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P: Introducing scale the UI 200% for high-density displays for Windows

  • May 2, 2014
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The Photoshop team welcomes your feedback on this experimental feature. Let us know what you think!
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Photoshop user interface controls may appear small and hard-to-read on high-density displays. Also, on touch-enabled screens, you may have trouble clicking the smaller controls. 200% scaling solves this issue by doubling the size of the user interface.

Since the user interface elements increase in size by 200%, depending on the size and resolution of your display, you may need to adjust the layout of existing workspaces. For example, on a 1080 px screen at 200%, the Tools panel extends off the bottom of the screen. You can change to double-column orientation in order to fit the panel on the screen.

Note: This feature is only for Windows users. HiDPI on Mac has been available for high-density Retina displays since Photoshop CS6.

Caveats

You may encounter some cosmetic issues while using this feature. While many Photoshop dialogs have been reworked so that they fit on the screen at 1080 px, viewing some dialogs (such as Smart Sharpen) completely may require you to collapse sections.

Disable 200% UI scaling

If you need to return to the default 100% scaling, do the following:

1. Select Preferences > Experimental Features.
2. Deselect Scale UI 200% For High-Density Displays (Windows Only).
3. Restart Photoshop.

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    leehu123456789
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    July 2, 2014
    Quote from David Wadhwani Apr 2013 - "For those who don't like the subscriptions, the Creative Suite 6 software released last year "is a reasonable alternative," he said. "We'll continue to sell it and continue to maintain it. Over time we hope to win these customers over through innovation and strong execution."

    Quite an about turn since then to now consider CS6 obsolete and "not continue to maintain it"...
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    leehu123456789
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    July 2, 2014
    Interestingly enough, when I asked about an upgrade from Photoshop CS5 to CS6 about 4 months ago, there was no mention of it being obsolete at that time either and Adobe seemed quite prepared to take my money... Seems a little underhand
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    leehu123456789
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    July 2, 2014
    Hi, thx. Interesting that Adobe consider CS6 to be obsolete when it's still on sale and I only paid for an upgrade to it this time last year. At what point did CS6 become obsolete? It's also a shame that £700 of software, whilst fully functional in all other respects, can become obsolete due to an increase in screen resolution. Quite a statement from a company that is supposedly a leader in image software 😉
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    July 2, 2014
    No, this is a feature for new versions of software. Obsolete versions of the software will not get new features.
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    July 2, 2014
    Because you're using an API that applies to applications that don't scale, and Photoshop CC 2014 does scale if the preference is enabled.
    Rolin Ridge
    Rolin Ridge
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    July 1, 2014
    By old size, I meant text and menus that one can actually read. I have WIN7 and 1920 x 1080 display and cant read them and 200% far too big. Thanks.
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    July 1, 2014
    Marcos ~ EXCELLENT SOLUTION!! Thank you!! Your first solution worked for me after repeated and unsuccessful attempts at using Shift Alt Ctrl.
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    leehu123456789
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    July 1, 2014
    Btw, both apps (PS5 and DW6) both work great on a 3200x1800 screen on Win8
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    leehu123456789
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    July 1, 2014
    Hi, is this feature going to be retro-fitted to older versions? I have Photoshop CS5 and Dreamweaver CS6 and am not really over the moon about potentially having to upgrade in order to make these programs usable again.... thx
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    Robert A Wallace
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    June 28, 2014
    The Interface was fine on the "Medium Option" of my 1900x1200 Monitors (x2). I then went exploring and "Experimented" with the "Experimental 200% Option"................It was Too "Big" so I turned it off. I am now having issues.............everything is really tiny........even on the "Large Option".............Dddddoooowwww!!!!
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