Introduction
ZoomText Mac is third-party magnification software from Ai Squared that offers multiple enhancement options for magnification, pointer, focus and color contrast. The speech support within ZoomText Mac is not currently supported for use with MAP Growth assessments. However, students may still use the magnification and other visual enhancements within this program.
Steps
To test using ZoomText Mac:
- Start ZoomText.
- Adjust magnification level and other settings as needed.
- Start the assessment.
- If you have difficulty testing with the Lockdown Browser and ZoomText, please contact your Account Manager at NWEA.

Keyboard shortcuts
There are many hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts available within ZoomText Mac. Below are examples of some of the available hotkeys. For a full list of keyboard shortcuts, please refer to the ZoomText Mac User Guide. Press these keys | To do this |
---|---|
Command + Option + Return | Open user menu |
Command + Option + Up or Down arrow | Zoom in or out |
Command + Option + Delete | Disable or enable ZoomText |
Command + Option + \ | Toggle color contrast on or off |
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Article Number
2915