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June 4, 2019
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Change Alter Settings

  • June 4, 2019
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I am trying to change settings related to email accounts in Acrobat Reader DC - I enter preferences > Email Accounts then select add Gmail from the drop down list and try to begin typing my email address but it does not allow me to type anything. I've also tried uninstalling & reinstalling as well as using on screen keyboard, neither options have resolved the issue...

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    Amal.
    Legend
    August 8, 2019

    Hi Rentals,

    Apologies for the delay in response, I hope you would be able to fix it by now.

    If the problem still persists, as stated above, you are not able to add email account as it's not letting you type anything, correct?

    What is the dot version of the Adobe Reader? To check the version, please follow the link - Identify the product and its version for Acrobat and Reader DC

    What is the OS and the version?

    Please check for the missing updates for the application. Go to Help > Check for Updates. To know more about the latest version available, please follow the link - DC Release Notes — Release Notes for Acrobat DC Products

    Try repairing installation (Windows only). Go to Help > Repair Installation.

    Also, try to reset the preferences to default. to know more about how to reset the preferences please follow the link - How to reset Acrobat Preference settings to def... | Adobe Community​ restart the application and check.

    If it doesn't work,

    Remove the application from the system using the Adobe cleaner tool - Download Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool - Adobe Labs

    Restart the system and install the application again using the link - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Install for all versions

    Let us know if you need more help.

    Regards,

    Amal

    Rentals1Author
    Participant
    June 4, 2019

    Hi Everyone, Just an update on this - I have now noticed that I actually cannot type into reader at all, not even for search function, it won't allow me to cntl > f, when cntl > f did not work I manually went to this screen, edit menu > find and then discovered that I cannot type into reader at all by the look of things.

    Legend
    June 4, 2019

    So this is the box you can't type in?

    (Not doubting it, checking we're on the same page).

    Rentals1Author
    Participant
    June 4, 2019

    Yep, that is the box that I can't type into!