How to Zoom In Microsoft Teams: Text, Shared Screens, and Camera

To zoom in Microsoft Teams, press Ctrl + = on Windows or Command + = on Mac. This enlarges the interface, including chat text and controls. Zooming into a shared screen or changing your webcam framing uses separate controls, so choose the method that matches what you want to make bigger.

Make Teams text and controls bigger

For the desktop app, use these shortcuts from Microsoft's Teams zoom guide:

1. Enlarge the interface. Open Teams and select its window. Hold Ctrl on Windows or Command on Mac, then press the equals-sign key. Repeat until the text is comfortable to read. The equals key is usually the same key as the plus sign on a US keyboard.

2. Return to the default size. Press Ctrl + 0 on Windows or Command + 0 on Mac. Use the number zero, not the letter O.

3. Reduce the interface size. Hold Ctrl or Command and press the minus-sign key. Stop when the navigation and conversation fit comfortably in the window.

You can also hold Ctrl on Windows or Command on Mac while rotating the mouse wheel up to enlarge the interface, or down to shrink it. These controls change your viewing scale; they do not rewrite a message or change its formatting for recipients.

Zoom into a shared screen during a meeting

If a presenter's spreadsheet or document is too small, use the shared-content controls. Increasing the Teams interface size is a different adjustment.

1. Enlarge the shared content. While viewing another person's shared screen, select the + button in the corner of the meeting window. Select - to reduce it. On Windows, you can also use Alt + Shift + Plus sign to zoom in, Alt + Shift + Minus sign to zoom out, and Alt + Shift + 0 to reset.

2. Move around the enlarged view. Press and drag the shared content to inspect another area. On Windows, Alt + Shift with an arrow key pans in that direction.

Microsoft's screen-sharing instructions also describe Ctrl + mouse-wheel zoom. Mac trackpads do not support meeting zoom, so use the on-screen buttons instead. In the desktop app, Open in new window can give shared content more space without changing its magnification.

Zoom your camera in Microsoft Teams

Webcam zoom depends on your camera, driver, and supported settings. Teams provides access to device settings, but a zoom control is not guaranteed for every webcam. Check the available controls before installing another camera app.

1. Select the correct webcam. In Teams for desktop, open Settings and more (...) > Settings > Devices. Under Video settings, choose your webcam from the Camera dropdown and check the preview.

2. Check supported camera controls. Open the camera settings if that option appears. On Windows 11, another route is Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Cameras > your camera. Look under Basic settings for Zoom; Microsoft says these controls are optional and may be absent.

3. Adjust and verify the framing. If Zoom is available, increase it gradually, then return to the Teams preview. Leave enough space around your head and shoulders. Digital zoom crops the image and can make it look softer.

See Microsoft's Teams device settings and Windows 11 camera controls. On Mac, or when Windows offers no zoom slider, check your webcam manufacturer's supported utility. For example, Logi Tune supports zoom on compatible Logitech models. Availability varies by model.

If zoom does not behave as expected

• A shortcut does nothing: select the Teams window again. Open Settings and more > Keyboard shortcuts to check your current assignments. Microsoft's shortcut reference uses US keyboard layouts, and assignments can be customized.
• You use Teams in a browser: use the browser's page-zoom control for the interface; shared-content zoom remains a separate meeting control.
• Someone's video looks cropped: open More options on their video and choose Fit to frame, where available. Microsoft's video guidance explains that Fill frame gives a closer crop. This changes how you view that video, rather than the other person's camera settings.