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kdeuler
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March 5, 2014
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Any way to increase font size in RoboHelp UI?

  • March 5, 2014
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Hi. Is there any way to increase the font size of the text in the RoboHelp (11) UI itself, that is, for example, the items that appear in the Project manager, Topic List, Single Source Layouts, and other panels?

I have my monitor set to optimal resolution, but this seems to cause this text to be too small for comfort. Is there a way to increase the font size from within RH? If not, is there a Windows-level change I can make?

Thanks!

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brendah0268
brendah0268
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October 11, 2018

See Becky's response below.  It works!

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beckyk48626155
Participant
November 17, 2016

I am very late to this party, but I just ran into the same problem. I have, however, come across a solution, so I figured I'd share it for anybody else who stumbles across this thread. 

I adjusted the application's properties (right click on the program file or icon and choose "Properties" from the menu) in the Compatibility tab. I'm not sure if the settings available will vary by OS, but I checked the box next to "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" and hit "Apply."  I restarted the program and it worked like a charm--hope this helps somebody!

    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
    Legend
    November 17, 2016

    Nice job! And thanks for sharing your solution!

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    Freespirit-ST
    Known Participant
    June 23, 2014

    I am now having the exact same problem!!  Had RH 10 on Windows XP - then got upgraded to Win 7.  Now the listings in the RH UI - such as Project Manager, Single Source Layouts, etc. - have entries (items) in what looks to be around 4 pt.!!  My Win 7 screen resolution is not that small (near-sighted here!).  For the Design panel and my topics, I changed the Zoom to be like 150%, which gives me a font size looking about like a 9 pt., but still more readable.

    I will  go make my "Wish" now to Adobe, as suggested here.  Just wanted to let you know that I feel your pain!!

    Good luck to us both.


    Susan

    Peter Grainge
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    Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 24, 2014

    I have seen this before and I believe it is about Windows, video cards and suchlike.

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

    @petergrainge

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    Freespirit-ST
    Known Participant
    June 24, 2014

    Thanks, Peter.  Yes, that's what it appears to be.  So, in messing about with the screen resolution and text size settings on my new Windows 7 machine, I somehow irritated RoboHelp.  This is what it looks like:

    I got responses from Adobe person assigned to my bug request.  He said all was OK on their side.  He said to try to change the Custom DPI text size for my machine, but that did not change the RH display, only the toolbar and pod headings.  He suggested I uninstall then reinstall RH 10.

    I also asked what the difference was between the RH source files that present the toolbar and that retrieve the project files as listed (includes the Single Source Layout pod entries also, though).  We'll see.

    Have a feeling I'll have to reinstall.

    Thanks for all your help.

    Susan

    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
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    March 6, 2014

    Hi there

    Sorry, but aside from manipulating Windows settings (which would mess with all your other apps) it's not possible.

    I would encourage you to submit a Wish Form to ask for it in a future release.

    http://www.adobe.com/go/wish

    Cheers... Rick

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