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morganw4118444
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May 16, 2022
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HOW DO I STOP THE WINDOW FROM RESIZING EVERY TIME A PDF IS OPENED

  • May 16, 2022
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HOW DO I STOP THE WINDOW FROM RESIZING EVERY TIME A PDF IS OPENED FOR MAC ACROBAT PRO DC

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    bflmpsvz2
    bflmpsvz2
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    February 27, 2025

    I found this discussion because I got some invoice pdf which does this, see the attached file.

    I also found this info:
    https://colecandoo.com/2024/03/23/solving-acrobats-resize-window-issue/
    When there is "FitWindow true" directive in the pdf file, Adobe Reader resize its window.
    Probably the only way is to delete the FitWindow true directive from the pdf file.
    Or, use Foxit Reader or SumatraPDF. They ignore this directive.

     Deleting of some part of a pdf cause that the table which shows the locations of objects as a byte offset within the file is not valid anymore.
    But Adobe reader is usually able to open the file and offer to save restored version.

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    TuckerLentz
    Inspiring
    January 30, 2025

    I found this thread because I have what sounds like the same problem. Not finding a solution here, I kept searching. I did find what is (so far) a solution for me, though it may be completely unrelated to the problem others on this thread are having. This potential solution would only work for Mac users. My problem seems to have been resolved by turning off one of the newish tiling features in the operating system:

    System Settings -> Desktop & Dock -> Tile by dragging windws to screen edges [turn to OFF]

     

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      WhydoIneedtomakethis
      Participant
      June 20, 2024

      Having the same problem for years. If this problem has been going on for over 2 years, Adobe doesn't care. They've doubled their prices in the same time period yet no useful improvements have been made to the software. Adding flowers doesn't make something work better. I've sent feedback in app many times but it never gets resolved. We need to find a replacement for Adobe if they don't want to listen to their users. Anyone know of solid competitors we can look at? Or does Adobe want to read these messages and do better?

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        Precious_Phoenix3817
        Participant
        December 20, 2024

        I have this problem with some PDFs. Was a solution ever found?

          Brad @ Roaring Mouse
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          Brad @ Roaring MouseCommunity Expert
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          May 17, 2022

          Preferences > Accessibility > Overrride Page Display. Set the "Always Use Zoom Setting" to what you desire them to open to.

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            morganw4118444Author
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            May 17, 2022

            Thank you, but that will still cause the window to be resized if it isn't large enough to display a document at the zoom setting that I select.

            Brad @ Roaring Mouse
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            Brad @ Roaring MouseCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            May 17, 2022

            You might also want to unchcek "Restore last view settings when reopening documents" in Preferences > Documents >.  Other than that, I don't know of any way to change the applications window size.

            However, If this is for a specific document, then you should set your Initial View settings within the Document Properties of that file... in particular, set the Zoom size you want, but uncheck Resize Window to Initial View.

            These attributes only affect viewing in Acrobat, of course, and may not have any bearing on 3rd party viewers.

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