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Adobe Acrobat Pro layout is different

New Here ,
Nov 22, 2022 Nov 22, 2022

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.

 

Old version.PNGNew version.PNG

 

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Adobe Employee , Sep 05, 2023 Sep 05, 2023

Hi All!

 

We appreciate your valuable feedback! We're always looking for ways to make Acrobat better, and we appreciate the time and effort you have taken to share your feedback with us.

We acknowledge that the new Acrobat represents a notable change, however we hope that as you get familiar with the new interface, you are able to be more productive & get more out of Acrobat. With the new interface, we aim to:

 

  1. Provide a simplified viewing experience that helps reduce clutter & optimise it fo
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Adobe Employee , Sep 08, 2023 Sep 08, 2023

Hi there,

 

Hope you are doing well and sorry for the experience.

 

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.

 

We are actively working on all the feedback provided and will address them with the highest priority.

 

As you get more comfortable with the new interface, please contact us with specific questions on tools, features, or functionalities. We’re

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Community Expert ,
Nov 22, 2022 Nov 22, 2022

You can switch to the old version:

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New Here ,
May 10, 2023 May 10, 2023

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

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New Here ,
May 24, 2023 May 24, 2023

@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. 

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Explorer ,
Jun 20, 2023 Jun 20, 2023

Thank you thank you! the new layout had me totally lost!!!

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 13, 2023 Aug 13, 2023

I agree, thanks and I also was lost with the new layout!

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New Here ,
Jun 22, 2023 Jun 22, 2023

You just saved my sanity - at least for today 🙂  Much appreciated advice!

 

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New Here ,
Aug 10, 2023 Aug 10, 2023

Thank you bro. It ws a great help. I log in to adobe after years to say thanks to you .

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New Here ,
Aug 22, 2023 Aug 22, 2023

Thank you so much Bernd Alheit for your answer.   I followed your instruction, and at the touch of a button I disabled the new version.  Now I am back in business working efficiently in Adobe Acrobat Pro old version, and not having to struggle to get to grips with the new version.  I am very grateful to you.

 

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New Here ,
Aug 22, 2023 Aug 22, 2023

OMG you are a life saver!

 

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New Here ,
Aug 23, 2023 Aug 23, 2023

Life saver!  Our entire staff thanks you!! 

 

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 25, 2023 Aug 25, 2023

Not all heroes wear capes.. thank you SO much. The new layout was doing my head in.

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New Here ,
Aug 30, 2023 Aug 30, 2023

life saver!!! thank you so much

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New Here ,
Sep 01, 2023 Sep 01, 2023

Thank you, Berndt! I have spent 20 minutes trying to figure this out. I HATE the new UI! Adobe, I'll be happy to join your next beta program!

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New Here ,
Sep 01, 2023 Sep 01, 2023

Thank you so very much!! Can't stand the new look! It is not intuitive at all. 

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New Here ,
Sep 05, 2023 Sep 05, 2023

Thank you this was very helpful.

 

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New Here ,
Sep 28, 2023 Sep 28, 2023

A delayed thank you too; my pc only just updated to the "new version". Absolutely annoyingly time consuming going from side to side of the screen all the time. Also, what program has save on the right? Hated it.

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New Here ,
Sep 29, 2023 Sep 29, 2023

Thank you very much! The new version is not user friendly and looks terrible. 

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New Here ,
Oct 02, 2023 Oct 02, 2023

THANK YOU. So glad I got the old version back!

 

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Community Beginner ,
Oct 05, 2023 Oct 05, 2023

Thank you, i do alot of comment edits in PDF and this drove me nuts, the new look is so much more limited to old version, hard to select and comment and no idea why new version is less functionality!

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New Here ,
Oct 19, 2023 Oct 19, 2023

THANK YOU!!!

 

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New Here ,
Oct 19, 2023 Oct 19, 2023

Bernd I just had this problem pop on my computer as well. I agree with the other comments. This updated reader is absurd. Thanks for showing us how to turn it off.

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New Here ,
Oct 24, 2023 Oct 24, 2023

Thank you!! Just got a new computer and this set up had me boggled! Out with the new in with the old!

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New Here ,
Oct 25, 2023 Oct 25, 2023

Wasted time trying to work with it.  Gave up.   Makes no sense.  Back to the old which is perfectly fine!

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New Here ,
Oct 25, 2023 Oct 25, 2023

Thank you so much Bernd !!!!  You just saved me hours of dealing with this new layout.  I was so frustrated and am so happy your solution worked!!

 

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