Use Ctrl + scroll wheel in various Revit dialogs to Zoom in and out

Just hold down Ctrl button while scrolling with mouse wheel… I have tested this (non exhaustively) on Revit 2013 and Windows 7, and it works fine on the following dialogs:

the Properties Palette (wow!)
the data section of the Type Properties (Edit Type) dialog
Family Types
the Family Parameters part (lower section) of the Family Category and Parameters dialog
IFC Export and Import Options dialogs
Fill Patterns settings
Sheet Issues/Revisions

Thanks to this tweet for the heads-up:

@paulfaubin discovering #revit tricks! Ctrl+scroll on family type window to zoom in and out.
— Matias Cena (@onbeesknees) September 18, 2013

Discussion

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Paul F. Aubin 2013-09-23 14:12:51

I was given this tip during a training session by one of the attendees. I was wowed! I believe it works in any program, but I have not tested. I works great to enlarge what you are typing in Family Types or other windows while on a projector in front of a class.

Tony 2013-09-24 23:33:45

Dang!! How did I not stumble upon this before?!
This is a nice feature, particularly for presentations where the projector screen size is sometimes limited.
Too bad it doesn't work in more dialog boxes -- it isn't working for me some very frequent windows like Project Browser, Visibility/Graphics, Schedules, Schedule Properties, etc.
(I'm testing it in Revit 2014)