FrameMaker UI does not scale on high-resolution displays

Issue

If you are using FrameMaker on a high-resolution monitor, then the icons, pod’s text, and dialog text size in the FrameMaker UI become small and illegible. 

Reason

FrameMaker is designed for an optimal display on regular screens. However, for higher resolutions, the UI is not able to scale effectively.

Workaround

Follow the steps given below to arrange the display settings accordingly:

  1. Go to FrameMaker (2015 release) install location. The default location is C:\Program Files(x86)\Adobe\AdobeFrameMaker2015 on your computer.

  2. Right click FrameMaker.exe and click Properties.

  3. In the Compatibility tab, select and turn on Disable display scaling on high DPI settings.

  4. Click OK and restart FrameMaker.

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