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katie_3640
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Oct 30, 2025 9:06 AM UTC
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Contextual Bar: Please get rid, or relocate this menu bar

The most recent update (or at least it's recent that I noticed) created this "edit page" or sometimes "rewrite" menu bar that lies directly onto the project. At first, no worries, I will just zoom my project out for the time being so it is not overlapping with this new menu. However, there seems to be some bug that prevents me from zooming out past 30% without it readjusting back. So, I try to zoom out and edit something that is being covered by this new menu pop-up, which already horribily placed, and after 2-3 click it reverts to being annoyinging covered again. Example attached. Please, fix this.

    Rose DV
    Rose DVCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    Oct 5, 2026 8:04 PM UTC

    Hey @Dynamic_workmanship3bcd and everyone else on this thread!


    I recommend upvoting this on our UserVoice, our product team monitors this page (and I've also passed along the feedback internally from this thread): https://adobeexpress.uservoice.com/forums/951181-adobe-express/suggestions/48781457-turn-off-contextual-task-bar


    Rose

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    Dynamic_workmanship3bcd
    Participant
    Oct 2, 2026 10:13 AM UTC

    sir, this contextual bar sucks fr

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      Rose DV
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      Rose DVCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
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      Oct 5, 2026 8:04 PM UTC

      Hey @Dynamic_workmanship3bcd and everyone else on this thread!


      I recommend upvoting this on our UserVoice, our product team monitors this page (and I've also passed along the feedback internally from this thread): https://adobeexpress.uservoice.com/forums/951181-adobe-express/suggestions/48781457-turn-off-contextual-task-bar


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      vincimadethat
      vincimadethat
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      Sep 17, 2026 9:23 AM UTC

      Came here to say this. Would love to be able to move/minimise it when working on a project.

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      Rose DV
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      Rose DVCommunity Manager
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      Sep 17, 2026 9:54 PM UTC

      Hey ​@vincimadethat (and ​@kaye_4954)! Definitely appreciate you adding your voice to the thread -this is something that I know bothers a lot of users and I will keep bringing it to the team as a great UX fix!

      Rose

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      kaye_4954
      Participant
      Sep 17, 2026 9:18 AM UTC

      1000000%  It’s enough to make you want to leave Adobe and use something else!!!

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      DaynaGM312
      Participant
      Sep 4, 2026 7:52 PM UTC

      PLEASE!!! it is soooooo right in the way!! Who thought to put it there??! Ugh

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        emily_0200
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        Feb 21, 2026 7:53 PM UTC

        Please!

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          Ad�be Patient
          Participant
          Oct 30, 2025 5:24 PM UTC

          We're with you. The new contextual task bar is just as irritating and poorly positioned as its desktop cousin. But in Express, you cannot move it or hide it. It's causing a lot of confusion as team members expect to find tools applicable to their task and find it lacking; for example: margins and bleeds. Every adobe application has bleed and margins located with the document settings. So why, in Express, would you bury it under files?  Why not include it with Resize or Edit Page panels? 

          Its hard to believe Adobe doesnt user test this stuff but Express screams of poor process, flow, and UI. 

           

          Projects, Libraries, Brands, Files—incredibly confusing to users and difficupt to create an SOP for. The platform has so much promise but it fails because it lacks workflow.



          Express is confounding and confusing to use as a platform and the latest updates introduce new questions. 

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            Tarun Saini
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            Tarun SainiCommunity Manager
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            Oct 31, 2025 12:01 PM UTC

            Hi @Ad�be Patient,

             

            Could you please share a screen recording of the issue as suggested by @Amitej S?

             

            Regards,

            Tarun 

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            Amitej S
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            Amitej SCommunity Manager
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            Oct 30, 2025 10:18 AM UTC

            Hi @katie_3640, Welcome to our Adobe Express community! Thanks for posting here!

            Could you share a screen recording of the workflow for adjusting the zoom past 30%? Does it get stuck at 30% zoom? I was able to reach 10% using Ctrl and mouse scroll. The Edit page option comes when you click an area without any asset in the editor window or workspace. The 'Replace' option appears when any asset or image is selected, and the 'Rewrite' option appears when any text is selected. 

            Getting a screen recording of what you mentioned would help us understand and investigate the issue better. Also, try recording while working in incognito/private browsing mode, to ensure that it isn't a one-time issue and is reproducible. 

             

            We are here to help, just need more info!

            Best!

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