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Iain_Bruichladdich
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August 30, 2023
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Adobe Acrobat New Layout as Aug 2023

  • August 30, 2023
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I am always a little stunned when without any warning, a piece of software that I use on a daily basis and have the need to move through quickly, decides, seemingly without any user consultation to roll out a new version with a completely different layout, look and feel.

This is precisely why people are leaving Adobe in droves for alternative software.

Thankfully someone around the Adobe boardroom table must have said, I really think people will be upset by this change and maybe, we need to give them a route back for now to the previous look, a look lets not forget, that they will all be familiar with and will be used to and able to work in efficiently having used it for many years, rather than making such a drastic change to the whole thing with no backsies.

I for one will be reverting mine to the older layout as the new layout is just too unfamilier and different for me to use efficently in my working day.

To revert to the old look, simply select revert to old look in view menu. at least they got that right this time.


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    Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
    Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
    Brainiac
    July 15, 2024

    Three things to help you out:

     

    1. Revert to the traditional interface:

    That should bring back the familiar interface as well as restore the tools and utilities that were left out of the new interface.

    In Windows Acrobat:

    • Locate the "hamburger menu" in the upper left corner (3 horizontal bars where the old "File" menu used to be).
    • Select Disable New Acrobat.

    The hamburger menu in new Acrobat-Windows.

    In Mac Acrobat:

    • From the View menu at the top, select Disable New Acroba

     

    2. Vote your opinion at User Voice.

    Be specific: phrases like I can't do "xyz" with the new interface are better.

    And click the VOTE button at the top, as well post your comment.

     https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/47082691-ditch-t... 

     

    3. Give Adobe some suggestions of what you want.

    Do that here: Wish List for a better interface at https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/48153893-new-acrobat-wish-list-for-a-better-interface

     

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    Bonnie363893068iuw
    New Participant
    March 28, 2024

    I've been a senior executive assistant for over 25 years. This is positively the WORST software change I have ever experienced. It literally is tying our hands from doing our jobs. PLEASE provide a way for us to go back to the previous version. I am literally working on critical Board documents and nothing is working!!!!!!! 

    Amal.
    Community Manager
    Amal.Community Manager
    Community Manager
    April 1, 2024

    Hi there

     

    Hope you are doing well and thank you for reaching out to us. We are sorry for the trouble you've experienced. We recommend checking out the help page at https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/learn-new-acrobat.html for assistance and see if that works.

     

    If you have any further questions or concerns, feel free to let us know, and we'll do our best to help.

     

    ~Amal

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    stephenl50437399
    New Participant
    March 24, 2024

    This should have been an Opt-In rather than an Opt-Out. Yes, it may be better. But first and foremost, it is too different for most people. I may only have 85 users, but so far there hasn't been a single positive comment. 

    I have had nothing but complaints about the update, more so as the AI was included and as such we have Adobe running rather poorly, often times failing to open documents. 

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    RCA234
    New Participant
    February 26, 2024

    I no longer see a "view" button on the menu it's just "all tools" "edit" and "convert" and "sign"

      Amal.
      Community Manager
      Amal.Community Manager
      Community Manager
      February 27, 2024

      Hi @RCA234 

       

      Hope you are doing well and thanks for reaching out.

       

      Would you mind sharing a screenshot of the issue for more clarity?

       

      What is the version of the Acrobat DC you are using? To check the version go to Help > About Acrobat and make sure you have the recent version 23.08.20555 installed. Go to Help > Check for updates and reboot the computer once.

      Also try to repair the installation from the help menu (Win Only) and see if that works.

       

      ~Amal

       

       

       

       

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        RCA234
        New Participant
        February 27, 2024
        Thanks, Amal, but I finally did find where to change the colors: in the Accessibility menu or all places!
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        Lulu32296185qsoc
        New Participant
        September 14, 2023

        Your new format is not user friendly.  It is even more cluttered and non-intuitive.  Did you test this on any users other than your employees?  Looking to see where else I can turn to get what I need rather than use this new update.  Very disappointing.

         

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          shawng88252220
          New Participant
          September 16, 2023

          P.U.!  Who let this one out?  Seems like this one hit an echo chamber of yes-men before being rolled out.  The look-feel is awful...can't say enough bad things about this. BOO!

          VaughnByrd21
          VaughnByrd21
          Known Participant
          September 14, 2023

          THANK YOU! It's bad enough that Premiere is now saving linked files to folders assigned by dates so that we have to find and re-link every time we re-open...this is a God-Send!

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          Catherine221361639o64
          New Participant
          September 12, 2023

          Thank you for posting the how-to to revert to the old layout.

          I know 'HATE' is a strong word, but here we are; I absolutely, hate, detest, abhor and loathe this new layout. 

          It is not functional, helpful, cute, or fun.

          Having piloted new software for companies in the past, I'm at a loss as to how this new layout was seen as a benefit. Switching from side to side and bottom right corner for key elements in the program, and making everything smaller, to boot is abosolutely assinine. There are no efficiencies here. 

          Please Adobe, focus on improvements, and as always, if it's not broke, don't 'fix' it.

          Can we go back to the old way permanently now?

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            Naseeb28867051fvqh
            New Participant
            September 6, 2023

            Swtich from New Adobe Acrobat Reader to Old  | Restore Menu Bar in Adobe Reader
            https://youtu.be/zFkjvUxkSS0

            JR Boulay
            JR Boulay
            Community Expert
            September 6, 2023

            There is a well-known French saying:

             

            LE MIEUX EST L'ENNEMI DU BIEN

            (THE BEST IS THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD)

            Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
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              Andrea26936184ji2x
              New Participant
              September 6, 2023

              I completely agree with everything this post says. The new UI is honestly so different and hard to figure out, espacially for mark-ups which I use daily. I really tried to use it but I can't even find the tool to do a text box with arrow and white background. I had to google to find how to revert to the old UI. And if there wasn't that option, I would have seriously considered getting another pdf editing software, as the new UI is really really bad and impacts productivity significantly. It still puzzles me how your UI designer could get it so wrong. 

                S_S
                Community Manager
                S_SCommunity Manager
                Community Manager
                September 8, 2023

                Hi @Andrea26936184ji2x,

                 

                Thank you for your valuable feedback! We're always looking for ways to make Acrobat better.

                 

                The new Acrobat provides a simplified viewing experience and easy-to-discover PDF tools, which are intuitively grouped and are a click away. We acknowledge that the new Acrobat represents a notable change; however, we hope that as you get familiar with the new interface, you can be more productive and get more out of Acrobat.

                 

                As you get more comfortable with the new interface, please contact us with specific questions on tools, features, or functionalities. We’re happy to provide helpful resources and answers to your questions.

                 

                If your critical workflows are impacted, you can switch to the old UI from the “Menu” on the top left corner of Windows and View Menu on MacOS. We will follow up with a detailed community-featured post, guiding you to familiarise yourself with the new interface and regular updates on upcoming changes.

                 

                -Souvik

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                NIgel D Hill
                New Participant
                February 8, 2024

                "previous view" is not a clieck away. It is hidden in Menu, then to Page Navigation and then to Previous view. First of all, of course you need to find itas it "intuitively:) is not in the "all tools" section. Of course you cant add it to the floating tool thingy or anywhere else either. Tell me how this will make me "more productive"?

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