# Change the document view

You can change the document page view to see more or less detail as you work in your document, view a document full screen, or show two pages side by side in a spread.

You might want to enlarge (zoom in) or reduce (zoom out) your overall view of a document. For example, zoom in to focus on fine-tuning the placement of a balloon tail, or zoom out to work on the layout of your document.

1. Click the Zoom pop-up menu in the toolbar.
2. Choose an option:
   - A percentage: The document enlarges or reduces to the specific percentage.
   - Fit Width or Fit Page: When One Page is selected, Fit Width zooms the page to fill the document window horizontally. Fit Page shows the whole page within the document window in most instances.

By default, Comic Life documents open at 125 percent, but you can change that setting.

1. Choose Comic Life > Settings (from the Comic Life menu at the top of your screen).
2. Click Rulers at the top of the settings window, then click the Default Zoom pop-up menu and choose a percentage.

You can expand the Comic Life window so your document fills the entire computer screen.

1. Do one of the following:
   - Click the green button in the top-left corner of the Comic Life window.
   - Choose View > Enter Full Screen (from the View menu at the top of your screen).
2. To see the Comic Life menu bar and other controls, move the pointer to the top of the screen.
3. To return to regular view, do one of the following:
   - Move the pointer to the top of the screen, then click the green button.
   - Choose View > Exit Full Screen.
   - Press the Esc (Escape) key on your keyboard.

You can show two comic layout pages side by side as you work, which is particularly helpful if you plan on printing your work so you can get a better idea of how two pages will look side by side in the finished piece.

1. Click the Zoom pop-up menu in the toolbar and choose Two Pages.
2. Do any of the following to adjust the page view:
   - Fit the pages in the document window: Click the Zoom pop-up menu and choose Fit Width.
   - Increase or decrease the size of the pages: Click the Zoom pop-up menu and choose a percentage, or choose Fit Page Width, which zooms one page to fill the document window horizontally.

     Depending on the zoom percentage, you may have to scroll the document horizontally to see both pages.

To return to a one-page view, click the Zoom pop-up menu and choose One Page.