Adjusting Picture Magnification

Windows Photo Viewer automatically scales photos to fit in the current window. If you want to see how sharp your photo is, or need to view a portion of your photo, adjusting the magnification is helpful. Here's how:

1. Open the photo in Windows Photo Viewer.
2. Click the slider at the left end of the controls below the photo and move it upward until you reach the desired magnification.

To adjust what portion of the picture fits into the display window:

1. Move the mouse pointer into the photo. The default pointer turns into a hand.
2. Click and drag the photo until you see the desired portion of the photo inside the Windows Photo Viewer window.
3. Release the mouse button.

NOTE: The magnification adjustments affect only viewing size; print size is set by the settings used by your printer.

Rotating Photos

If you like to shoot vertical photos, it can be irritating to view them until they're rotated to the correct orientation. To rotate a photo:

1. Open the photo in Windows Photo Viewer.
2. If the top of the photo faces left, click the right curved arrow. If the top of the photo faces right, click the left curved arrow.
3. Click the forward or back arrows to save changes to the current photo and display another photo.

NOTE: You cannot rotate a photo stored on read-only media, such as a recordable CD or DVD. If you need to rotate a photo stored on read-only media, copy it to your hard disk and then rotate it.