Comment text size small in pane vs large in edit mode

[CliffW]

I am trying to make the comment text larger in the comment pane in Acrobat since I find the default size too small. I found this in both an existing document and a new document I made to test this.

Samplesteps:

1. create a new PDF from Word (or open an existing PDF file)
2. open in Acrobat pro (I'm on Macbook pro -- Sonoma 14.6.1)
3. Acrobat > preferences > Commenting: set font size 18, font Arial, OK (note: the option says "restart required" so ...)
4. restart Acrobat, reopen file
5. open comment pane
6. select some text in the file > click the comment icon on the pop-up menu
7. start typing the text in the comment pane --> RESULT: text looks nice and big!
8. Post the comment

RESULT: the text is back to the automatic tiny text

***Is there some setting I'm not adjusting to set the "committed/posted" comment default text size?

[S. S]

Hi @cliffw,

Hope you are doing well. Thanks for writing in!

The setting you are referring to here is the UI and not the comments.

You can try playing around with the preferences at Page Display-> Resolution.

Or, you can try going to your System Preferences-> Display-> change the resolution of your device and select the radio button "System Resolution" in Acrobat's Preferences-> Page Display.

Hope this helps.

-Souvik

[CliffW]

Thanks for the reply. When I adjust the Page Display settings, it seems to affect the page, and text on the page, but not the size of text on the Comment pane.

[Rohit AnandT3]

Hi @CliffW 

You can try changing the display size of app to large from Acrobat Menu(top left) -> View-> Display Size-> Large.

Let me know if this helps. 

Thanks,

Rohit A

[CliffW]

Thanks for the suggestion. If I go to the Acrobat menu on the title bar (I'm on Mac), there is no entry "View." I see Acrobat Preferences... but there is no View item in the Preferences that I can find. Can you send me a picture of where I should be looking to try your idea?

When I look in the online help, it says to click on a hamburger menu, but I don't see one of those either. I'm guessing the help is for a different version, although it doesn't say so on the page. 

Thank you.

[S. S]

@CliffW That would be on the top menu bar. 

-Souvik

[CliffW]

You mean like the below picture? There is no setting on that "View" menu that pertains to pane text as far as I know (and also no menu item called "Display Size" that Rohit points to). For example, the Zoom there seems to only affect the page. The "Page Display" only changes one or two page display, again not the pane. 

I think Acrobat just doesn't have this feature which is a shame. Why would someone want to adjust the comment editing size but not the display size which they will be reading over and over when reviewing the document?

[Lorelski]

Same problem as OP and andyw...  I think I've exhausted possible solutions. 

[Lorelski]

I'm on a desktop Mac using Ventura 13.5. I think Adobe just updated Photoshop to a 2025 version, but my Acrobat Pro is the most current 2024 version. 

[S. S]

Hi @Lorelski @CliffW @andyw20084219,

Good News! The fix is aligned with the upcoming update.

I'll update the thread once we are live with the release.

Regards,

Souvik

[ML Freelance]

I have the most current Acrobat that was loaded by Adobe techs a day ago - but not 'AI' - the comment viewing is still very small - my old eyes are having a problem. lol

[S. S]

Hi @ML Freelance,

Sorry to hear that!

Would you mind sharing a screenshot of the problem for a better understanding and assistance?

-Souvik

[ML Freelance]

than you - i created a pdf - font size is fine when you are typing a comment, but once that is closed, the type is very small and very hard to read. It used to be much easier to read

[S. S]

@ML Freelance,

You might want to try the steps:

Go to View menu-> Display Size-> Large.

-Souvik

[ML Freelance]

I don't have that option in the most current version of Acrobat. I'm on a MacBook Pro if that matters,.

[andyw20084219]

i'm having this same issue and cannot figure out how to make that text any larger. why must it be so hard to figure out?!

[Rohit AnandT3]

Sorry for the inconvenience, the concerned team is investigating this issue, will updated once this is fixed.

Regards,

Rohit A

[andyw20084219]

thank you! that would be great! lately i've noticed that the size of the UI font in Acrobat has become so small. There is no obvious or easy way to increase the font size. A fix for that would be greatly appreciated. 

here's an example......

 

[warren_5652]

Hello, this problem started for me quite recently, maybe a couple of months ago - infuriating. I understand an update is coming that will fix it?

[S. S · Accepted solution]

Hi @warren_5652,

Hope you are doing well. 

We are live with the new update (24.005.20307), which has a fix for this issue.

Please update the app and let us know if it works for you.

-Souvik

[andyw20084219]

just installed the update and the issue is mostly fixed. the notes that others have left are now the size that i set in my prefrences. that's great. the Acrobat UI font is still a bit small for me. i'm not sure where to change that at. i've look around in Acrobat and on my Mac and can't seem to find that option anywhere. but thank you for that update. 

[CliffW]

Yes, thanks. The comment text is now following the settings for commenting font size.

[S. S]

Thanks, @CliffW @andyw20084219, for letting us know that it fixed the issue.

@andyw20084219 for the resolution issue, you might want to check the UI settings of your device.

Steps can be fond here: Change your Mac display’s resolution – Apple Support (UK)

-Souvik

[warren_5652]

All good now many thanks

[S. S]

@warren_5652 Thanks for the confirmation.

-Souvik