IPhone 5 screen enlarges and can't restore to regular size. Doesn't scroll or move

Something I'm doing while holding phone makes screen get really large and am unable to restore to regular size. Only cure is to turn off phone. Any ideas why this is occurring?

Hi there,
It sounds like you may have inadvertently enabled an accessibility option called Zoom. Take a look at the article below for more information about accessibility features on iOS and how to disable them.
iOS: Configuring accessibility features
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5018
Hope that helps,
Griff W.

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