ZoomIt v8.01

By Mark Russinovich

Published: February 7, 2024

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Introduction

ZoomIt is a screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations and demos. You can also use ZoomIt to snip screenshots to the clipboard or to a file. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image. I wrote ZoomIt to fit my specific needs and use it in all my presentations.

ZoomIt works on all versions of Windows and you can use touch and pen input for ZoomIt drawing on tablets.

Using ZoomIt

The first time you run ZoomIt it presents a configuration dialog that describes ZoomIt's behavior, let's you specify alternate hotkeys for zooming and for entering drawing mode without zooming, and customize the drawing pen color and size. I use the draw-without-zoom option to annotate the screen at its native resolution, for example. ZoomIt also includes a break timer feature that remains active even when you tab away from the timer window and allows you to return to the timer window by clicking on the ZoomIt tray icon.

Shortcuts

ZoomIt offers a number of shortcuts which can extend its usage greatly.

Function Shortcut
Zoom Mode Ctrl + 1
Zoom In Mouse Scroll Up or Up Arrow
Zoom Out Mouse Scroll Down or Down Arrow
Start Drawing (While In Zoom Mode) Left-Click
Stop Drawing (While In Zoom Mode) Right-Click
Start Drawing (While Not In Zoom Mode) Ctrl + 2
Increase/Decrease Line And Cursor Size (Drawing Mode) Ctrl + Mouse Scroll Up/Down or Arrow Keys
Center The Cursor (Drawing Mode) Space Bar
Whiteboard (Drawing Mode) W
Blackboard (Drawing Mode) K
Type in Text (Left Aligned) T
Type in Text (Right Aligned) Shift + T
Increase/Decrease Font Size (Typing Mode) Ctrl + Mouse Scroll Up/Down or Arrow Keys
Red Pen R
Red Highlight Pen Shift + R
Green Pen G
Green Highlight Pen Shift + G
Blue Pen B
Blue Highlight Pen Shift + B
Yellow Pen Y
Yellow Highlight Pen Shift + Y
Orange Pen O
Orange Highlight Pen Shift + O
Pink Pen P
Pink Highlight Pen Shift + P
Blur Pen X
Draw a Straight Line Hold Shift
Draw a Rectangle Hold Ctrl
Draw an Ellipse Hold Tab
Draw an Arrow Hold Ctrl + Shift
Erase Last Drawing Ctrl + Z
Erase All Drawings E
Copy Screenshot to Clipboard Ctrl + C
Crop Screenshot to Clipboard Ctrl + Shift + C
Save Screenshot as PNG Ctrl + S
Save Cropped Screenshot to a File Ctrl + Shift + S
Copy a Region of The Screen To Clipboard Ctrl + 6
Save a Region of The Screen To a File Ctrl + Shift + 6
Start/Stop Full Screen Recording Saved as MP4 (Windows 10 May 2019 Update And Higher) Ctrl + 5
Crop Screen Recording Saved as MP4 (Windows 10 May 2019 Update And Higher) Ctrl + Shift + 5
Screen Record Only The Window That The Mouse Cursor is Positioned Over Saved as MP4 (Windows 10 May 2019 Update And Higher) Ctrl + Alt + 5
Show Countdown Timer Ctrl + 3
Increase/Decrease Time Ctrl + Mouse Scroll Up/Down or Arrow Keys
Minimize Timer (Without Pausing It) Alt + Tab
Show Timer When Minimized Left-Click On The ZoomIt Icon
Live Zoom Mode Ctrl + 4
Start DemoType Ctrl + 7
Move back to the previous snippet (DemoType) Ctrl + Shift + 7
Advance to the next snippet (DemoType User-driven Mode) Space Bar
Exit Esc or Right-Click

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