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AlexMIber
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May 13, 2018
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Changing OPACITY of COMMENT TEXT

  • May 13, 2018
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Hello. I am using the ADD TEXT option in the COMMENTS section (not the text box). The first half of my document I worked on, I changed the FONT and COLOR of the text I was using to my liking. Opacity was by default at 100%. Then I saved and when I re-opened to continue working on the next day, the new COMMENTS TEXT that I was trying to add were using 50% opacity. I can not find a way to get the opacity back to 100%. Change COLORS and FONTS works, but the opacity is always around 50%. When I type it's 100% opacity but as soon as I leave the added TEXT it reverts to light opacity. I've tried adding TEXT BOXES, and I can change the OPACITY there, and I even selected make default opacity, and the TEXT BOX works, my problem is only with COMMENTS TEXT: the opacity was fine one day, and the next day everything is at 50% (after I've finished typing), and I can't change it.

Please note I am using the latest ACROBAT DC PRO version on Macintosh.


Thank you

    Correct answer Loic0D4C

    Hi ! Got the same issue 2 weeks ago all of the sudden. Looking at this thread, I was able to permanently solve my problem by first doing the javascript trick this.selectedAnnots[0].opacity = 1 (with the annotation selected with some trick since it deselects as soon as the mouse is not over it so the annotation is undefined) . After, getting the comment list on the pane, and going to Properties, and check the "Make Properties as default" and click ok. Weird that this happened to everyone of us.

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    KP702
    Participating Frequently
    April 30, 2020

    I was able to fix this by opening a document that I had previously included text (with all other documents closed), opening the comment tab (where it lists the comment history), clicking on a comment in the list that did have full opacity, right click, select properties, and check the box for Make Properties Default, and then I saved the document. My comments are now full opacity again.  I have no idea why it happened, I also had the undefined error in the suggestion with the code, even though it was selected. I'm so happy this worked. This has been so frustrating.

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      Darthur
      Participant
      April 30, 2020

      Thank you very much. It worked! Opened up an older document I had previously entered text into and defaulted the properties. This has been driving me nuts for months. Appreciate you sharing this knowledge.

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        KP702
        Participating Frequently
        April 30, 2020

        Yay! You are very welcome. Why they buried the default options is beyond me.

        try67
        Community Expert
        try67Community Expert
        Community Expert
        April 25, 2020

        Try the following:

        - Click the comment in question so that it is selected.

        - Open the JS Console (Ctr/Cmd+J).

        - Enter the following code into the lower part of it:

        this.selectedAnnots[0].opacity = 1;

        - Press Ctrl+Enter to execute the code.

        - The selected comment should revert to 100% opaque.

        - If that happened, right-click it and select Make Current Properties Default.

        Any comment you create after that should look the same as that one.

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          Jess5FC5
          Participant
          February 1, 2021

          changing the java script code works, but i have to do it EVERY SINGLE DOCUMENT i open. How do i fix this globally? This started out of no where, and I cannot figure out how to fix it without having to do this change every single time - which is multiple documents a day. 

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          KP702
          Participating Frequently
          February 2, 2021

          unforunately for some reason this hasn't worked for me. every new document the opacity resets despite correcting it on previous documents and making the properties default. it's been going on for months and i've commented on several of these threads about it, but no one from Adobe seems to offer help. I guess i'll continue to correct java script every day until Adobe figures out a permanent fix for why this glitches for certain users.


          Make sure you only have one document open when you set the default.  If I had multiple documents open it didn't work.  Once I only had the single document over, set the default, saved the doc, and closed, it saved it as a default in the software.

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            Darthur
            Participant
            April 24, 2020

            I have the same issue. One day it was 100% opaque then the next it is roughly 50%. Please assist as this is a real pain.

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            KP702
            Participating Frequently
            April 30, 2020

            See comment below if you are still having this issue.

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              you must go on
              Participant
              July 20, 2020

              I have been trying for weeks to solve this. I deleted the app several times to restart the settings but nothing was changing, I even deleted all the data about adobe from my laptop, and I just can't believe solving it was that simple.

              THAAANNKK YOU SO MUCH   

                gosjsharks
                gosjsharks
                Participant
                August 26, 2018

                I'm having the exact same issue. Did you ever find a solution?

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                BAG_Adobe
                Participant
                December 26, 2018

                I am also having the EXACT same issue.  Has anyone resolved this yet?  Can someone from Adobe address this?

                I am also using the latest Acrobat DC Pro, but on a PC

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