Disable "Bookmarks" Side Panel whenever opening a PDF

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March 31, 2024
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I would like the "Bookmarks" panel to NOT open when I first open an Adobe PDF. How do I accomplish this?

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Correct answer afrazminhas

Right click on right bar where you see bookmark with other icons and select “UNPIN BOOKMARK”, and close bookmark pane manually. it wont open bydefault again when you open pdf. Problem solved.

Thanks

Afraz

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VladNJ

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I appreciate your suggestions @BarlaeDC @Tariq Ahmad but this inquiry is to disable Bookmark window from appering for all documents and not just one specific document.

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Tariq Dar

Legend

Thank you for sharing the feedback, @VladNJ.

Please ensure your copy of Adobe Acrobat is updated, to check for any pending updates, launch Acrobat > Help > Check For Updates.

You may try resetting Acrobat Preferences, ensure Acrobat is closed: https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/how-to-reset-acrobat-preference-settings-to-default/m-p/4792082

If possible, please record your screen while trying to reproduce the issue upload the recording to any Cloud drive, and share the link with us.

Also, Help us with the Acrobat version installed on your machine: https://adobe.ly/4jLLoBu

Thank you for your continued feedback, patience and support.

~Tariq

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Nasib36431047rban

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1. open one pdf document
2. View>show/hide>Tool pane
3. click "restart" application

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VladNJ

Participating Frequently

This recommendation does not turn it off permanently, but only for that instance (might as well click on the x box)

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Tariq Dar

Legend

Hi @VladNJ,

Thank you for reaching out with your question.
Sadly, it can be turned off permanently. This panel is driven by app preference and document property.

Here is the app preference you may want to check:

Launch Acrobat
Go to Preferences> Documents. Keyboard shortcut (Cmd + K) Mac and (Ctrl+K) Wins.
Select "Restore last view settings when reopening documents"
Click "OK"
Open a PDF file.
Close the bookmarks panel.
Save and close the PDF file.
The next time you open the same document you should have the bookmarks panel closed

Let us know if you have further questions.

~Tariq