Cat hit random keys on keyboard

I have a 2007 iMac running an up-to-date version of snow leopard. This evening, my cat ran across my keyboard, hitting who knows what keys. Now my iMac behaves as if it perpetually zoomed in. Control '0' does not work, and neither does control 'Z'. According to System Preferences, my screen resolution is still 1680x1050. I rebooted without success. The login screen was standard resolution, but after that, everything else is magnified at least 2X. The nearest Genius Bar is 75 miles and at least one blizzard removed. Any assistance would be appreciated.
Nevermind. In the System Preferences, when I went to 'Universal Access', I was able to find out that that 'control 8' was systemspeak for 'zoom in'. Once that was de-selected, my system returned to normal. I thought only windows boxes did random screen resolution changes...

Hello Anthony,
This is one of those rare occasions when you could mark the post as 'solved'. You won't get any points for yourself but it will tell other people that a solution has been found if anyone has the same problem. (Albeit the cat will be different).

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