Adobe Acrobat Pro layout is different

[default50ljj8fby8k4]

Hi there

Thanks in advance for any support.

I had Adobe Acrobat Pro installed on my old work laptop last year, and it looked like the first attached image, called old version. It looks more like your traditional installed program with the menu bar.

My IT department* just installed Adobe Acrobat Pro on my new laptop, and it looks like this, see image attached called new version. This gives more of an online vibe which I'm not keen on, and no menu bar. 

Is this how it should be? Did Adobe redesign it? I preferred the old version. Maybe people familiar with the 'new version' can tell me if this is a good thing and I just need to get used to this drastic new layout. Am I missing any features from the old version?

Many thanks in advance for any help that can be affored to me.

Thank you.

Paul

*I'm asking this forum because I don't think my IT department knows much about Adobe Acrobat, only how to install the programme so they won't be able to answer my query.

[Bernd Alheit]

You can switch to the old version:

 

[default50ljj8fby8k4]

How rude of me not to reply, many thanks for your help with this, much appreciated. Paul.

[leighmur]

@Bernd Alheit THANK YOU!!! I'm so used to the previous layout it was slowing me down to use the software with the new layout. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us all. 

[robertm43519250]

The new layout is absolutely horrible and labor intensive trying to use anything.  Thank goodness there is a disable button to bring back the old User Friendly layout where averything is available in front of you and customizable.  The new layout makes no sense.

Adobe, leave what works well alone.

[Ahmad29290827rgo5]

it is just so horrible

[defaultbhnp5pqqliax]

I'm so glad you asked this question. I had been persevering, trying to get used to the new format but it's just horrid. I'm so glad that you can revert to the old format. 

[AkanchhaS]

Hi @default50ljj8fby8k4 @defaultbhnp5pqqliax 

Sorry to hear about your frustrating experience.

Please share your feedback with our engineering team here: https://acrobat.uservoice.com/ and share your observation/findings about the New UI experience with Acrobat Pro.

Thanks,

Akanchha 

[Geno29885023qafi]

I agree as well. This is a horrible design, and thank God you can go back to the orginial GUI. Please keep this layout option forever. Or atleast have a layout section that user's can switch from. For example, the old layout, new layout, and future new layout. Thanks!!

[Geno29885023qafi]

users*.

[Mike Witherell]

Hi all,

I installed the new 64-bit Acrobat and later found the File menu > Disable New Acrobat.

It went back to the old layout.

Now, how do I switch it back to the New Acrobat layout? I cannot see it.

[Mike Witherell]

Oops, duh. View > Enable New Acrobat.

i found it

[AkanchhaS]

Great @Mike Witherell 

Let us know if there's anything else we can help you with in future.

~Akanchha 

[JR Boulay]

robertm43519250: "The new layout is absolutely horrible and labor intensive trying to use anything. Thank goodness there is a disable button to bring back the old User Friendly layout where averything is available in front of you and customizable. The new layout makes no sense.

Adobe, leave what works well alone."

Much the same was said about the move to the "new interface" of Acrobat X.
But they did it anyway...
Prepare yourself for the worst.