> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Zoom in on a detail

> Make part of the screen bigger for a moment, so viewers can see it. 30 seconds.

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## What you'll do

You'll add a zoom so viewers can clearly see the shopping list being filled in.

## Steps

**1. Click the timeline where the zoom should start**

The purple playhead line moves there.

**2. Click the magnifying glass**

It's at the top of the tools on the left of the preview. A purple zoom block appears on the timeline.

**3. Choose what to zoom into**

Press **Click the preview to set the target**, then click the spot on the preview you want to zoom into.

**4. Zoom in more or less**

Drag the **Magnification** slider.

**5. Play it**

Click a moment before the zoom and press **Play**.

> [!TIP]
>
> Want the zoom to last longer? Drag the right edge of the zoom block on the timeline.

Learn more in [Zoom in](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/edit/zoom.md).

## Next

> [card] [Add captions and music](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/tutorials/captions-and-music.md)
>
> Words on screen and background music.


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