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kathylacrosseil
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January 6, 2018
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 [How to increase size of UI fonts?]

  • January 6, 2018
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I transferred my license for Photoshop Elements 12 to a new computer (yes, I disconnected the license from the old computer).

Everything seems to go well and the shortcut showed up on my desktop.  When I clicked on the shortcut, photoshop comes up, but the font on the menu bar (across the top) is so small, it can't be read.

This program has worked well for me.  This program is the only one that I have installed on the new computer that isn't showing up properly.

Thanks, K

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    John Waller
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    John WallerCommunity Expert
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    January 6, 2018

    Moved from Photoshop forum.

    Which version of Windows are you using on your new computer? What is your screen resolution?

    The short answer to your question is that there is no way of adjusting the font size inside Elements. You'll have to change the display resolution in the Windows operating system when using Elements.

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    cz35895897
    Inspiring
    January 7, 2018

    I would try to change the default system fonts in windows under personalize screen menus. It may work, as it did on some small Windows OS tablets. It always works on desktop menus, and most of the time on software menus (if they use system fonts)

    MichelBParis
    MichelBParis
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    January 7, 2018

    cz35895897  wrote

    I would try to change the default system fonts in windows under personalize screen menus. It may work, as it did on some small Windows OS tablets. It always works on desktop menus, and most of the time on software menus (if they use system fonts)

    That works but ONLY for the organizer part (it was totally rebuilt for PSE11).

    The interface of the editor is different (just like in Photoshop) and it did not support font scaling for the menus in high resolution displays. The partial solution was introduced in Elements 13 for HiDpi displays (4k...) You have a setting to show the fonts at 200% scaling, which is good for real 4k resolution, not for intermediate resolutions. The solution is to change the screen resolution as indicated by John Waller.

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