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How do I move the quick actions toolbar in Acrobat Pro 2022.003.20281 on a Mac?

Community Beginner ,
Nov 30, 2022 Nov 30, 2022

I'm using Acrobat Pro 2022.003.20281 on a Mac OS 12.5. In past versions I could dock the Quick Actions Toolbar to the top of the window, but in this version of Acrobat, it hovers in the upper left, sometimes covering art that I need to see when zooming in. Is there a way to dock it so it isn't hovering, or at least temporarily hide it? The attached image shows how it is "floating" above the window. I need it to not float so it doesn't cover my PDF workspace. Thanks!

 

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People's Champ ,
Sep 04, 2023 Sep 04, 2023

You can revert to the classic GUI interface by following the instructions here (for both Mac and Windows):

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/acrobat-2023-how-to-revert-to-classic-gui-user-in...

 

And let Adobe know your opinion at UserVoice: https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/47082691-ditch-t...

 

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New Here ,
Sep 26, 2023 Sep 26, 2023

Oh my god THANK YOU!

 

Shame on you Adobe

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New Here ,
Jul 15, 2023 Jul 15, 2023

I'm going to use the advice to go back to normal for now. Having this quick toolbar covering my work is massively aggravating. Please make that floating nonsense movable at the very least and dockable asap! Otherwise, the new Adobe interface is quite lovely! Thank you!

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New Here ,
Jul 17, 2023 Jul 17, 2023

Why in the world would anyone at Adobe think moving the tool bar to the side was a great idea???? It looks terrible and not to mention completely truncates your document. Why did you remove the ability to open docs in separate windows? I can't stand having each of my docs open up as a tab and it's maddening trying to work now. Kudos to the users that pointed out where to change back to the old version of Adobe. You're all the real MVPs. 

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New Here ,
Aug 14, 2023 Aug 14, 2023

Hi all,

I am late and recently touching the new Acrobat reader and also find the same issue.

Thank bros for the commends.

I chek the date and wonder why it 's been so long but the issue still there, no improving?

i myself always hope that, the trend of changing make things better, at least, Acrobat team wants to bring users new exelent experience. is it correct? I just temporarily switch back to old version, but willing to try new verison later ...

Thanks,

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New Here ,
Jul 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023

It is extremely frustrating I cannot move or hide the quick action toolbar in Acrobat. As a user who pays monthly for Adobe apps, this toolbar is not something I need or want and it is in my way. I don't know why it was assumed everyone using Acrobat would want this to the point where the ability to move or hide it was not engineered. That was some pretty bad planning. Please develop a way to move or hide thus useless obstacle ASAP. Thanks.

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New Here ,
Aug 17, 2023 Aug 17, 2023

Is there a way to do this on PC?  I don't have the "disable" button under "view" and that floating toolbar is really interfering. 

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New Here ,
Aug 17, 2023 Aug 17, 2023

If this is the same issue I am thinking of, try going to File on the toolbar.

 

See if there is an option called "Revert" - on my system it is between "Share File" and "Close File" (mine is greyed out because I have already selected it).

 

Click this. It should revert your Adobe to the version before this update screwed it up.

 

Hope this works for you.

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New Here ,
Aug 24, 2023 Aug 24, 2023

That's a bad move, I do not like it at all.  We have been working for years with the menu on top and now is taking my productivity time to figure this out.  Please return to the previous version. 

 

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New Here ,
Aug 29, 2023 Aug 29, 2023

This is so stupid - a program designed to let you share and read documents and the default setting hides the start of every document - what idiot signed that one off ?

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New Here ,
Aug 31, 2023 Aug 31, 2023

Where is the 'downvote' option?

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Sep 05, 2023 Sep 05, 2023

I went back to the previous interface because I was trying to create some redlines on and when I was trying to write something on the left edge, the bar + the font menu big square occupied all the space I needed to write.  I needed to make weird zoomes and move the page in different ways.  The software was working against me. Very difficult to work with and it needs correction.

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New Here ,
Sep 06, 2023 Sep 06, 2023

Its now 10 months later and there is no adjustment to this problem!! Come on Adobe, fix this!

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New Here ,
Sep 19, 2023 Sep 19, 2023

I'm a little late to the game, but IT just updated my Acrobat to the latest version. I can't express how inconvenient the floating toolbar is. And the fact that you moved the list of tools to the left, and searching for a tool is god knows where. And returning to the All Tools view takes 3 or 4 clicks. and adding a tool to that floating toolbar is - how in the world does that work? I am spending more time searching than working in the document. VERY inconvenient.

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New Here ,
Oct 10, 2023 Oct 10, 2023

Please allow us to dock it back where it was. It's hiding part of my PDF. This folating toolbar should be ONLY floating over the viewer pane.

I can't even move it anywhere else but the viewing pane!

I'm sorry to be blunt but... that's an incredibly stupid design element.

As the old saying goes: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. You went and broke something that was perfectly fine. Really... it is ... "broke".

Fix this or I switch to Foxit!

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New Here ,
Nov 01, 2023 Nov 01, 2023

There are a number of other serious issues with the "new" adobe acrobat interface- very disappointing as I have always loved adobe applications and I pay a monthly premium for it so expect it to be user friendly and for updates & upgrades to ENHANCE the app not detract from it:

 

a real irritating new feature is that the left side scroll bar appears and disappears randomly making it a laborious task to simply scroll through documents - I searched preferences to see if there is a way to make it STAY and ALWAYS show and nothing works.

 

@ADOBE please FIX the problems in Adobe Acrobat Pro!!

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 07, 2023 Dec 07, 2023

Children software developers!!!!! Did you add a tool for me to attached photos of my food or puppy dog as well. Idiots! People have production workflows. You might know this if you ever worked full time in your life!!~!!!!!!!!!!!!

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New Here ,
Jan 20, 2024 Jan 20, 2024

Multiple people, rooms of people, agreed that this was a good thing? Had any of them worked with PDFs before? I can't even imagine what kind of yes men had to be present, in multiple instances, multiple times, and this floating POS made it in as a NON-OPTIONAL panel that can't be hidden?! Someone came up with this. People agreed. I have to know, who ARE these people?

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New Here ,
Apr 08, 2024 Apr 08, 2024

How would it work if one day you woke up, attempted to dress for the day and discovered someone moved your clothing into several neighboring dwelllings? Your shirts are in the blue house, your shoes are in the green apartment, and your socks are on a bus. That is what the interface feels like compared to Acrobat 10 where users could place any and all tools on as many toolbars they choose and could place the toolbars anywhere that suited them best.

 

At this rate, I'll never get out of the house for work, I can't find my jacket!

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 10, 2025 Feb 10, 2025

Im having the same problem.  People with a lot of work to do often work on impulse/auto pilot for many tasks - having to hunt around for the task bar takes time away from important work. Wh ycant they just put the intereface back the way it was - its the same with Windows 11 developers changing everything to make everyone's life more difficult

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Participant ,
Feb 07, 2023 Feb 07, 2023

Hey Adobe, are you going to fix this annoying feature? This "floating" toolbar has to be one of the useless features ever. Please let us rearrange the workspace to get this intrusive thing off of our document.

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 21, 2023 Jul 21, 2023

Still no other solution than to Disable New Acrobat as of today. 

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New Here ,
Feb 24, 2023 Feb 24, 2023

Replying to document yet another user's frustration with this inflexibility.

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New Here ,
Feb 25, 2023 Feb 25, 2023

I hate that it can't be docked too. I use the zoom feature alot. Looking to maybe use something else if this can't be fixed.

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New Here ,
Feb 25, 2023 Feb 25, 2023

So absolutely annoying - please fix as soon as possible, this is so frustrating

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New Here ,
Feb 26, 2023 Feb 26, 2023

Could not agree much more!!!

 
 
 
 
 
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