# Large tool set is microscopic in Windows 8

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**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [September 13, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/large-tool-set-is-microscopic-in-windows-8/1150 "2014-09-13T21:46:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Geo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/geo/32/82_2.png) [@Geo](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Geo)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/large-tool-set-is-microscopic-in-windows-8/1150/2 "2014-09-14T12:24:59Z")

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Hi David,

> [@davidheim1](#):
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> …has anyone else tried to use SU with Windows 8 and found similar odd things happening to the large tool set and such?

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…

> [@Any way to change measurements toolbar larger](http://forums.sketchup.com/t/any-way-to-change-measurements-toolbar-larger/959):
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> I’m new to SketchUp Make, as I’ve just installed it a couple of days ago. The problem I’m having is that the Measurements Toolbar is way too small to read. This stems from my configuration, and I can’t figure out a way to make it larger so that I can read the dimensions. My laptop is no slouch: Core i7-quad core Display Adapter Nvidia Quadro K2100M GPU 15.6" monitor with a resolution of 3200x1800, hence my problem I need to be able to scale up the toolbar at the bottom, by 100%, double the …

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> [@davidheim1](#):
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> And somehow, the Move tool had disappeared from the large tool set and could only be accessed from the Tools drop-down menu.

Since SU 2013 toolbars for SketchUp on Windows OS are customizable.  
That means the user can also “disassemble” the native toolbars.  
They can be reset back to their default configuration using the reset buttons in the Toolbars Dialog.  
To open the dialog click … View \> Toolbars or Simply right-click on any existing toolbar.

-Geo

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