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June 19, 2014
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P: Menu too small on Windows high res display

  • June 19, 2014
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On my monitor (2560 x 1600) the menu on CC 2014 is too small - so tiny I can hardly read it. Selecting Expereimental 2nd option makes the whole programme far too big. Either so small I can't see it unless I sit very close to the monitor or so big it is unusable.
No problems with PS CC, only PS CC 2014. Having to unistall CC 2014 and go back to CC. Support offer NO solution

346 replies

Inspiring
June 22, 2015
Hey everyone! Here's the solution! I've suffered with this problem for quite a while and found a way to fix it: http://neoshamon.blogspot.com/2015/06...
Inspiring
June 22, 2015
Do you know if there is the same problem with Windows 10, because I'll switch to Window 10 if that will help.
Inspiring
June 21, 2015
Again, we are continuing to work with Microsoft on the issues needed to allow more flexible UI scaling on Windows.
Participating Frequently
June 21, 2015
Thanks for getting back to me
Have now PS 2015 with laptops mine is a 17inch full HD the PS 2015 preferences Auto setting is better a bit large still frankly...and the 100% setting to small and 200% massive way too much as people have said.... adding this to PS2015 step in the right direction however, I await still better improvements on these settings i.e. we can simply choose between 100 and say 200 plus etc seems an obvious thing for adobe and photoshop to code and implement asap. You can see the countless peoples frustrations etc and I feel for those using previous versions of PS and paid a lot CS6 etc - which as a global company you should take care of these previous PS versions and the HD screen issues many are unable to use your product....that is not good PR guys...come on do the right thing for them and go the extra mile... actually you will gain MORE customers in the long run...
Thanks Tanya
Inspiring
June 21, 2015
As explained above: If you have the latest Photoshop updates, then the menu size is controlled by the OS UI scaling controls, while the rest of the Photoshop UI scale is controlled by the 200% Scaling preference inside Photoshop.
Participating Frequently
June 20, 2015
I have Adobe Photoshop Version: 2014
64 bit
Plus many have PS cc 2015 and have SAME tiny menu issue
*** Hence my post ****
Adobe pass the buck as so, so many say and they blame OS and MS etc we are all sick of it..... I cannot use photoshop as I cannot read menu do not need or use glasses and it hurts gives me headaches like many using this darn ps software now.

Countless forums all over the www folk wasting their time spending hours trying to get solution as I have no other software does this problem ( I have many) and other adobe products I have only PS does this small menu from the entire suite of which frankly I am about to dump now ....
and you also I note commented over here with many saying same thing about passing the buck etc and Adobe excuses repeat same thing over and over month after month infact over a year... blame OS and MS and we are continuing to work with Microsoft on the issues needed to allow more flexible UI scaling on Windows

http://feedback.photoshop.com/photosh...
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Inspiring
June 20, 2015
Adobe has to ultimately rely on the OS for arbitrary scaling and so far they have only been able to get 200% to work with what Microsoft has given them, which is incomplete support.

Are you running PS CC 2015 or something earlier?
Participating Frequently
June 20, 2015
This is an absolute disgrace that Photoshop will not acknowledge this obvious problem of menu being so small especially text menu you can hardly read them a simple solution yet beyond them!
And their option of edit>preferences then "experimental" 200% UI scaling a total joke....makes everything so huge impossible to work with and you lose areas to see and work with.....so what idiots around a table bright sparks choose no other smaller options then 200% ?!
Oh my god words fail me.... beggars belief from a global multi- million dollar company still no solution for something that CAN so, so easily be fixed! Yet over year still same thing despite countless people telling them....
Clearly they have such contempt for their own customers let alone that pay them their wages
Participating Frequently
June 20, 2015
This is an absolute disgrace that Photoshop will not acknowledge this obvious problem of menu being so small especially text menu you can hardly read them a simple solution yet beyond them! And there option of edit>preferences then "experimental" 200% UI scaling makes everything so huge impossible to work with and you lose areas to work with what idiots around a table bright sparks choose no other smaller options then 200%
Oh my god words fail me.... beggars belief from a global multi- million dollar company still no solution for something that CAN so, so easily be fixed! Yet over year still same thing despite countless people telling them....
Clearly they have such contempt for their own customers let alone that pay them their wages
Inspiring
June 13, 2015
Willie's suggestion doesn't work for me. I have no access to most of the the screen at 200%