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what is the large magnifing box called on my home screen wherever i put the mouse arrow

what is the large magnifing box called on my home screen wherever i put the mouse arrow on my Mac

Posted on Aug 12, 2021 7:13 PM

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Posted on Aug 12, 2021 7:36 PM

I believe you've enabled Hover Text.

It's an accessibility feature baked in to macOS.

The controls for that can be found in System Preferences > Accessibility > Zoom.

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what is the large magnifing box called on my home screen wherever i put the mouse arrow

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