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Inspiring
February 3, 2026
Question

When i open acrobat the start page is full of stuff that is no interest to me. I need to see a list of previous files - now there are a tonne of tiles which clutter up my work space. Is there a way to turn these off?

  • February 3, 2026
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The opening page shows lots of tiles like ‘create a template’ and  ‘suggested tools’. I only want to see a list of recent files and not all this clutter. 

 

Is this possible?

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    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 3, 2026

    Mine opens up in this view:

    Try selecting it and restarting. 

     

    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
    maxelcatAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 4, 2026

    thanks for the reply - yes, that’s exactly the view mine opens in - I only really want to see a list of recent files - which is what it says on the tab - not all that other stuff. The list has become shorter now and I open a whole pile of files everyday - so, although not a huge problem, it is an annoyance

    creative explorer
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 4, 2026

    Interesting, this is my view on both the MAC and PC:

    Granted, I do have ‘disabled new acrobat’ off but still have the recent on 
     

     

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