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Mason3693758325mf
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April 23, 2024
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How to view in Dark Mode without impacting printing.

  • April 23, 2024
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I have accessibility issues with normal text documents on a white background, so I would like to view my PDFs in Dark Mode. Unfortunately, the dark gray display theme is only on the Acrobat borders and not the document itself. The next best solution, seemingly, is to go to Edit > Preferences > Accessibility > Document Color Options > Replace Document Colors > Custom Colors. However, when I change Page Background (black) and Document Text (white), I am no longer able to print. I believe this is because this selection changes the actual PDF document and not just the viewing experience.

 

What workarounds exist so that I can view my documents in Dark Mode without changing the document? Is this at all possible?

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    troppuslled_5975
    Participant
    September 19, 2024

    To enable dark mode in Adobe acrobat :-

    go to Menu>display theme

    then select Dark grey

    Then you are Done!!

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    defaulthba42pswzbfv
    Participant
    October 22, 2024

    What exactly do you mean when you say "go to Menu"? There isn't a Menu button in Acrobat, and the preferences page doesn't have a dsiplay theme section either. Maybe the issue is I'm using old view because our software is incompatible with the updated view 

    Meenakshi Negi
    Community Manager
    Meenakshi NegiCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    October 28, 2024

    Hi UpsetUser#14782,

     

    Thank you for reaching out.

     

    In the old version, go to View menu > Display theme > Dark Grey. Please refer to the screenshot below:

     

     

    Let us know if you need any help.

     

    Thanks,

    Meenakshi

    try67
    Community Expert
    try67Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 4, 2024

    > I believe this is because this selection changes the actual PDF document and not just the viewing experience.

    That's incorrect. It doesn't change the file, just the way it's displayed. You can test it by closing the file after making the change. It won't prompt you to save it, and if you change it back then file will return to its original colors. So the problem must be something else. What happens when you try to print the file, exactly?

      Amal.
      Community Manager
      Amal.Community Manager
      Community Manager
      May 3, 2024

      Hi there

       

      Hope you are doing well and thanks for reaching out.

       

      Is this an issue with a particular PDF file or with all the PDFs? Please try with a different PDF file and check. If the file is stored on a shared network/drive please download it to your computer locally and then try again.

       

      What is the version of the OS and the Acrobat DC you are using? To check the version go to Help > About Acrobat and make sure you have the recent version 24.02.20687 installed. Go to Help > Check for updates and reboot the computer once.
       
      Also try to repair the installation from the help menu (Win Only) and see if that works.
       
      Please try to reset the Acrobat preferences as described here https://adobe.ly/4aSFZUl
       
      You may also try to create a new test user profile with full admin rights in Win or enable the root account in MAC and try using the application there and check.

       

      Let us know how it goes.


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