Paratext resolution on Parallels

Question

I have been using Paratext on my Mac using Parallels. When I open up Paratext, the texts there including Interface are a bit blurred, unlike other text on other programs. The Paratext icon is very clear on the desktop, but when it is opened, the texts in it are not clear. When I run other programs on Windows, I don’t have the same issue. Only Paratext has this issue. Has anyone encountered the same problem? Can anyone help me to resolve this issue? Changing the font didn’t help. I put two screenshots for comparison below. Thank you.

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Answer 1

This sounds like a problem with scaling. There are two different places you can change things:
(1) in Parallels: Configuration…Graphics…Resolution. (If the machine is running, then View…Retina Resolution). There are three options here. On my setup I can’t really see a difference between “Scaled”, “Best for Retina display” or “Best for external displays” but for your setup maybe it would make a difference. You will probably need to shutdown Windows to see the change.

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If you don’t get satisfaction with the Parallels settings, you might have success with changing the scaling options for just Paratext:
(2) Right-click on the Paratext icon, click Properties…Compatibility…Change high DPI settings. I see two checkboxes and they’re both unchecked on my computer. Note also the link to “Open Advanced scaling settings.” I think these "Advanced scaling settings” get adjusted by Parallels automatically when you change the settings in (1)

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I hope you find the solution.

Comments

Yeah~ Thank you so much LivingField for your advice! The solution (2) worked, so now I have a very clear view with a retina resolution! I had to zoom each window up to 200% because the original size was too small. But zooming up does’t change the resolution and it’s still very clear. Thank you so much! Blessings~

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