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September 9, 2022
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Photoshop UI displays very small compared to all other Adobe software UI

  • September 9, 2022
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Apple 27" Studio display (5) Photoshop preferences UI scaling for mac cannot be changed. Tools and pallets display tiny compared to all the other Adobe software. Any way to fix this?

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TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
September 9, 2022

Photoshop responds to the scale factor setup in your operating system preferences. The larger the scale factor in your system preferences, the larger Photoshop scales the user interface. This allows the user to adjust the size of the user interface and provide crisp text.

Photoshop adjusts its resolution based on your macOS Displays System Preferences:

In macOS, select System Preferences > Displays. Now, under Display, choose either Default for display or Scaled to select a resolution setting. See Apple Support for Change your Mac display’s resolution.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/hidpi-retina.html

IF after that, you see just the PS GUI too small, reset your preferences. Better? 

Press and hold Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) immediately after launching Photoshop.

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
Participant
September 9, 2022

2560 x 1440 The default resolution. I Just got this 27" studio display (5k). Previously I was using the Apple Thunderbolt display (2011) and everything looked normal with all the UI's

TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
September 9, 2022

That's a 'calibration' preset. I'm referring to the actual display resolution by the pixel value. Resoution>Scalled setting. 

See: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/hidpi-retina.html

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
Participant
September 9, 2022

Im using the Design & Print (P3-D50) preset. Resolution is Default for Display. I've toggled between a few but same results

TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
September 9, 2022

What display resolution are you running and have you altered it otherwise? 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"