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ZackC
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November 17, 2023
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Disable Auto-print?

  • November 17, 2023
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After an automatic Acrobat Pro, now when I open PDF files (from Windows Explorere double click) it automatically pops a print dialog on every tab. So if I open 5 files, I have to close 5 print screens. 

 

Why on earth would this be the new default when so few ppl would be printing on paper anymore? Seems like a step back and I am not seeing how to disable it. Which is also another terrible idea. 

 

The only reason I am using Acrobat Pro at this point anymore is so I dont have to use Edge as MS shoves it down your throat in Windows now and they keep auto reverting when I disable PDF's and search not being default bing. Please dont make me move to Edge after using Acrobat for decades... 😄

 

Maybe I'm blind, but I dont see the setting. 

 

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    Correct answer try67

    This usually happens because there's a script embedded in the file that does it. There's no setting to do it in the application itself. You can test it out by disabling JavaScript (via Preferences - JavaScript) and then open the files again. Does it still show the Print dialog automatically?

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    try67
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    try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 17, 2023

    This usually happens because there's a script embedded in the file that does it. There's no setting to do it in the application itself. You can test it out by disabling JavaScript (via Preferences - JavaScript) and then open the files again. Does it still show the Print dialog automatically?

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    ZackCAuthor
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    November 17, 2023

    My mistake. Apparently, the place I was getting the PDF's changed to adding p[rint script. So Adobe's in the clear 😄 

     

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      ZackCAuthor
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      November 17, 2023

      *After an automatic update of Acrobat Pro

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