Disable or anchor floating toolbar

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I am using Acrobat 2024 pro version 2024.001.30307 on Windows 11. I am desperate to disable the floating toolbar. I never use any of the options on it and it is always in the way and distracting. I understand that there used to be a "Menu > Disable New Acrobat" option, but I do not have that menu option.

I am a professional user. I often work on the go with a single split screen and every inch of that screen is valuable real estate. At very least I ought to be able to anchor it to the right-hand toolbar, half of which is also blank and unused space and which I would also like to be able to hide. But ideally I would just disable the floating toolbar entirely. How can I do this?

creative explorer · Accepted Answer

@micha_1856 my work's MacBook Pro has 2024.004.20272 has it.

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Maybe check for updates to the latest version - Go to Menu - Help - Check for updates. For your version,
2024.001.30307, Adobe removed the "Disable New Acrobat" option hence why you can't find it. Sounds like Adobe essentially forced everyone onto the new UI with the 2024 version. As a work-around, you could press Ctrl H to enter Reader Mode - this hides the floating toolbar completely. Press Ctrl H again to exit.

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