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David29
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May 15, 2019
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Classic menu bar in Adobe Acrobat DC Pro [2019] LOCKED

  • May 15, 2019
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Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 had a menu bar with tool options.  Is there a way to have this same classic menu bar in Adobe Acrobat DC Pro?

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    Correct answer Dov Isaacs

    For better or worse, no. The vast majority of the user interface for Acrobat was changed after Acrobat 11, i.e., for Acrobat 2015 and DC. There is no mode for providing the old menus and interfaces. That having been said, the current version of Acrobat does allow for significant customization of the top tool bar.

              - Dov

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    wendyf30406112
    wendyf30406112
    Participant
    October 17, 2023

    I can tell you that after being an avid fan of pro, I now hate it. Absolutely hate what they have done to the menu. I don't have the time to spend 15 minutes looking for simple buttons. Who is the brainiac that thought this was a good idea?

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      defaultkz57a8zoaq02
      Participant
      December 30, 2022

      Im not sure if this will help you, but I JUST found a "Disable New Acrobat" which prompts you to confirm that you want to "disable new acrobate Experience" which brought me back to my understanding of the "Classic menu" Classic View

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        Jesus27731041zkzz
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        December 30, 2022
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        David29Author
        Participant
        May 15, 2019

        Thanks for the quick reply.  I'm using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC ver 2019.010.20100.  Does this version have the option to customize the menu bar?

        Dov Isaacs
        Dov Isaacs
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        May 15, 2019

        As I previously replied, no, there is no such option. Tool bar yes, menu bar no!

                  - Dov

        - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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          gmcmillanIII
          Participant
          April 28, 2020

          This is an observation... After 28 years in IT as a software and hardware design engineer and the owner operator of at least three businesses (not IT oriented) this kind of radical change to the GUI is a thing I never understood. It is a needless design change that inpacts the businesses using the product in such a negative way it can not be easily measured. ANY GUI changes should be delivered as SKINS that allow for the user community to adopt at their own pace with only "truly new features" high lighted so they can be leveraged as needed and not found accidentally to create still another production loss/impact... I love and value the Adobe product as a business tool and expected better from your team.

            Dov Isaacs
            Dov IsaacsCorrect answer
            Legend
            May 15, 2019

            For better or worse, no. The vast majority of the user interface for Acrobat was changed after Acrobat 11, i.e., for Acrobat 2015 and DC. There is no mode for providing the old menus and interfaces. That having been said, the current version of Acrobat does allow for significant customization of the top tool bar.

                      - Dov

            - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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