I zoom all the time for many situations, but most of the time the zoom goes to nowhere and I have to adjust all the time to get the right spot. I have tried `Shift``B` which works ok only sometimes.  

I can press `NumPad` because I'm on my laptop, and I can't find a similar way.

What I need the best is to select an object from my scene list, then click for a zoom that will bring me the right zoom for that object.  

Is there a handy way to do this on a laptop?  

Also what would be handy is a zoom to center, I could not find a laptop solution for this.