My screen won't zoom out - mac book pro (2009)

My brother was using my laptop last night and while he was on a website he wanted to zoom in so he did the two finger thing on the trackpad. This zoomed in my whole computer screen, not just the website. I can't figure out how to get the screen back to normal. I tried the finger trick, i've tried pressing command +, i even shut the computer down and started it up again. My screen is still really zoomed in. I managed to get to system preferences, but I honestly don't have the first idea of what to do there.
Any ideas on how to get my screen back to normal view?
Thanks!

Meg,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
In System Preferences click on Trackpad, then make sure all the boxes are checked in the Two Fingers section. There should be boxes for:
Scroll, Rotate, Pinch Open & Close, Screen Zoom & Secondary Tap.
If that doesn't work do a PRAM reset by following these instructions:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Regards,
Roger

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