# Dimensions tool/tape measure unit display default

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**Tags:** units, dimension, modeling, measurements\
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You don’t usually need to on a Mac, anyway. The SU team have gone further (but not yet completely) into adapting the software for high resolution screens.

You could set a lower resolution, if it is still a problem for you.

I believe on Windows 10 you can set a display scaling factor of up to 150% but can’t remember where you find the setting.

Start with this thread to find more

> [@SketchUp and Windows 10 display scaling](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-and-windows-10-display-scaling/43006):
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> Hi, I use SketchUp Make 2017 an I’m going to buy a new laptop: Dell XPS 15 9560 with i7-7700HQ, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GTX 1050 and Windows 10 Home. That laptop has a 15" display, available with two different resolutions: FHD (19201080) matte UHD (38402160) glossy If I choose the FHD display I will run it with a 100% scaling (that is, not scaling at all); if I choose the 4K display I will run it with a 200% scaling (with a smaller scaling, text would be too tiny and unreadable). I’m sure Sket…

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