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March 16, 2024
Question

Opening .pdfs in separate windows?

  • March 16, 2024
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How to open .pdfs in separate windows in Adobe Acrobat Pro? The option does not appear in General under Preferences.  The filenames of the many, many multiple pdfs I need to work on simultaneously differ at the end of the filename, which can be more than 35 letters long, and does not show in the tab name.  

Thank you.

CWP

 

5 replies

New Participant
May 14, 2024

If we dont like this innovative "dumb" feature, would you advise us to try Bluebeam instead?

New Participant
April 12, 2024

I found the bug report/feature requestr site for Acrobat. Everyone, please setup an account and vote for these previously submitted Feature request / Bug reports and mark them as 'Critical'. The more Critical votes we get on these, the more attention the issue will get.

1. Request: Option to disable tabs: https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/46894150-request-option-to-disable-tabs

2. Don't take away "Open documents as new tabs in the same window": https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/46813747-don-t-take-away-open-documents-as-new-tabs-in-the 

3. Open multiple files in separate windows, not as tabs in single window.: https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/47049442-open-multiple-files-in-separate-windows-not-as-ta 


Anyone have any info on if/when Adobe plans to force the new UI on us?

 

Abambo
Adobe Expert
April 12, 2024

The new UI is still work in progress.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
New Participant
April 12, 2024

I agree. This is a huge omission and will just make many people turn New Acrobat off. Does anyone know the official bug tracking or the feature request websites for Acrobat?

Known Participant
March 31, 2024

Adobe Acrobat 2023 ("New Acrobat") needs the option to open each document in a new window.

 

This should be possible without disabling New Acrobat.

Abambo
Adobe Expert
March 17, 2024

In the new Acrobat, files open as a new tab. You need to drag the tab out, to move the content to a new window.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
New Participant
May 17, 2024

I don't know what  you mean by "drag the tab out".