrome

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Find the menu icon. ^{[1] X Research Source} This button has three horizontal lines, by default located in the upper right corner of the window. Unless you’ve moved it, the menu button is always on the same line as the URL bar.

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Select “Zoom” or “Zoom”. This option is located halfway up the menu, accompanied by the current zoom ratio with - and + signs on either side.

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Click the - until the screen is scaled to your liking.

On Mozilla Firefox

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Click the menu. ^{[2] X Research Source} This button has a three horizontal line icon, which is by default located in the upper right corner. Unless there is a shift, it is always adjacent to the URL bar.

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Find the zoom function. Just below the copy function, you will see a number representing the zoom ratio, flanked by - and + symbols.

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Click the - to proceed with the shrinking.

On Microsoft Edge

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Find the menu icon. By default, this button is shaped like three dots and is located in the upper-right corner of the screen. Unless you’ve changed the position, it’s always level with the URL bar.

Change screen resolution

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Open the Start menu. ^{[3] X Research Source} Changing the screen resolution will cause the entire screen to be scaled down, causing all windows to display at a smaller scale on a large surface. This will make things less cramped. To continue, click the ⊞ Win button located near the left corner of the keyboard. .

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Open up your settings by clicking on settings.

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Select System (system) > Display (display) > Advanced Display settings (show advanced options). The Advanced Display Settings option is at the bottom of the Display menu.

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Change resolution. You can do this by clicking the drop-down arrow of the “Respution” line. The larger the parameter you set, the more “scaled” everything is. You will have to confirm that you want to keep this setting after the change.

Advice

Press Ctrl + 0 to return to the original/normal screen ratio.
Restart your computer if you are having trouble shrinking the screen. Then, everything will be returned to the standard zoom ratio, but the screen resolution will not be returned to default.
You can use the Magnifier magnifier application to select a specific area of the screen and perform a zoom operation. Access the link: Start >> Programs >> Accessories >> Accessibility >> Magnifier. Or, type the keyword “magnifier” into your computer’s search function.

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