# Bad formatting on 4k UHD displays **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Created:** [December 31, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bad-formatting-on-4k-uhd-displays/5392 "2014-12-31T18:54:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Aerilius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19b73/32.png) [@Aerilius](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Aerilius)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bad-formatting-on-4k-uhd-displays/5392/6 "2015-01-05T17:30:22Z")
This thread is related to these two, see here for some workarounds: > [@Any way to change measurements toolbar larger](http://forums.sketchup.com/t/any-way-to-change-measurements-toolbar-larger/959/2): > > The issue comes from many applications (including SketchUp) being built to screens with a fixed pixel size as it was common for decades. With the introduction of high-resolution screens, operating systems allow to adjust the user interface scale. However still some elements of the user interface are drawn to a fixed size in pixels, while others respect the global scale. There are generally two approaches to get an application readable that does not work correctly with different resolutions: y… > [@Large tool set is microscopic in Windows 8](http://forums.sketchup.com/t/large-tool-set-is-microscopic-in-windows-8/1150/2): > > Hi David, Late last March I migrated my desktop workstation from XP Pro to Win 8.1 SU 2014 displays as expected on the dual monitor setup I’ve used for years. Display 1 1920 x 1200 (native) SU GUI maximized Display 2 1024 x 768 (native) SU Model Info and Dialogs Most likely the problem you witnessed stems from the recent introduction of high-resolution screens. Fellow Sage @Aerilius describes the problem and offers some solutions over here… . Since SU 2013 toolbars for SketchUp on… If you use the 4k UHD display in combination with a second normal one, you could move toolbars and other UI over there. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/bad-formatting-on-4k-uhd-displays/5392)._