PyCharm Edu 2018.2 Help

Zooming in the Editor

PyCharm Edu makes it possible to change font size (zoom) in the active editor, and reset font size to the default value. These operations apply to the active editor only. In the other editor tabs, font size is not affected.

To enable changing font size in the editor

  1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), click General under Editor. The General page opens.

  2. Make sure that the setting Change font size (Zoom) with Ctrl+MouseWheel is enabled.

To change font size using the mouse wheel

  1. Place the caret in the editor.

  2. While keeping the Ctrl/ key pressed, rotate the mouse wheel. As you rotate the mouse wheel forward, font size grows larger; as you rotate the mouse wheel backwards, font size decreases.

    The macOS users can use the trackpad "Pinch-to-Zoom" gesture to change the size of the font and the whole editing area.

To change the font size using the keyboard

  1. Press Ctrl+Shift+A.

  2. In the popup frame, start typing Increase font size or Decrease font size, and press Enter as soon as the corresponding command gets the focus.

  3. The font will grow larger or smaller.

To reset the font size

  1. Press Ctrl+Shift+A.

  2. In the popup frame, start typing Reset font size and press Enter as soon as the corresponding command gets the focus.

  3. The default font size will be restored.

Last modified: 7 December 2018

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