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May 14, 2025
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Moving Toolbars and Other Tools around on the Screen in Adobe DC

  • May 14, 2025
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In my new experience of Adobe, my All Tools toolbar is on the left side of the screen and the Zoom in/out feature and the Rotate page features are in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.  I want to be able to move these.  I want the All tools back on the Right side of the screen and I want the Zoom & Rotate features back at the top of the page.  Is there anyway to do this?  I see how to customize the toolbar, but I don't want that small toolbar.  let me know if this is possible.  Pics are attached in the word document below. thanks in advance.

Correct answer Tariq Dar

Hi @louis_2454

 

Thanks for reaching out, I understand the New Acrobat experience is a big change in terms of tools alignment.

 

If you want to learn more about this experience, you may visit this help page: https://adobe.ly/43lA3AR

 

Sadly, moving toolbars from left to right is not possible. To get to the existing experience, you need to disable the new experience. Please follow:

 

1. Go to the hamburger menu  (Windows) or  View (macOS) > Disable new Acrobat.

2. Select Restart to launch the new experience.

3. To return to your current experience, do one of the following:

  • Windows®: Select the hamburger menu, and then choose Disable new Acrobat.
  • macOS: Go to View > Disable new Acrobat.

Note: All new features and additions, like Acrobat AI assistant, will not be available to the classic experience. 

 


~Tariq

3 replies

MarieB82A
Participant
February 25, 2026

Thank you, but what the heck is the “hamburger” menu???

Known Participant
February 25, 2026

That’s the three horizontal lines stacked like a hamburger. 

Known Participant
February 17, 2026

Adobe needs to stop moving tools around just to be moving stuff around. Why would anyone think the contents/menu/bookmarks should on the right side?

michelle_7777
Participant
May 26, 2026

Agreed!  There was nothing wrong with the “old” setup, why does Adobe have to go and change things that are working perfectly fine for us??  If you are going to implement dramatic changes like this, at least allow us to move the screen back to the way we feel most comfortable working with the program, instead of forcing us to change just for the heck of it.  Don’t forget, we pay you big $ for this application. 

 

leo.r
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 27, 2026

@michelle_7777 see the correct answer here — you can disable the “new Acrobat”:
 

 

Tariq DarCorrect answer
Legend
May 14, 2025

Hi @louis_2454

 

Thanks for reaching out, I understand the New Acrobat experience is a big change in terms of tools alignment.

 

If you want to learn more about this experience, you may visit this help page: https://adobe.ly/43lA3AR

 

Sadly, moving toolbars from left to right is not possible. To get to the existing experience, you need to disable the new experience. Please follow:

 

1. Go to the hamburger menu  (Windows) or  View (macOS) > Disable new Acrobat.

2. Select Restart to launch the new experience.

3. To return to your current experience, do one of the following:

  • Windows®: Select the hamburger menu, and then choose Disable new Acrobat.
  • macOS: Go to View > Disable new Acrobat.

Note: All new features and additions, like Acrobat AI assistant, will not be available to the classic experience. 

 


~Tariq

Participant
May 14, 2025

Thanks Tariq.  Going back to old experience isn't an option.  New Work laptop so I guess I will have to get used to the new view.  thanks for the response.