Can I stop blue popup "tips" appearing?

[eurgain]

Hi

Recently, blue popup "tips" have started to appear in Acrobat. Unless dismissed, they hang around, and do not time out. This is hugely annoying thing for a program to do.

Is there anything I can do to stop them forever?

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[Joel_Geraci]

You can turn them off in preferences.

[MDRider]

That doesn't work. I still get these annoying popups! What a waste of time trying to solve this!!!!!!!

[andrewc74267665]

I already have them off and still get the blue pop-up messages, so this is not the right solution.

[D4v3]

Thsi doesn't work.

[gregg4gia]

This is an excellent example of an attempt to help, but, as other replies indicate, it does not work. Why is it marked as a correct answer?

Moderators, please consider removing the label and highlight of this post.

Thanks.

[Ted5D2B]

Hello, I hate these annoying blue tips that pop up every time I edit a PDF.  However, turning off the button in preferences that you show does not stop this from occuring.  Is there another solution?  Thanks!

[Doc Maik]

I also have this problem. It's so annoying. With every new version Adobe puts new nasty things in the software.

The "General" settings page is now so big that it won't fit the screen of Full HD resolution (24" monitor) anymore.

[larryt42494905]

Thank you for posting!

I did what was suggested but still have these insesant popups every time I open up a PDF.

[gregg4gia]

I have the same problem.  
  
For the record, I recently got a new iMac and did not use Migration Assistant or any other process to transfer my apps and files to the new computer. I installed fresh versions of all my apps, including the Creative Cloud app, which I used to manage installation of my Adobe apps.  
  
One of the first things I did was turn off "Show me messages" as illustrated in the screen shot above.  
  
Contextual tips continue to appear regularly.  
  
When did I set up my new iMac? Five months ago. This is far more than enough time for the app to "settle down" and stop interrupting my workflow.  
  
What is there about the word "Pro" that suggests seasoned users need contant "did you know" or "why don't you try" messages destroying their ability to get real work done?  
  
Please, Adobe, help us. I do love your products, believe it or not. But I don't love this annoyance.  
  
Thank you for listening to this rant.

[gregg4gia]

Update on the post above from October 2020. It’s now 2024, and this issue persists for me. 
 
Why? I think it’s because the Adobe developers don’t see this as a problem to be solved. 
 
But it is. Most of us work for publishers, ad agencies, or as an independent graphic designers. We’re stressed out a lot of the time, desperately trying to do our best work under impossible deadlines. 
 
These popups are—to me, at least—the equivalent of kids or co-workers tapping you on the shoulder every four minutes to say, “Can I ask you a question?” 
 
This is where most of us live. That’s why, for the past three-plus years, I’m regularly reminded of this thread by an email notification saying that my above post has been upvoted. 
 
I’m not a programmer, but I do know that making even the smallest change to an app as  complex as Acrobat Pro is insanely hard. 
 
So what? That’s your job. “It’s hard” is not a valid reason for not removing a hindrance to your professional users. 
 
This. Issue. Isn’t. A. Minor. Nuisance. 
 
As always, thank you for listening.

[cssdevelopment]

Doesn't work, so annoying.  Please someone figure out how to turn these off.

[AppsDev1024]

If you are comfortable with registry edits, you should look at https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/PrefRef/Windows/index.html

Go to Hive --> FeatureLockdown --> Context menus, tips, tools

You'll find the registry setting for disabling the help tips

Remember to always backup our current registry settings before making changes!

[Jeff5E25]

Seriously? Edit the registry? That is a horrible solution and just plan laziness from Adobe. Fix the problem and make these annoying tool tips something the user can turn off themselves. For the record, I have unchecked "Show me messages when I launch Adobe Acrobat" and am still getting them.

[Jeff5E25]

*turn off themselves from within the application.

[ABC Packaging]

For this reason, and SO MANY OTHERS - I'm ditching Acrobat next year.  Foxit, PDFquick, or ANY other program.  I am so (*^% sick of Adobe.  They waste our time with all sorts of crap.  For me it's mostly the awful security.  Every week I have to fix some user's installation because Adobe is convinced we're stealing their product.  And we pay THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of dollars for their BS.  Goodbye, Good riddance Adobe!

[defaultx3dtmroht8kt]

Also, it's not for PDF editing but Affinity software is offering a FREE SIX MONTH TRIAL on it's 3 products: Desinger (Illustrator Equivalant), Photo (Photoshop Equivalant), And Publisher (InDesign Equivalant). They aren't quite as polished as the Creative Suite, but they do 90% of the same things for $100.00 for all three and no recurring subscrption nonsense, for most use cases, it's pretty great. I have been an Affinity use for about 3 years now, and I wouldn't switch back. 

[SadAcrobatUser1]

Thank you for this tip!!

[Sandy Campbell]

I went to Hive --> FeatureLockdown --> Context menus, tips, tools and there is only one setting that could potentially fix our problem: EnableContextualTips. And the default setting is already “0: Disabled contextual tips.”

[kmpowell]

Uncheck the box in Prefences/Accessibility/"Enable assistive technology support"

[gregg4gia]

Thanks for the suggestion, kmpowell. I did that eight months ago when I reinstalled macOS and Adobe Acrobat Professional.  
  
Sadly, it did nothing to solve the problem.

[larryt42494905]

Same! I had to send myself a PDF through the Share feature to stop it from appearing everytime I opened up a PDF. 

[D4v3]

This accesibility option does not seem to stop them, at least not for me 😞

[sc00bz]

adobe is crap    amatuer designers     stop DEFAULTING POPUPS IN THE INTERFACE

NO ONE WANTS YOUR TIPS     GET A REAL DESIGN JOB

adobe sucks

[gregg4gia]

Wow, sc00bz. I can't imagine how meaningful the Adobe developers will find your post.

If anything can make them reconsider their decisions and do what we've all been asking for in this thread, it's statements like yours that will do the trick.

Thanks for your insights, and have a good day.