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c627627
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September 9, 2018
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How do we get Adobe Reader DC to directly display the classic Save As window?

  • September 9, 2018
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When you click on Save As in Adobe Reader DC, you get an Adobe-specific Save As window.

*Only* after you click on "Choose a Different Folder..."

Only then do you see the classic Save As window.

Without going into how frustrating it is to average users to go trough the confusion of figuring out where to click *every time* they try to Save a .pdf file, is there any way that Save As can DIRECTLY open the standard classic Save As window which, just as a minor detail, pretty much *every single other windows application uses*, except for Adobe Reader DC.

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    Correct answer c627627

    UNCHECKING: Show online storage when saving files

    did not show the normal Standard Save As window for me... until I updated to latest AcroRdrDC1801120058_en_US which fixed this problem for me.

    Thank you.

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    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    September 9, 2018

    Actually I spoke to soon. It took a while but with that option off it now consistently shows the standard dialog for me.

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    c627627AuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    September 9, 2018

    UNCHECKING: Show online storage when saving files

    did not show the normal Standard Save As window for me... until I updated to latest AcroRdrDC1801120058_en_US which fixed this problem for me.

    Thank you.

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    Bill28923069m5gv
    Participant
    March 17, 2023

    This no longer works with the latest versions.

    Adobe managed to take away this option and force one to purchase a license.

    Adobe Reader is dead now if you ask me.

    We need new form makers that allow users to input data and save the changes.

    T
    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    September 9, 2018

    Actually, Office apps use a nonstandard window. But it's pretty similar to the standard window.

    Interestingly, though, when I turn this option off, Acrobat Reader hangs completely, as if there is an invisible window waiting for a reply. Something changed, but not usefully.

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    c627627Author
    Inspiring
    September 9, 2018

    As you can see Office 2016 is the same as the "Standard" Save As window above:

    I understand that it is not possible to have a normal Save As window in Adobe Acrobat DC.

    ...unless you go through extra clicks.

    T
    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    September 9, 2018

    General preferences: Show online storage when saving files.

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    c627627Author
    Inspiring
    September 9, 2018

    CHECKING / UNCHECKING: Show online storage when saving files has no effect on this issue. Perhaps if I took the screenshots. Here you go.

    This is the Non-Standard Save As window which Adobe developers made Acrobat Reader DC use by default:

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    ...and this is the Standard Save As window that virtually ALL Microsoft Windows applications use by default:

    How do we get Adobe Reader DC to *always* use the Standard Save As window without additional clicks/confusion how to get to it?

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