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June 4, 2025
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Anyone else annoyed in Acrobat Pro that the comment tool doesn't go back to "Select" after "Draw"?

  • June 4, 2025
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When I Draw a rectangle or text callout from the commenting toolbar, it seems to me that the tool used to revert back to the Select tool so I could move or manipulate the rectangle or text box. My muscle memory seems to think so, at least! Now it stays on whatever shape I drew, so I just keep drawing boxes on top of boxes while I'm clicking around trying to move the shape I just drew or to enter text. Is there a way to change this so it defaults back to the old way? I can't imagine why I would want to just draw endless rectangles, and it's time consuming switching back and forth between tools when I'm annotating a large piece on a deadline. It's a minor inconvenience, but I find it pretty annoying. 

Correct answer Meenakshi Negi

Hi kell.will,

 

Thank you for reaching out, and sorry about the trouble. 

 

Please ensure that the "Keep selected" tool is turned off. Check the pin icon in the floating toolbar. 

You may refer to the screenshot below:

 

 

You may also refer to the information under "Keep an annotation tool selected" in the following help document: https://adobe.ly/442kRKc

 

Feel free to let us know if you have any questions or need help.

 

Thanks,

Meenakshi

 

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Meenakshi Negi
Community Manager
Meenakshi NegiCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
June 5, 2025

Hi kell.will,

 

Thank you for reaching out, and sorry about the trouble. 

 

Please ensure that the "Keep selected" tool is turned off. Check the pin icon in the floating toolbar. 

You may refer to the screenshot below:

 

 

You may also refer to the information under "Keep an annotation tool selected" in the following help document: https://adobe.ly/442kRKc

 

Feel free to let us know if you have any questions or need help.

 

Thanks,

Meenakshi

 

kell.willAuthor
Participant
June 5, 2025

Oh that's awesome, I didnt' realize that this feature existed! Thanks for saving me a lot of annoyance!

KW
Meenakshi Negi
Community Manager
Community Manager
June 6, 2025

You are welcome!

Feel free to let us know if we can help with anything else.

 

- Meenakshi