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KTdid.
KTdid.
Inspiring
August 22, 2023
Question

New Acrobat changes position of panes

  • August 22, 2023
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The latest version of Acrobat Pro flipped the placement of the Navigation and Tools panes. The Navigation pane is now on the right and vice versa.
 
I imagine this is disruptive for many users, if not all, as it messes with our mouse action habits, among other other reasons.

I cannot find a way to adjust the placement of the panes. Is there a way?
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    gary_sc
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    gary_scCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 22, 2023

    Hi, @KTdid. the answer is "no" and Yes.

     

    No, you cannot change the sides of where the Navigation and Tools Panes are located. They are locked into this "New Look."

     

    However, if you go to the View menu To where it says "Disable New Acrobat," you see Acrobat as how it should look.

     

    Hope that helps.

      KTdid.
      KTdid.Author
      Inspiring
      August 23, 2023

      Thanks, @gary_sc. What a bummer. Hopefully, Adobe improves upon this and makes adjusting our panes customizable like they are in all other Adobe apps. I will have to use the legacy version until then. It would also be an incredible improvement if they would allow us to choose size settings for UI text like all other Adobe apps do as well. 

        KTdid.
        KTdid.Author
        Inspiring
        October 2, 2023

        Hi @KTdid.,

         

        Hope you are doing well. 

         

        We appreciate your valuable feedback! We're always looking for ways to improve Acrobat, and we appreciate the time and effort you have taken to share your thoughts with us.

         

        We acknowledge that the new Acrobat represents a notable change; however, we hope that as you get familiar with the new interface, you can be more productive and get more out of Acrobat.

         

        We are actively working on all the currently unavailable features, such as moving, hiding, or re-sizing the floating/quick toolbar, and are being addressed with the highest priority.

         

        If your critical workflows are impacted, you can switch to the old UI from the “Menu” on the top left corner of Windows and View Menu on MacOS.

         

        We will follow up with a detailed community-featured post, guiding you to familiarise yourself with the new interface and regular updates on upcoming changes.

         

        -Souvik


        I can tell you that a large number of my fellow PDF remediators are also not happy with the panel posistion changes. We've all opted to use the legacy version instead of using the new UI. I think it's critical that Adobe listen to their users.

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