How to enable scrolling by default

[alexl1949]

How to enable scrolling by default. I'm using Acrobat DC. Every time, when I open document I chose in view -> Page Display -> Enable scrolling. It works, untill I close Acrobat. When I open acrobat next time, in order to be able to scroll I should do this set up again. How to make this setup stick?

[renato_vargas]

Thank you so much. This has been bugging me for years!!!!!

[gudguy1a]

@renato_vargas 
Oh man, you have NO idea - or, hmmmm, maybe ya do  😉 --- how BLOODY IRRITATING this issue was for all of us....

Unclear as to what Adobe's aim is in 'not' making it better/easier for us....

[Jasurjon5E15]

I had the same problem. Here's how to fix it on mac.

Preferences>Accessebility>Always use Page Layout Style>Single Page Continuous 

[Gregory157F]

Hey Jasurjon5E15: I have a PC and this worked for me as well. Man, Thank You very much! This was driving me crazy for too long. I owe you a beer! Greg

[vitalii5CCB]

Oh man, this was bothering me sooo long! Thanks a loooot!

[Silas0D4D]

THANK YOU!
I had to spend 10 minutes just to remember my Adobe account password simply to come here and comment. 
I changed the settings in Edit>Preferences>Page Display>Page Layout and Zoom but it did not have the wanted effect. However, combined with your suggestion it seemed to work perfectly! 

[Rebecca5C57]

Thank YOU Silas! I created an Adobe account simply to come here and comment. I was skeptical, but your combination worked for me in Adobe Acrobat X Pro, for which the settings are:

Edit>Preferences>Page Display>Default Layout and Zoom>Page Layout:  Single Page Continuous; Zoom: Fit Page

Preferences>Accessibility>Always use Page Layout Style>Single Page Continuous

I am so grateful 🙂

[iamfirtree]

Does not work for me. The scroll bar shows up for a moment but disappears if I try to use it. What is working for me, was to download an older version Acrobat Pro 2020. Scroll bars work perfectly, as they should. Amazing we have to pay to use this software that gets worse with each update.

[StormGazerDesigns]

Did you change it in BOTH locations?

I had done the first step, but hadn't realized the Accessibility section had the option in there as well. 

[Mark36835834sf0x]

Worked perfectly.

[dena_90210]

Thank you very much! These settings worked perfectly.

[Zachary5E07]

Absolute. Life. Saver.

[XLismyinitial]

Helps a lot! Lifesaver!

[markl28458303]

That is a life saver. This has been driving me crazy!! Thank you. 

[bethg63631097]

OH MY GOSH! Thank you so much. I've been trying to solve this issue for the longest time and kept coming up empty on searches. I use a PC too. I can't thank you enough!

Beth

[Graham22189587p92a]

Thank you very much for this tip! 

[akawasaki]

Thank you Sir!!!

[SKRKK]

Thanks a lot : )

[lastwraith]

This is still high on the search results list and it was missing a component for me when "checking" my new global settings in Reader on pre-existing PDFs I had lying around.

*Edit - Preferences - Documents = UNcheck "restore last view settings when reopening documents"

So for anyone trying to get PDFs to continuously scroll and not hop between pages

0) Verify you want the behavior that happens when you select - View - Page Display - Enable Scrolling

If this is what you want, do the following:

1) Edit - Preferences - Documents = UNcheck "restore last view settings when reopening documents"

2) Edit - Preferences - Page Display - Default Layout and Zoom - Set "Page Layout" to "Single Page Continuous"

3) For good measure, Edit - Preferences - Accessibility - Override Page Display - check "Always use page layout style" and set to "Single Page Continuous"

4) Hit "OK" button to save all settings and test some PDFs!

[MR_A4D]

Hi, yes this worked for me as well in Windows 10. Also kudos to the author for not missing anything... helps for me with learning disabilities.  thanks again!

[Andrew T.]

Thank-you - this part was missing and you need it to make it work. 

This part is helpful, but is it necessary? Necessary maybe when opening new docs, but if you want to have the option for SOME docs to be continuous and others NOT then you would want this checked - it itself isn't necessary for the scrolling part, but whether or not you want to have to different behaviors.

Thanks for sharing, very helpful.

[Andrew T.]

Sorry - I meant "this part":

1) Edit - Preferences - Documents = UNcheck "restore last view settings when reopening documents"

[Salaj36565768048s]

this works!. Thanks.

[Catie5C7F]

THANK YOU!!!

[defaultemiip9tm8amk]

THIS! was it. The UNcheck. Finally fixed it. Tyvm.