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Acrobat Scaling between multiple screens on Windows 10

Explorer ,
Jul 07, 2016 Jul 07, 2016

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The Acrobat DC desktop version does not scale correctly between screens of different resolutions. 

i.e. similar to Outlook and excel

In my case it is way too large - I have to make very small prior to dragging to other display.

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Adobe Employee , Aug 08, 2017 Aug 08, 2017

Hi,

Acrobat DC update with multi-monitor DPI scaling support is now available, read more here: What's new in Adobe Acrobat DC. This update will be automatically applied to all Acrobat and Reader users in the coming days. You may also update to the latest release by opening the application and going to Help > Check for Updates.

Release notes for today's release are here: 17.012.20093 Planned update, August 8, 2017 — Acrobat and Adobe Reader Release Notes  

Please try it out and let us know your fe

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Adobe Employee ,
Jul 07, 2016 Jul 07, 2016

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Hi Greggdov ,

Could you please post a screenshot of the function you are inquiring about?

What Operating System do you have-Windows/Mac?

What brand of Monitor do you have?

What version of Acrobat do you have?

Thank You!

Shivam

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Explorer ,
Jul 07, 2016 Jul 07, 2016

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Could you please post a screenshot of the function you are inquiring about?

It simply doesn’t scale like other applications e.g. excel, outlook

What Operating System do you have-Windows/Mac?

Windows 10 Pro

What brand of Monitor do you have?

            Laptop resolution of 3000 x 2000  - 200%

            eMachines of 1920 x 1080 – 100%

What version of Acrobat do you have

            Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

            Version 2015.006.30174

          

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Adobe Employee ,
Jul 07, 2016 Jul 07, 2016

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Please perform the following steps:

1- Open Acrobat DC>Edit>Preferences>General>Scale for screen resolution(restart required)>click No Scaling.

2- If above given step doesn't fix the issue, Open Acrobat>Edit>Preferences>Documents>PDF/A mode:select Never in drop down>OK

Let us know if you face any issue.

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Explorer ,
Jul 07, 2016 Jul 07, 2016

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It still appears too large.

Switching to no scaling made the high resolution screen very small however, it still enlarged when moved to display #2.

They don’t retain their relative size.

The document option did not seem to affect a change.

Gregg Dovolis

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Adobe Employee ,
Jul 07, 2016 Jul 07, 2016

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Try to change the Rendering settings, Open Acrobat>Edit>Preferences>Page Display>Rendering>Smooth Text>select "For Monitor" from drop down>OK

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Explorer ,
Jul 07, 2016 Jul 07, 2016

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That had no effect.

It still enlarges – typically as I move an application that works correctly to the other screen it enlarges initially and then when completely moved it shrinks to the approximate size of the original display.

Gregg Dovolis

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Adobe Employee ,
Jul 07, 2016 Jul 07, 2016

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Try to change page content and information ,Edit>Preferences>Page Display>Page Content and Information>uncheck box next to Show large images.

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Explorer ,
Jul 07, 2016 Jul 07, 2016

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No sir.

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Adobe Employee ,
Jul 08, 2016 Jul 08, 2016

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Try to run Acrobat DC in Compatibility mode:

Press Windows key on keyboard>type Acrobat>right click Acrobat DC and click Open file location>right click Adobe Acrobat DC shortcut>Properties>Compatibility>check the box Run this program in compatibility mode for and select Windows 7>Apply>OK

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If above given steps doesn't fix the issue , try to change scaling in Acrobat DC Properties

Right click Adobe Acrobat DC shortcut>Properties>Compatibility>check the box Disable display scaling on high DPI settings>Apply>OK

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Explorer ,
Jul 08, 2016 Jul 08, 2016

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No, this did not change anything.

In every case I have changed the attempts back to the original setting.

I assume they are not in some way accumulative.

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Adobe Employee ,
Jul 08, 2016 Jul 08, 2016

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Please perform the below mention steps :

1- Press Windows+R key on your keyboard>type control>select Display>set a custom scaling level under Change size of items> try to increase scaling to other than 100% and see if the issue is fixed.

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2- If step 1 doesn't fix issue ,check if there are any updates available for Acrobat>Help>Check for Updates

3- If step 2 doesn't fix issue ,try to repair Acrobat>Help>Repair Installation.

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Explorer ,
Jul 08, 2016 Jul 08, 2016

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Not able to perform?

Hit the windows button then “R”

Gives me the run command

“Display” is not an option?

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Adobe Employee ,
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Please type control in run dialogue box

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Explorer ,
Jul 08, 2016 Jul 08, 2016

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Does not assume to work.

Gregg Dovolis

Analytical Capital, Inc.

222 S 9th St - Suite 2880

Minneapolis,  MN 55402

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Explorer ,
Jul 11, 2016 Jul 11, 2016

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Kind of a wild goose chase.

Nothing seems to work – Let me know.

Gregg Dovolis

Analytical Capital, Inc.

222 S 9th St - Suite 2880

Minneapolis,  MN 55402

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New Here ,
Jul 12, 2016 Jul 12, 2016

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Any progress on this? I'm having similar issues since installing Acrobat Pro on Windows 10 device.

Thanks,

David

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Explorer ,
Jul 12, 2016 Jul 12, 2016

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I have tried several things – to no avail – Below is the latest.

Try to check if there is any update available for Acrobat, Open Acrobat>Help>Check for Updates.

If Acrobat is up to date ,try to repair Acrobat, Open Acrobat>Help>Repair Installation.

If repairing Acrobat doesn't fix the issue, try to remove Acrobat from Cleaner tool from here <http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/acrobatcleaner.html> Download Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool - Adobe Labs and then reinstall Acrobat

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Adobe Employee ,
Jul 12, 2016 Jul 12, 2016

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Hi Greggdov,

Try to remove Acrobat from Cleaner tool from here Download Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool - Adobe Labs  and then reinstall Acrobat.

Let us know if you face any issue.

Thank You!

Shivam

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Explorer ,
Jul 14, 2016 Jul 14, 2016

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Hello,

Do you know for a fact that DC does scale appropriately on windows 10?

Check for updates and repair do not work.

I don’t want to go through the gyrations or reinstallation if it is a known issue.

Gregg Dovolis

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Adobe Employee ,
Jul 14, 2016 Jul 14, 2016

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I would like to mention that DC does scale appropriately on Windows 10 with high-resolution displays in dual monitor settings.

But I would request you to please use this link to log a bug here : Feature Request/Bug Report Form

Thank You for your Patience.

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New Here ,
Aug 30, 2016 Aug 30, 2016

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I am sorry to say that, but no, Acrobat DC does not scale appropriately on Windows 10.

I am running the latest version of Windows 10, and the latest version of Acrobat Pro DC from Creative Cloud. My laptop screen is 3840x2160 set with 200% UI scaling. The other screen is an older 1920x1080 21' display. The main Windows display is the high-dpi laptop screen.

When Acrobat window is dragged from laptop screen to the old FHD screen, Acrobat interface becomes untenably large. Disabling scaling in Acrobat preferences results in simply large interface on the smaller screen (still way too big!). What is symptomatic is that the window title bar remains abnormally  large even when the UI scaling option in Acrobat is disabled.

I am attaching two screenshots. One is from laptop screen, the other from smaller auxiliary screen. MS Word is positioned in the back for scale. This is the same session for both applications - the windows have simply been dragged around.

Please acknowledge this critical bug, and unmark the "correct" answer. It is very misleading. The scaling in Acrobat DC does not work properly under Windows 10. The only current workaround is to use an external manifest file to have Windows forcibly scale the UI properly:

Adobe App Scaling on High DPI Displays (FIX) | Dan Antonielli

This solution has two serious drawbacks. The UI becomes somewhat blurry on high-dpi display, and the cursors become very small.

The sometimes-suggested fix of making the external monitor main screen does not work in my setup: the scaling is still all wrong.acro-big.PNG

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Adobe Employee ,
Sep 01, 2016 Sep 01, 2016

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Hi,

Thank You for your feedback, much appreciated.

Please use this link to log a bug here: Feature Request/Bug Report Form.

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 07, 2017 Jan 07, 2017

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How is this the response to this bug? I am having the same issues on Adobe Reader Pro DC and its almost unusable because the screen is so enlarged. Is there any progress on this bug? The last response from Adobe on 9/1/16 with no feedback since then is disconcerting. I just purchased this program for $180 and can only use it on my laptop.

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Adobe Employee ,
Jan 09, 2017 Jan 09, 2017

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Hi tylerc38468469,

We are working on the issue, apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.

Shivam

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