Formerly "Google Workspace Zoom Default". Stupid Edge store...
👉 I wrote a bit more about it on my blog both when I first released it and when I updated it. You can also see it in action on YouTube!
Supported Google Workspace Products:
- Google Docs
- Google Docs (view only permissions) - Experimental
- Google Sheets
- Google Sheets (view only permissions)
- Google Slides (maybe)
| Google Docs | Google Sheets |
|---|---|
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| Chrome Extension | Microsoft Edge Add-ons | Firefox Add-ons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default zoom for Google Workspace | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Default zoom for Google Workspace (Extended) | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
- Default zoom for Google Workspace
- Default zoom for Google Workspace (Extended)
- In exchange for allowing elevated permissions, this extension provides ability to set custom zoom levels (as opposed to only predefined values)
- Default zoom for Google Workspace
- Default zoom for Google Workspace (Extended)
- In exchange for allowing elevated permissions, this extension provides ability to set custom zoom levels (as opposed to only predefined values)
🚨 NOTE: Firefox does not support the "debugger" permission, meaning custom zoom values are not supported
I'm a native English speaker, but want to provide this Chrome Extension for everyone. That being said, I've used Google Translate the values for non-English languages. I know they're probably not correct.
If you feel like helping me out, would be much appreciated if you could submit a new issue, using the "Update/Add Locale Information" issue template. Or, reach out to me, and we can have a chat!
I'm getting old (or my monitor is has too much resolution), which makes it harder to see the small text in Google Docs.
There are two ways to increase the size:
- Use the "Zoom" feature in the Google Doc via the menu
- Use the browser's zoom function
I don't like using the latter due to it changing zoom across loads of webpages. So, I tried to figure out how to progress with the former (option #1 😉) via a Chrome Extension.
I ended up using Plasmo to get up and running quickly. Chrome Extensions are new to me, so this allowed me to get started pretty quickly (still figuring out the messaging aspect between content scripts, background, and popup 😬).
Ended up getting a simple prototype built in a couple hours and submitted to the Webstore 🤞 (will update if / when approved).
It's pretty bare bones now and likely will have some quirks. This is likely due to how Google Docs:
- Doesn't provide a JS SDK to programmatically do things in Google Docs
- If it does, please message me or open an Issue!
- Is quite finicky when you try to simulate events (due to the first point)
Issues are always appreciated, and I'll try to answer accordingly. Please remember that I do this in my spare time and Chrome Extensions and Plasmo are quite new to me.
Yes, it should work with the new design! I didn't even have to do anything. I'll continue to monitor this as we go, but if you see any problems please submit an issue!
New Design
Current/Old Design
This Chrome Extension will never collect or transmit any personal data.
I do use Sentry for error monitoring in diagnose and fix errors more easily. This, in turn, makes this extension better. There is no personal data transmitted to them and never will be.