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How do I go back to the old Acrobat?

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The update is terrible. Comment tools are complicated and/or missing. Nothing is where it was

How can I reinstall the last version??

Modern Acrobat

Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.comCorrect answer

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To revert to the old interface:

On Macs, go to the View menu and select Disable New Acrobat.
On Windows, to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner (where the old File menu used to be) and select Disable New Acrobat, it's about 2/3 down the menu.

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Charlene34701461c98i

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Placing signatures on documents now takes twice as long, Now I have to click on each page individually. Then after that in the subject before sending for signature, I have to type out the full discription of said document, it wont allow me to copy/paste. It now takes me twice as long, if not longer. Not user friendly at all.

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jetprint

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The updated interface is dreadful! I've encountered another issue following the recent update to the new Acrobat version. I've got a price list formatted on A4, double-sided, with a 5% black background on both sides. Strangely, when I generate a PDF from InDesign, the first page in Acrobat displays the gray background, but the second page turns out white. Interestingly, when I opened the file on a different PC running an older version of Acrobat, the file appeared perfectly fine!

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Abambo

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With both sides, you mean both sheets? What is your OS and version and the version of Acrobat.

How is the grey background created in InDesign? Did you do the InDesign formatting?

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jetprint

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Yes, both sheets. My PC is running on Windows 10 and Acrobat is version 2023.008.20458. The grey background is a 10% black element and has been formatted by myself as hundred times before...

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SusanHedenberg

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AGREED!

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Mitten007

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I agree! The new version is terrible, and no matter how many times and say I want to go back to the OLD version, the powers the be decide FOR ME to switch it back to the new version. Why can they not just listen.

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christyk50199299

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Adding myopinion that the new interface is terrible. Did you talk to any U/X people before you made this decision? People want things to be intuitive. They do NOT want to have to search through more drop-down menus!

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Mark Shian LS

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I totally agree. The latest Acrobat update is atrocious. Horrible. Why would you completely change the pretty much where everything used to exist? It's just ludicrous. This is NOT an improvement! Adobe please stop this nonsense! Oh and thanks for giving us the option to opt out and revert back to the old version!

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Amelia29107283dt59

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This is a utility, not a fashion statement. You can enhance features without redesigning the user interface. I know! Let's design the next car model to have the steering wheel in the trunk while the driver's seat remains up front, but just to jazz things up we'll also make the driver sit on the right side of the car rather than the left. We'll call it innovation!

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PositiveEnergy

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Switch from New Adobe Acrobat Reader Interface to Old
https://youtu.be/IIV8iKREunw

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annen33814879

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Thanks @PositiveEnergy It works in Reader via view / disable, but NOT in my version of Acrobat Pro.

In Acrobat Pro 2023.006.20320 it looks like its File / Revert but its greyed out. ?

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Tariq Dar

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Hi All!

Hope you are doing well.

We acknowledge that the new Acrobat represents a notable change; however, we hope that as you get familiar with the new interface, you can be more productive and get more out of Acrobat.

We are actively working on any unavailable features, such as customizing the All Tools positioning or user interface. And we will address them with the highest priority.

A point to note is that as we made these changes in the interface, we have ensured all tools & features that are currently supported retain their familiar functionalities and workflows as they did in the previous version. We proactively address any gaps or issues users report regarding any break in current workflows.

If your critical workflows are impacted, you can switch to the old UI from the “Menu” on the top left corner of Windows OS and View Menu on MacOS. We will follow up with a detailed community-featured post, guiding you to familiarise yourself with the new interface and regular updates on upcoming changes.

We will follow up on this response with a detailed article explaining the changes, a guide to help familiarise you with the new interface, and regular updates on upcoming changes.

Thank you once again for your feedback, and do look forward to our upcoming releases!

~Tariq

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MarkBoehlen

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Thank you for pointing out how to revert to the well-known and recognizable interface. I personally do not see the advantages of the cryptic update. Hyrogliphics have their place, but the option should always exist for keywords.

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Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.comCorrect answer

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To revert to the old interface:

On Macs, go to the View menu and select Disable New Acrobat.
On Windows, to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner (where the old File menu used to be) and select Disable New Acrobat, it's about 2/3 down the menu.

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