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ShadowNIN
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April 11, 2017
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How can I make the tools icons and menus bigger? They are ant sized!!

  • April 11, 2017
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Just got a new laptop(Lenovo ideapad Y700) and it has a killer high res screen. When I installed the latest CC, all the icons and menus are SUPER SMALL! Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign... I did change the magnification of the OS to 250% but that did nothing to fix things in the program. HELP! I can't work like this...my eyes already hurt!! Sigh.

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      Correct answer D Fosse

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      K. Michael33892159v236
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      November 27, 2023

      I just bought a 4k monitor and new I7 computer. I installed CS6 and it's up and running. The problemis that the tools and words on the desk top of Adobe CS6 are small. and the preferences does not have a scaling size to change. Help!

       

      D Fosse
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      D FosseCommunity Expert
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      November 28, 2023

      @K. Michael33892159v236 

       

      You can start by reading the post directly above yours. 4K screens did not exist in 2012. Photoshop CS6 does not support it and there is no way to make it work properly.

       

      Support for 4K screens came with Photoshop CC 2014.

       

       

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        fcava1998
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        December 2, 2022

        I understand that this question is for CC, but for PS CS6 do the following:

        To fix scaling problems with CS6 within Windows 10:
        1) Right click on Adobe Photoshop (or Lightroom) icon and choose "Properties."
        2) Click on Compatability tab
        3) Click on "Change high DPI settings"
        4) Check the box for "Use this setting to fix scaling problems..."
        5) Check the box for "Override high DPI scaling behavior."
        6) Set dropd own menu to "System"
        7) In the drop down for "Use the DPI that's set for my main display when" to I open this program.
        😎 click ok.

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          linh28534675apyn
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          February 22, 2023

          It worked, thank you, you don't know how much your comment means to me 

          D Fosse
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          D FosseCommunity Expert
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          February 22, 2023

          Just be aware that this scales everything up, including the image. Effectively, it turns your expensive 4K display into a standard low-resolution HD display.

           

          Newer Photoshop versions with full high resolution display support, will retain the high resolution in the image, and just scale up the interface.

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          justgettingmyfeetwet
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          November 5, 2018

          Hello, I saw your answer and I have the CS6 version with the small icons, and do not have the options to change the interface scaling, do you know where I can find it on mine?  Thanks, same thing..eyes are hurting.  Thanks

          Jense
          Jense
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          October 22, 2019

          Somewhat late, but here is the answer, @justgettingmyfeetwet :

          https://danantonielli.com/adobe-app-scaling-on-high-dpi-displays-fix/

          - I remember using it myself. Seems it is for older versions only.

           

           

           

            happie_97
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            happie_97Community Expert
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            April 11, 2017

            Shadownin,

            I purchased a monitor with amazing resolution and the issue was that the resolution was just too high. Try lowering the resolution to test out how the icons look and see if that works for you.

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            ShadowNINAuthor
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            April 11, 2017

            I did, however that messes with everything else. If I do that my OS dialog boxes are HUGE! Isn't there a way to change the icon size within the program?

              D Fosse
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              D FosseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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              April 11, 2017

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