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December 13, 2018
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How to open pop-ups and keep Comments List closed?

  • December 13, 2018
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When I annotate a document, I turn on the Comment app so that my frequently used tools will stay available in the toolbar at the top of the screen; however, I also prefer to keep the Comments List closed and use the annotation pop-ups for commenting when necessary instead. So I was annotating a document this way just now, as I do every single day, when all of a sudden, whenever I double-clicked on an annotation to open its pop-up, the Comments List would open instead of a pop-up. This functionality changed right while I was in the middle of annotating as I always do. I didn't change anything on my end, as far as I know. I certainly didn't tinker with the preferences. What happened??? I can't find a fix for this problem anywhere. Please help!!

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Correct answer AnandSri

Hi All,

Thank you for your time and patience on this.

The official patch of Acrobat/Reader 19.010.20069 is available now, please install the latest patch from help>check for updates, or install it manually from 119.010.20069 Out of cycle update, January 03, 2019 — Release Notes for Acrobat DC Products

Reboot the machine if possible and check.

Let us know if you experience any issue.

Thanks,

Anand Sri.

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AnandSri
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Community Manager
January 3, 2019

Hi All,

Thank you for your time and patience on this.

The official patch of Acrobat/Reader 19.010.20069 is available now, please install the latest patch from help>check for updates, or install it manually from 119.010.20069 Out of cycle update, January 03, 2019 — Release Notes for Acrobat DC Products

Reboot the machine if possible and check.

Let us know if you experience any issue.

Thanks,

Anand Sri.

New Participant
January 3, 2019

Yes! This update fixed the problem for me. What a relief, thanks!

pagingdrloggins
New Participant
December 21, 2018

Same problem on Mac with Mojave 10.14.2 with Acrobat DC 2019.010.20064. Every time I click an annotation the comment drawer pops open.

New Participant
December 18, 2018

I have the same issue and also am finding it extremely difficult to work this way. At first at least the comments popped up, but now I get only the comment panel. I'm on a Mac running Mojave 10.14.2 with Acrobat DC 2019.010.20064.

josephp41178309
Participating Frequently
December 17, 2018

Same issue on Mac. Adobe Acrobat Pro DE Continuous Release Version 2019.010.20064 (Build: 19.10.20064.31107). Completely changes my workflow as I have 2 documents open and displayed in Tile > Vertical mode. Any time I activate a comment (rectangle, for instance), the Comments List on both documents opens. This changed on Friday afternoon for me (12/14/18 US Mountain Time). I've spent hours trying to fix this (Acrobat Cleaner, uninstall, reinstall). Reader has the same problem. When closing the documents now, often the Acrobat app will crash. I've sent in several crash reports. Please fix ASAP.

Meenakshi Negi
Community Manager
Community Manager
December 14, 2018

Hi Randomuser,

I have tried to replicate the behavior at our end, however, it is working fine.

Please make sure that the application is updated to the latest version available.

Refer this help link Release Notes | Adobe Acrobat, Reader to check the latest version available.

Could you please confirm if you are using the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC or the Acrobat DC application?

Share the current version of the application. Take help of the steps mentioned here Identify the product and its version for Acrobat and Reader DC

Are you on using the application on Windows or Mac? What is the OS version on the machine?

We will be waiting for your response.

Let us know if you need any help.

Regards,

Meenakshi

New Participant
December 14, 2018

I'm using Adobe Acrobat DC version 2019.010.20064 on Windows 10.

Tried it again this morning and it's still opening the Comments List every time I click (just once) on an annotation. It's totally disrupting the way that I normally work.