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InDesign and Illustrator UI too small

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
February 1, 2018
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Hi guys,

I have the problem that the UI of Illustrator and InDesign is too small. Photoshop and Muse scale the UI just fine, whereas InDesign's and Illustrator's interface is not usable. In the settings, the scaling is already set to the highest value, so I do not understand why the UI is still small. It is a very frustrating issue, since it is a real pain to work with these small icons.

I am on a Thinkpad T570 with a 4K-Panel, Windows 10 scaling is set to 250%. I added a screenshot where you can see the difference between the UI of PS and ID.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Feature request

Correct answer Srishti Bali

No

Hi there,

We are glad to inform you that this has been addressed in our latest update released today. Please install and let us know if that helps

1) Do one of the following:

(Windows) Choose Edit > Preferences > User Interface.
(macOS) Choose Illustrator > Preferences > User Interface.

2) Adjust the UI Scaling slider. A preview of the scaled UI is displayed in the Preferences dialog box.

3) Select the Scale Cursor Proportionately option to scale the cursor icons in proportion to the UI.

4) To apply this setting, relaunch Illustrator. If you do not relaunch Illustrator, the changes will take effect the next time you launch Illustrator.

Here a few more features introduced in Illustrator 23.0: Introducing Illustrator CC 2019 | Adobe Blog

Regards,

Srishti

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JoseCalderon

New Participant

But will be able to enlarge InDesign's UI icons?

Also: is there a way to downsize the desktop space around the page(s)?

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Lilly5E61

New Participant

Hi!

Do you have any updates on how this works? they seem to have chnages the menu

eugeneb49604842

New Participant

I am still pulling my hair our over this. I have downloaded and installed the latest CSS updates and still do not see the UI slider in Edit/Preferences/User Interface in Adobe Illustrator CS6. These tiny icons are making this software unusable. Windows 10, latestest Adobe updates. Any assistance warmly appreciated.

Srishti Bali

Community Manager

Hi Eugene,

So sorry about this frustration. This feature was added in version 2019 and is unavailable for any version before that. We strongly recommend upgrading your software to a newer version that is supported. That way, we can provide you access to the latest updates and bug fixes. I apologize for the frustration. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Srishti

deezieee1

New Participant

i dont seem to haVE that option

Daniel saxton

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Which version of Illustrator is it?

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Jeanne6

New Participant

I've seen the "solution" answer below: a slider to adjust the scaling on the UI, but mine doesn't have that slider (it only has a light/dark slider but not a size one. What's the deal, it looks like this bug hasn't been fixed for at least 2 years?

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Which version of Illustrator is it?

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SurrealEntertainment

New Participant

I dont have the UI Scaling slider under (macOS) Choose Illustrator > Preferences > User Interface. Its missing.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Which version of Illustrator is it?

Kevin Weiner

New Participant

This issue seems resolved for the main User Interface, but it is unresolved for the User Interfaces that open within the workflow. For example, with a path selected if I go to "Effect" --> "Sketch" --> "Chalk & Charcoal" the User Interface that opens for that workflow contains system text and system icons that are too small to be understood. This is repeatable for many workflow user interfaces. This is a usability bug and should been at the very top of the developers focus.

Thanks,

Kevin

Kevin Weiner

New Participant

Anyone with this issue please Vote this bug report up:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-bugs/suggestions/36732025-user-interfaces-that-open-within-the-workflow-scal

Thanks,

Kevin

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JoseCalderon

New Participant

Hello, InDesign's interface is just as small. How do we tell Adobe?

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~BarbaraT

Inspiring

Glad has been addressed in Illustrator. What about InDesign? (In original question)

Srishti Bali

Community Manager

Hi Barb,

Sorry about the inconvenience. Please share your feedback/ suggestion here: Adobe InDesign Feedback. This is the best way of communicating with the Engineering and Product Management teams regarding issues and suggestions so they can be implemented in future releases.

Regards,

Srishti

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~BarbaraT

Inspiring

Thank you Srishti -- I did search and found the UI adjustment option has been requested. Not a lot of votes, but added mine. If anyone else would like to see, please add your vote too! Thank you -- Barbara

ccu_de

New Participant

Hi,

The solution for Win10 or for any such software running under Win10 is pretty straight-forward.

Right click on the .exe file for the app, Go to Compatibility > Settings > Change high DPI Settings > Change Program DPI Settings and set High DPI Scaling override to 'System'.

Best,

Cem