Measurement tool problem

[GCM20545269]

In Adobe Acrobat DC I use the measuring tool often. When you set the Line properties it will save the style, thickness, colors & opacity but the "Start" and "End" line arrows are reset each time back to "Open". I make the new properties default with the Start and End as "none" but each time I create a new line the arrows return to "Open" so on each measurement I have to open the properties and reset each back to "none". This creates a lot of extra work. Is there a way to set the overall default to "None" or is there a work around. The arrows get in the way for anyone wishing to draw lines on forms.

[Adorobat]

Hi GCM,

Sorry for the delay in response.

Please try selecting one of the objects drawn on the pdf > right-click > select measure preferences > default line ending > none.

You may also access this setting by going into edit > preferences >  measuring 2d > default line ending.

Feel free to update this discussion if you need any further help.

Shivam

[kevinb30013926]

Shivam - That does not work to make it default. It keeps resetting to open. I have the exact same problem as of 01/30/2019.

[kevinb30013926]

Shivam - That does not work to make it default. It keeps resetting to open. I have the exact same problem as of 02/05/2019.

[philh87744489]

Thanx. but i noticed someone had used my desktop over the weekend and they had inadvertently turned off the markup 

[jeffrey_7364]

Is there any solution to this issue - I have the same issue with Acrobat Pro 2020. I do a lot of scaling for estimating of large subdivisions which requires me to draw hundreds of lines and I have to manually go in and change each line ending in the properties even though the default line ending is set to none, and I have tried choosing a line with "none" as the line ending and selecting the "make properties default" option, and evrerything else works but the line ending always defaults back to "open." So frustrating! I could cut hours off my work on a single project without having to do this. Come on Adobe fix this!

[jeffrey_7364]

While I haven't found a real solution, I did find a more efficient workaround. While in an open file, press ctrl+E. This opens a properties bar that stays open (it defaults to the top left corner, but you can reposition it somewhere out of your way by dragging & dropping). It has a dropdown for line ending ("Arrow"), which if you click that with a line highlighted, and then click the straight line with no arrows at the top, it removes the arrow heads from both ends of the line - in 2 quick clicks.  It's at least better than having to click the line, and then properties, and then select "none" for each line, and then click ok. 

[jeffrey_7364]

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