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It works for me if I select it from the view menu. I use Cmd+ to zoom in or Cmd- to zoom out.
 
The two finger reverse pinch used to zoom text only if you had that option checked in View. Sorry I didn't make myself clear on that one. With my aging eyes, that was something I used daily.
 
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