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johncessna
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January 25, 2016
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Acrobat DC: draw free form tool in full screen?

  • January 25, 2016
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Hello,

Is there a way to use the Draw free form tool in full screen? You could in 11 but it appears you can't in DC. We have faculty members who export their presentations to PDF and then teach classes using Acrobat in full screen, similar to powerpoint. The loss of ability to annotate slides would be very disappointing.

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    Correct answer Adorobat

    Hi Spastikmonkii,

    Sorry for the delay in response.

    Please follow below mentioned steps to enable free form tool in full screen mode:

    1- Click Edit > Preferences > General > check the box which says use single key accelerators to access tools > click OK

    2- Switch to full screen view > press D on the keyboard > then press Shift + D seven times to toggle to pencil tool.

    Thanks,

    Shivam

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    Dorien29108503q29m
    Participant
    March 28, 2023

    The solution is hilarious. Press something 7 times without knowing how far you are? Are you kidding me? 

     

    I'm presenting before 120 students in an hour and you want me to give this a try each time I switch between my beamer pdf slides and a software demonstration. Prepare for the blooper youtube videos. 

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    Dorien29108503q29m
    Participant
    March 28, 2023

    And in addition. I cannot escape full screen anymore after I pressed D and shift-D 7 times. 

    Adorobat
    Community Manager
    AdorobatCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    March 12, 2018

    Hi Spastikmonkii,

    Sorry for the delay in response.

    Please follow below mentioned steps to enable free form tool in full screen mode:

    1- Click Edit > Preferences > General > check the box which says use single key accelerators to access tools > click OK

    2- Switch to full screen view > press D on the keyboard > then press Shift + D seven times to toggle to pencil tool.

    Thanks,

    Shivam

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      Alexander5E33
      Participant
      August 13, 2020

      That's great - been searching for this answer a long while! Is there a way to "see" the specific tool you are using after pressing "D"? A way to keep the quick action toolbar at the top even in fullscreen mode?

       

      Thanks,

       

      Alex

       

       

      try67
      Community Expert
      try67Community Expert
      Community Expert
      August 13, 2020

      No.

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      Anonymous
      December 16, 2017

      PDF in full screen mode, disables the draw free highlight tool.

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      Anonymous
      January 28, 2016

      Hi spastikmonkii ,

      Would like to inform you that Acrobat will appear in this way only on full screen mode .

      Regards,

      Yatharth 

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      Anonymous
      January 27, 2016

      Hi spastikmonkii,

      Please try this steps to bring acrobat pro dc with full screen mode:-

      After opening Acrobat > View > full screen mode  or you may also use the short cut key 'Ctrl+L'

      Regards,

      Yatharth

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      johncessnaAuthor
      Participant
      January 27, 2016

      This puts the PDF in full screen mode, but disables the draw free tool.

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