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

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December 4, 2019
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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!

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Caleb33837030v5yq

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Bumping this again. To reiterate someone's response from another thread, "WE SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO IGNORE THIS SETTING IN PDFS"...

"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"

ttedor

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And here it is almost 4 years to the day and Adobe has done nothing to address the problem. And, Photoshop experiences similar issues when opening new images.

Adobe seems to be too focused on AI at the expense of listening to the complaints of their user base.

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User32544156f11x

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I am having the same problem.

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Greg2839589760tb

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BUMP

This continues to be an exceptionally annoying problem and there is simply no reason it shouldn't have a fix. There is ZERO reason why a new document should force a resize and relocation of a window. Period. FIX IT

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morganw4118444Author

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Kelli27456619lg6l

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Not sure if you found a solution to this, but my company resently switched back to Adobe from Nitro Pro and this was driving me nuts! The only thing I have found to prevent it is to change the Default Layout and Zoom to the settings below. I'd like to know if you found a different solution!

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morganw4118444Author

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No, I have never found a solution, and to make matters worse, since it seems there is no way to disable all the fancy graphical flourishes that make Adobe actually render the document while it is being moved or resized (and even apply transparency if it is being moved!) (at least on the Mac version)—the simple act of trying to move or resize a window incurs a crushing GPU load even when only one or two documents is open; so when I am constantly needing to move or resize a window while 10+ PDFs are open, I literally have to sit there with the mouse pointer completely still and wait 5-10 seconds for the computer to catch up. This is disgustingly bad, awful, moronic software design. (Quad i7 2.7ghz, 1600MB video ram, 16gig main RAM ought to be able to handle resizing a window that contains a scan of an 8.5x11 black and white text document)

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morganw4118444Author

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morganw4118444Author

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MORE BUMPING

ANSWERS PLEASE THX

Bernd Alheit

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You can change the Initial View in the properties of the document when the document is not protected.

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morganw4118444Author

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Yes! I would like to know how to Completely, fully disable 100% of any and all auto window resizing / document rezooming function

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morganw4118444Author

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Office minion, serial number one billion and six (1,000,000,006), scans a one-page 8x11 document as “image”.
The scanner’s default settings for “images” are set to eight hundred million DPI, resulting in an image sized 8 feet by 6 feet.
Office minion, serial number two billion and six (2,000,000,006), receives PDF of scan and attempts to open.
Acrobat Reader / Acrobat Pro produces error message: “Sorry, you will need to purchase new monitors and several hours’ worth of supercomputer time to render this document. RESIZE THE WINDOW USING THE MOUSE? DON’T MAKE ME LAUGH, SUCKER!!”
Adobe support: “DURRRRR we respect the decisions of content creators”
Adobe chief software architect, lounging on yacht in Mediterranean somewhere, lifts head from deck chair briefly to say, “Yes. Our product is a product for content creators.” Falls back asleep.