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February 25, 2022
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I cannot stop blue popup "tips" from appearing

  • February 25, 2022
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There are 10 screens full of messages back and forth about the above subject WITH NO ACTUAL SOLUTION (I use a Mac). Please will someone of credibility from Adobe either verify that "It cannot be done" or else give an actual, working solution.

Thx

Correct answer Souvik Sadhu

Hi @S. S , I am currently running Acrobat Pro on Mac OS
 Continuous Release | Version 2024.002.20687
Mac OS Monterey 12.7.6

I don't think I have a registry editor.


Hi @D4v3,

 

Thanks for the clarification. 

 

Adding to what Tariq shared, you might want to try the steps below:

Close Acrobat completely > Open Terminal > type the codes -

defaults write com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro EnableContextualTips -bool false
defaults write com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro EnableContextualToolbar -bool false

 

The keys can be found here: https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/PrefRef/Macintosh/FeatureLockDown.html?zoom_highlight=context#Contextmenus,tips,tools

 

Once done, launch Acrobat again and check if it helps.


Regards,
Souvik.

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D4v3
Inspiring
September 24, 2024

Same since 2020...... Anyone got a fix? Pleeeease.

Souvik Sadhu
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Community Manager
February 6, 2025

Hi @D4v3,

 

Hope you are doing well. Thanks for writing in!

 

If you are still looking for a solution, you can try out the registry settings as suggested in the given link: Lockable Settings

 

Hope this helps.


-Souvik

D4v3
Inspiring
February 27, 2025

Unfortunately I have already trodden this path without any success.