Many thanks Carlo. I could not find any reference to the gesture but by further investigation found that the keyboard strokes option-cmd-8 was what I wanted. I knew there had to be a simple solution but just could not find it.
Thanks Barry On 02/01/2012, at 9:35 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: > I have just started using a trackpad and have somehow inadvertently managed > to zoom/enlarge my whole screen. > This has resulted in information being lost at either the top or bottom of > the screen. i.e. I can either see the menu bar or the dock but not both at > the same time. > The apparent magnification of the screen is not as a result of the two > finger pinch or the the expand arrows at the top right hand corner in an > application as these work in addition to the unwanted magnification. > I am sure there is a simple explanation as to which unwanted gesture I > mistakenly used and how I can reverse it but I have been unable to find any > reference to this situation. > Can anyone advise me? > > Thanks > > Barry > > > > iMac 10,1 > Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz > 8GB RAM > 1.0 TB HD > OS X 10.7.2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>