Add Text does not work like it did before the upgrade.

[Norma31455880penv]

Before the upgrade I could click on "Add Text" and it would simply let me add text to my document, but now after the upgrade, I click on "Add Text" and it goes into "edit mode" showing all of the boxes, etc... on the form and making it very complicated to actually "Add Text" to the document.  Is there a fix for this? This is the main reason that we use Adobe and the fill and sign is WAY over kill for what we need this system to do with these documents.  We just need our simple Add Text back.

[Peru Bob]

This is the Using the Community forum (which is the forum for issues using the forums).
Please tell us what Adobe application you are using so that this can be moved to the proper forum for help.

[Norma31455880penv]

Adobe Acrobat Pro Version 2023.003.20244

[John T Smith]

You need to ask program questions in the forum for the program you are using
To ask in the forum for your program please start at https://community.adobe.com/
Moving from Using the Community (which is about the forums) to the correct forum

[AkanchhaS · Accepted solution]

Hi @Norma31455880penv 

Thanks for reaching out. Sorry to hear about the trouble caused

With Modern Viewer, many tools have been repositioned and renamed for a better user experience. 

In the old UI, there were two places where the "Add Text" tool used to appear. One is under the "Edit tool," and another one is under the "Comment" tool for adding text. 

In New UI, it's called Text under the Comment tool. 

On this Quick toolbar if you do not have this "Text" added, then click on Customize

then Comment>select Text and move it to the Quick toolbar>Save  

This should do the job as it used to.

To know more about Modern interface, please check this help guide https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/new-acrobat-experience.html 

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Akanchha

[Norma31455880penv]

Thank you.  This worked and we all appreciate it here!

[AkanchhaS]

Perfect!

Let us know if there's any further assistance is required. 

~Akanchha 

[Madtown Lisa]

Thanks for asking Norma! And thanks for the reply Adobe! This threw me for a loop too, couldn't figure how to get rid of all the text boxes and/or simply add text to my document as I had in the past.  Some of these core tools are the reason I pay for the Pro version. 

[Sharon30769651jomh]

I wish Adobe would make a simpler version for those of us that just need basis editing and commenting. It takes me forever to add simple notes and such to a pdf.

[Robert390727915n08]

I don't thing you quite answered the questions.  You only provided how to add text.  I am not able to click where I want to add text as before, but instead, it is putting the cursor on a line and then when you time it messes everything up.  I believe the questions was how do you remove the text boxes so that we can add text anywhere on the ducument.  Thanks.

[erica_4756]

I get the same thing.  I add text and it treats it as a comment.  This new platform totally bites!  Change it back to what it used to be.

[francesco_6708]

Same for me, adding text did not trigger trying to intepret the document like edit does (with all the boxes etc.). This feature now disappeared? Why? How can we freely add text without all the boxes appearing, which mess up all the surrounding elements when we type something?

[JR Boulay]

[iamjo20]

I am using Adobe Acrobat pro and the above window does not appear--abd I cannot add text

thank you

Jo

[Amal.]

Hi there 

Hope you are doing well and thanks for reaching out. 

Would you mind sharing the version of the Acrobat application you re using? Go to Help > About Acrobat and make sure its updated to the latest version 25.01.20577. Go to Help > Check for updates and reboot the computer once. 

To customize the quick toolbar:

- Click on the dotted icon in the Quick toolbar > Customize (Screenshot attached for reference)

~Amal