'blue' in fillable pdf option Not available

[Raymond22216506zc50]

12-12-2021 WHY did ADOBE remove the 'turning on/off' built-in option that was available for fillable forms in the Basic Reader and when ADOBE came up with New Versions AND started Charging ($$) monthly/yearly INSTEAD of selling customers a full license........see  attached......

I have a full licence to Adobe Pro XI,  BUT cannot find my registration in ADOBE.,com Account to download & install on a new laptop that I just bought.....[ I have screenshot showing registration when I bought the program] 

The Old Basic Reader 6 was 100% Better than the new Basic Adobe Reader DC.

I was using a friends ADOBE 2020, to create and use a fillable form;  It is confusing & does Not have the features of Pro XI..

ADOBE needs to fix this & STOP Charging $$ for versions that is in-adequate....

[JR Boulay · Accepted solution]

This feature has simply been moved in the Prepare Form tools pane:

[Raymond22216506zc50 · Accepted solution]

Hi, JR Boulay, that is a great 'how to', Thanks;  at least that works if a person is using Pro 2020 or another payin-for application as their default..   Basic Reader does not allow adding the shortcut, nor does it show up..

Thanks again to All who assisted..   

[Bernd Alheit]

You can activate this in the preferences of Acrobat Reader.

[Raymond22216506zc50]

Thanks, Berd Alheit,  for your reply..  In 'Edit > Preferences...' there are a long Categories list.  Looked but  was unable to find any sub-category with the name referring to that matter;  may have missed it..

If it is not too much to ask, Can you kindly give step by step list to where I can locate the option.  Thanks.  

[Bernd Alheit]

At Forms.

There you can also change the color.

[try67]

Go to Edit (or the application menu if you're on a Mac) - Preferences - Forms and tick "Show border hover color for fields".

[Raymond22216506zc50]

Thanks. Yeah tried that BUT it does Not add the option in the document tool bar as shown in the photo.

[try67]

Tick off the box next to "Always hide forms document message bar", in that same spot.

This is a setting of each application, though, not one you can set in your file.

[Raymond22216506zc50]

That option is Not available in the version of Adobe Reader DC or Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020, I am using.

[Bernd Alheit]

It is available:

[Raymond22216506zc50]

Yeah, found that and tried it - that just turns off the box color completely, in the program for ALL such files..

Just tried creating a fillable file using Pro 2020, it does Not give that option [shown in the document green column] in all such created forms that Pro XI self embeded.  Adobe most likely removed that feature in the newer versions!?!  Thanks 

[Bernd Alheit]

Version XI doesn't embed the option in the files. It display it for files with form fields.

[Raymond22216506zc50]

Thanks. Your termology is different from mine as a lay person.. It still does not change the fact that Adobe did not make their new virsons user friendly to someone like me AND removed some features... 

I will have to cope with what is now available..  Thanks again to all..

[try67]

No features were removed. It still works exactly the same as before.

[JR Boulay · Accepted solution]

This feature has simply been moved in the Prepare Form tools pane:

[Bernd Alheit]

This is also a shortcut to the option in the preferences.

[Raymond22216506zc50]

thanks, that removes the highlight, & to put it back a person has to go back and check that option again.  

 Nice illustration..  

[JR Boulay]

Since now Acrobat's UI is customizable it's up to you to install this tool in the Quick Toolbar.

[Raymond22216506zc50 · Accepted solution]

Hi, JR Boulay, that is a great 'how to', Thanks;  at least that works if a person is using Pro 2020 or another payin-for application as their default..   Basic Reader does not allow adding the shortcut, nor does it show up..

Thanks again to All who assisted..   

[Raymond22216506zc50 · Accepted solution]

it would be nice if ADOBE sees this post AND give the common person the easy option in all versions  !!!!

Again, THANKS for all the help on this matter.........  

[JR Boulay]

It's up to you to offer a "Highlight" button to your Acrobat Reader users.

You will find the script in the last post of this topic:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/how-to-turn-off-highlight-existing-fields/m-p/475...