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Rahim25612684y63m
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August 11, 2022
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Select Tool Set to Default Automatically

  • August 11, 2022
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Hi,

Since this week, the Select Tool is being set to the default when I open a PDF. Is there a way to chenage it back to the Hand (Pan) tool? I have tried checking and unchecking the "Always display the keyboard selection cursor" option under the Accessibility settings, but it doesn't seem to to anything to fix this issue (Select is still the default everytime I open and close PDFs).

Thanks!

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Correct answer Amal.

Hi All

 

This issue is fixed with the new release 22.2.20212 now available. Please update the application from the help menu > check for updates and reboot the computer once.

For more information about the new release please go through the help page https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html

 

Regards

Amal

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Amal.
Amal.Correct answer
Legend
September 9, 2022

Hi All

 

This issue is fixed with the new release 22.2.20212 now available. Please update the application from the help menu > check for updates and reboot the computer once.

For more information about the new release please go through the help page https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html

 

Regards

Amal

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    Matt2623270303hm
    Participant
    September 21, 2022

    This does not fix it. Why does every thread say this when it doesn't work???

    Amal.
    Amal.
    Legend
    September 23, 2022

    Hi @Matt2623270303hm 

     

    Please check the correct answer marked in the similar thread https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/set-hand-tool-as-default/m-p/13216853#M94326 and see if that works.

     

    Regards

    Amal

    AkanchhaS8194121
    AkanchhaS8194121
    Legend
    August 12, 2022

    Hi Rahim,

    Thanks for reaching out.

    Have you started noticing this change in behavior after installing any update?

    To set Select tool as default, make sure that you have the following settings Disabled.

    • In Edit>Preferences>Accessibility>Uncheck "Always display the keyboard selection cursor">Click OK (this was unchecked by default)
    • In Edit>Preferences>General - Change Touch Mode to Auto-detect(If it is set to Always)

     

     

    Thanks,

    Akanchha

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    Rahim25612684y63mAuthor
    Participant
    August 17, 2022

    Hi Akanchha,

    Thank you very much for the reply. I have tried both settings, but they do not fix the issue. I noticed that the issue started right after the 2022.002.20191 update. I am wondering if there's a way to go back to the previous version (at least until this issue is resolved).

    Thank you

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    Rahim25612684y63mAuthor
    Participant
    August 17, 2022

    The fix on here worked for me:

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/making-hand-tool-the-default-choice/td-p/9940673/page/2

    Thank you again for the help with this issue.

     

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