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December 4, 2019
Question

Completely, fully disable 100% of any and all auto window resizing / document rezooming functions

  • December 4, 2019
  • 24 replies
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I seek a comprehensive list of all Acrobat functions that result in automatically resizing the window, or automatically adjusting the zoom level, of a newly opened document.  I do not want window size or initial zoom level to ever change, except when I make manual adjustments.  The automatic functions are a major hindrance and time-waster.

 

To the extent some of these functions might be settable in multiple different locations so that I have to go make sure the setting is set properly in each of the separate locations, I would also appreciate a listing of such duplicative interface toggles.

 

Cheers!

24 replies

Known Participant
January 25, 2022

BUMP, I seem to have missed the dev response that surely would have appeared in this thread by now?

Known Participant
April 6, 2021

Has the technology been developed for this yet?  Is it in beta?  How can I use Acrobat without my windows moving around and morphing into different sizes?

Participating Frequently
July 16, 2021

I'd really like to know!

Tapper
Participating Frequently
February 26, 2021

I need to disable the ability of PDF's to resize my Acrobat window and change it's position on my monitor. This is very frustrating. 

Tapper
Participating Frequently
February 26, 2021

I just figured out how to stop it in some files. Open the PDF > Document Properties > Initial View > Window Options > UNCHECK Resize Window  to initial page. We should have the option to ignore this setting in PDF's. 

Joel Geraci
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 5, 2019

I'm fairly certain that Acrobat/Reader will always respect the Initial View Window Settings (other than full screen) in the document. This is by design. 

Known Participant
December 9, 2019

Thanks for the reply!  Guh... I assume from your response that this behavior cannot be disabled?