Why no pinch to zoom in mail (MacOS Sonoma)

This is a repeat of previous posts, apologies for that.


Here I am, brain the size of a planet, oh no wait that's HHGttG.


Here I am, M2 MacBook Pro, Sonoma and I have to use command + to zoom e-mails. Erm, didn't Apple invent pinch to zoom?


Not good enough.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 13, 2023 10:06 AM

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Posted on Oct 13, 2023 10:52 AM

Try this way. Not the same but easy enough once you get used to it. Tap with three fingers to zoom, repeat to return to normal.


Tap to zoom

You can zoom in and out by tapping on your trackpad.

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, click Accessibility  in the sidebar, then click Zoom on the right. (You may need to scroll down.)
  2. Turn on “Use trackpad gesture to zoom.”
  3. Do any of the following:
    • Quickly switch between zoomed in and zoomed out: Double-tap the trackpad with three fingers.
    • Zoom in and out gradually: Double-tap the trackpad with three fingers and drag.

Zoom in and out on what’s onscreen on Mac - Apple Support

For other Zoom methods: Change Zoom settings for accessibility on Mac - Apple Support


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Oct 13, 2023 10:52 AM in response to affetron

Try this way. Not the same but easy enough once you get used to it. Tap with three fingers to zoom, repeat to return to normal.


Tap to zoom

You can zoom in and out by tapping on your trackpad.

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, click Accessibility  in the sidebar, then click Zoom on the right. (You may need to scroll down.)
  2. Turn on “Use trackpad gesture to zoom.”
  3. Do any of the following:
    • Quickly switch between zoomed in and zoomed out: Double-tap the trackpad with three fingers.
    • Zoom in and out gradually: Double-tap the trackpad with three fingers and drag.

Zoom in and out on what’s onscreen on Mac - Apple Support

For other Zoom methods: Change Zoom settings for accessibility on Mac - Apple Support


Oct 14, 2023 2:50 AM in response to Rudegar

Cool, thanks. I didn't know that.

I will suggest it, though this deficiency seems to have been around for years...

Not optimistic, but perhaps one more voice will help!


By the way, having provided years of Mac tech support to my other half who is a photographer I've finally abandoned Windows and moved to a MacBook myself. This is the sort of UI inconsistency I'm used to in Microsoft Windows, but really surprised & disappointed to find it in OSX.

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