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vladk5779022
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May 28, 2018
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Making Hand Tool the Default Choice

  • May 28, 2018
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In Adobe Acrobat Professional, after I select the Selection Tool and close the document, the next document which I open has the Selection Tool selected. (The program remembers the last choice.) What needs to be changed in the settings so that documents may always open with the Hand (Pan) tool selected?

    Correct answer abdulhakim_2436

    This didn't work for me. Instead, this worked (copied from another post): Changing Touch Mode from AUTO-DETECT to ALWAYS seems to have worked for me.  Now all files are opening with hand tool already selected.

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    AnandSri
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    AnandSriCommunity Manager
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    May 28, 2018

    Hello Vladk,

    As per the description above, you want to make the "Hand Tool" as default, is that correct?

    Please navigate to Acrobat's Preferences, Go to Edit>Preferences>Accessibility>Uncheck "Always display the keyboard selection cursor">Click OK.

    Close Adobe Acrobat, re-open Adobe with a PDF document and you will find the "Hand Tool" as default.

    Let us know how it goes and share your findings.

    Regards,

    Anand Sri.

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      vladk5779022Author
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      May 29, 2018

      I want the hand tool to be always selected by default. I have checked the settings in the Accessibility section, and there is no check mark beside the option “Always display the keyboard selection cursor.”

      If I select the Select Tool, close the document, and open another document, the Select Tool is selected in the opened document. (The program remembers the tool which was last used.) Is there a way to make all documents open with the hand tool selected by default, regardless of what tool was selected the last time?

      AnandSri
      Community Manager
      AnandSriCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      July 6, 2018

      I have put a check mark beside “Make hand tool select text & images” in the General category. The result is still the same: If I select the Select Tool, close the document, and open another document, the Select Tool is selected in the opened document. The program remembers the tool which was last used. I need to know how to make all documents open with the hand tool selected by default regardless of what tool was selected the last time.


      Hello Vladk,

      Sorry for the delayed response and inconvenience caused. Few PDF files have there pre-defined view settings created/applied by the owner of the file and this cannot be changed.

      You may try the following steps and check:

      1) Open Adobe

      2) Edit > Preferences

      3) Accessibility

      4) Uncheck "Always display the keyboard selection cursor"

      5) Click "OK"

      6) Close Adobe

      7) Re-open Adobe with a PDF document

      Let us know your observation.

      Thanks,

      Anand Sri.

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