This section gives you step by step instructions on how to magnify the text currently under the pointer in macOS 13 Ventura, with pictures of the screens to help.
1. Click the Apple icon in the top left corner of the screen and choose System Settings from the menu.
2. In the System Settings window, click Accessibility in the sidebar.
3. Select Zoom from the list of Accessibilty options on the right.
4. Click the toggle switch for Hover Text to turn it on.
5. To use Hover Text, hold down the Command (⌘) key and move the pointer over some text. Try it now – it works on the text in System Settings!
6. To change the settings for Hover Text, click the i (show detail) button next to the toggle switch..
7. To change the size of the Hover Text, choose a new size from the Text size drop-down menu.
8. To change the font used for Hover Text, choose from the options in the Text Font drop-down menu.
9. When Hover Text is turned on, any text you type will be magnified (without you having to hold down the modifier key). You can choose where on the screen the magnified text is displayed, or you can choose None to turn this feature off. Click the drop-down menu for Text entry location and choose from the options.
10. The modifier key is the key you hold down whilst moving the pointer over the text you want to read. By default, this is the Command key. To change it, click the Activation Modifier drop-down menu and choose Control (⌃), Option (Alt ⌥), or Command (⌘).
11. You can lock Hover Text so that you don’t need to keep holding down the modifier key to magnify text. Turn on the toggle switch for Triple press to lock. When you triple-press the modifier key, Hover Text will be turned on and locked. To unlock it, triple-press the modifier key again.
13. Choose the colours for each element of Hover Text from Colours drop-down menus.
14. When you are happy with your settings, click Done.
15. When you are happy with your settings, close System Settings by clicking the Close button (red circle) in the top-left corner of the window or using the Cmd + W keyboard shortcut.
Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings are managed by someone else (an IT department or administrator for example). If so, you will need to contact them to access these settings or for help.