Adobe Acrobat Pro 2023 doesn't show entire file name on tab anymore; bring back!

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
March 14, 2024
13 replies
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Do you have any idea how many PDFs I have open at a time? Sometimes all grouped within one "page" of tabs, while others opened all by themselves. When switching between files I need to first reference the PDF file name so I know I am selecting the correct file. No longer do you show the entire file name within the tab, even if there is only ONE PDF file open...why did you change this? Now I have to take multiple steps to see a file name including leaving the file I'm currently within, suchas an Excel file, then select the Adobe PDF and hover over the tab to see it name. Are you kidding me? Not efficient whatsoever. Let the tab take up as much room as it needs to show the PDF file name! If I add another PDF file to the same grouped "page," then show as much as you can of both PDF file names. Why did you change this? I'm trying to understand the reasoning.

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Correct answer DevenKY

Yes, Adobe really mucked up by removing the 'hover over tab' feature to see your file name. I have found 2 decent ways to see the full file name.

1) right click on the tab, select reveal in explorer. This opens the file folder with the file name highlighted.

2) right cick within the document, select document properties, it opens dialog box with file name at the top.

If there's a better way, please update! Thank you.

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nulls_2046

Participating Frequently

Sorry but i am confused.

Noel_M

Known Participant

Adobe, please prioritize a fix for this!
The fix I think we all are requesting is simply:
- Have a bar above the tabs when PDF docs are open
- In that bar would be the entire filename of whichever file is selected at the moment

Every other "fix" mentioned here is a frustrating workaround - none of which accomplish what I'm requesting here, which is easy visual access at any time to the full filename of the PDF I have selected.

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determined_niceness5361

Participant

Yeah, that change is super frustrating. Full file names are key when juggling multiple PDFs. Hopefully Adobe adds an option to toggle full tab names again, it’d save a lot of clicks

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Jacki38153686kpyv

Participant

Yes please bring the entire file name back on the tab it's wasting so much of my time flicking backwards and forwards from file explorer !!

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Joakim U

Participant

It shouldn't take Adobe YEARS to address this... The incompetency is unreal.

Amal.

Community Manager

Hi there

Hope you are doing well and thanks for reaching out. We are sorry for the trouble you are experiencing.

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You may also share your feedback/feature request with our development team directly using the link https://adobe.ly/3J05ObX for their consideration and future implementation.

~Amal

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DevenKYCorrect answer

Participant

Yes, Adobe really mucked up by removing the 'hover over tab' feature to see your file name. I have found 2 decent ways to see the full file name.

1) right click on the tab, select reveal in explorer. This opens the file folder with the file name highlighted.

2) right cick within the document, select document properties, it opens dialog box with file name at the top.

If there's a better way, please update! Thank you.