How can I open PDF files in separate window??? My PDF files are openning in the same window

[rita17]

How Can I open multiple Pdf files in separate windows?

they are all opening in the same window.

And I cant find where I can email Adobe support...Really??? no contact support???? that sucks.

[try67]

What application are you talking about? What version?

[rita17]

can you tell me how I can open the files in multiple windows? All the files are opening in the same window.

Adobe Acrobat 7 professional

[try67]

This option was introduced in version 9, I believe.

[rita17]

not really. it was opening in seprate windows and then it just change.

can you please find out and let me know how to make it open in seprate windows like it use to before.

[try67]

Try looking under Edit-Prefs-Documents or General.

[rita17]

And where is that??? and then what???

[rita17]

found general . Then what???

[try67]

I don't know the exact name but look for something like "Open New Documents In...", or something like that.

[Answers100]

The actual process is as follows

Open one PDF document

Go to top left of screen click on edit

Then click on preferences at the bottom of the edit list

Under categories (top left) click on General

Under basic tools on the right side of the screen unclick the following

Unclick 'Open documents as new tabs in the same window (requires relaunch)

Once unclicked scroll to the bottom of page and click OK

Close PDF document and then re open PDF documents, you can now drag PDF's to separate screens

Hope this helps

[defaultdtbgv7bytqi1]

Thank you, this worked perfectly and the steps were fabulous.

[dougd801]

Thanks!

[Brandy32806998e98o]

Preferences aren't under the Edit menu in my version.  They are under the Menu button in the top left corner.  There is no option for "Open documents as new tabs in the same window."  Only "Open cross-document links in the same window."  I am using version 23.6.20320.0.  Is there a tab fix for this version?

[rita17]

Adobe Acrobat 7 professional

[FrancoDN]

I'm having the same problem.

I'm running Acrobat Pro DC 2015 and both PDF files opened are on the same window.

I have to open a new window for each file and then close the originally opened for having only a file per window.

Is there a preference to change that would allow to open files in separated windows??

Regards.

[Bernd Alheit · Accepted solution]

[FrancoDN]

Ooooouuuu, it was that simple

Thank you very much Bernd, I hadn't found that option before

Regards.

[heather23356380tmwq]

that is not showing on my version is there another way

[Bernd Alheit]

The option is not available in old versions of Adobe Acrobat. 

[AOlivson]

having same issue, Acrobat Reader 2023 does not have that option 

[Bernd Alheit]

Acrobat Reader 2023 doesn't exists.

[vyle91]

I used to be able to see this option, but it has disappeared in the latest acrobat version 22.0...

[Lydia28506995xix1]

Yes! This is what I see too. Did you ever find it?

[Bernd Alheit]

Does you use the new UI?

[Lydia28506995xix1]

I don't know what that means. My Adobe looks like the screen shot above my first reply. Preferences>General>Basic Tools does not have the line item: "Open documents as new tabs in the same window"