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August 16, 2023
Question

Can no longer type to replace text

  • August 16, 2023
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A while ago my adobe updated to version 23.0 and I now have the modern look. I am an editor and am constantly using markup tools on PDFs to make edits. I used to just be able to put my cursor somewhere and start typing to insert text or highlight text and start typing to replace text with markup tools, but I now have to highlight, right click, and select replace text. Although this seems like a small issue, it is adding a lot of time to my work. Is there a way to make it so I can just type and the markup appears like it used to?  

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try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 16, 2023

To go back to the old UI click the Options button at the top left corner (Windows) or open the View menu (Mac) and select Disable New Acrobat.

Participant
August 30, 2024

This doesnt work anymore.

Any other tips or reasons that it might not work? 
(Could be that it doesnt work just for me or there is some setting i dont use correctly so if you know something on that note kindly let me know)

Souvik Sadhu
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 10, 2024

Hi @chronis_9775,

 

Hope you are doing well. Sorry for your experience with Acrobat.

 

You might want to try going through the help article for more information: Searching PDFs, Adobe Acrobat

 

Also adding a screen recording video of how to do so for reference.

 

Hope this helps.


-Souvik