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Page Scrolling

Community Beginner ,
Aug 27, 2023 Aug 27, 2023

Greetings,

I apologize if this seems too rudimentary. When I read documents, I prefer to scroll, as opposed to having a new page pop up. I recall in earlier versions of Acrobat and Reader, that scrolling was available in toolbars and the header of the UI (just dated myself there).

 

Now, the only available option is on the bottom right edge of the UI, and that is fit screen/ scroll. That requires selecting the option and then resizing the page. I looked in the in the customization routine for the toolbar the floats near the top left. However, there didn't seem to be a group to add navigation options. 

The only way, I have found, to get continuous scrolling is to go to the view menu and select scrolling.

 

I like Acrobat for its capability as a PDF system. It's rather amazing. But it's really busy and I wonder if I am missing what I'm looking for because I can't see the forest for the trees. To repeat, I must admit my ignorance of the program.

 

So my question is (you new one would come eventually...eh, where would I find the scrolling tool so that I can add it to one of the toolbars? Or at least, find it without having to use the View menu.

 

Any help with my obviously elementary question would be most appreciated. I am using the Acrobat Pro subscription service. I tried to find the version, but I was taken to a website that only said Acrobat Pro subscription.

 

Thanks,

Graham

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Aug 28, 2023 Aug 28, 2023
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New Here ,
Feb 13, 2024 Feb 13, 2024

Just in case you haven't found the answer you were initially hoping for, or if anyone else comes across this looking for help, this is the easiest way I have found to do continuous scrolling.

View-Page Display-Enable Scrolling.

You will most likely have to do this on each document, and then make sure you save it! Hope this helps!

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Adobe Employee ,
Aug 28, 2023 Aug 28, 2023

Hi @Graham31920244p10m 

 

Hope you are doing well and thanks for reaching out.

 

Are you looking for the hand tool to pan through the document? If yes, Please check out the screenshot below and see if that works:

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For more information about the new Acrobat please go through the help page https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/new-acrobat-experience.html

 

Let us know if you are referring to something else.

 

Regards

Amal

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 28, 2023 Aug 28, 2023

Thanks Amal,

Actually I'm looking for the option for smooth scrolling of pages, as opposed to flipping to the next page. I would like that to be default. If that's not possible, I would at least like to have the option handy.

 

Thanks

 

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 28, 2023 Aug 28, 2023

Hi Gary,

 

I reverted to the old Acrobat. Set page as single page continuous and opened a few files. Each file opened scrolling.

 

Thanks,

Graham

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Participant ,
Feb 22, 2024 Feb 22, 2024

@Graham31920244p10m Good but I want it permanently that way.  As it is, we have to set it each time we open a document.  So annoying and distracting.

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Explorer ,
Sep 20, 2023 Sep 20, 2023

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Would you be happy to change the app's default setting for all files? If so here's a solution for Acrobat 2023.

 

Click Menu > Preferences > Accessibility > check Always use Page Layout Style and select Single Page Continuous.

Or if anyone prefers to scroll one page at a time then here you'd select Single Page.

 

If you see a dialog called Prepare document for screen reader just cancel it.

 

(Screenshot from PC)

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New Here ,
Apr 28, 2024 Apr 28, 2024

Thank you for saving me, I was about to uninstall adobe for the scrolling problem 

 

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New Here ,
May 16, 2024 May 16, 2024

Thanks for this. It's hard to imagine a less intuitive to put this setting. Never would have found it without this post.

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New Here ,
May 20, 2024 May 20, 2024

no, it doesn't work still have to go everytime and enable scrolling 

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New Here ,
Dec 30, 2024 Dec 30, 2024

Have you tried reloading the document?

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New Here ,
Jul 24, 2024 Jul 24, 2024

Thank you for giving the actual requested solution!

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Community Expert ,
Jul 24, 2024 Jul 24, 2024

I thank @Aviv382790943kye for the final piece. When they pointed to Accessibility in Preferences, the option "Single Page Page Continous" was displayed. When this option is set, you do not need to constantly go to the menus to reset it for every document. 

 

It doesn't make any sense for Adobe to make this so hidden. I seem to recall that in previous versions, you could set this from the menu command or from the toolbars and be done with it. To hide this makes no sense.

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New Here ,
Aug 11, 2024 Aug 11, 2024

Sorry, but your initial feedback to assist was not helpful. This option has been there for a number of iterations of Acrobat.

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New Here ,
Aug 20, 2024 Aug 20, 2024

This did not help. It still jumps to the next page without a smooth transition.

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Community Expert ,
Aug 30, 2024 Aug 30, 2024

Hi, @matt_3464, OK, I now know what you are referring to. I'd suggest two changes in the Settings/Preferences.

 

#1) This is not essential, but I am one who does like to see the scroll bar access all the time. To make sure it's always available, set this in the Page Display setting.

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#2) Here is the important one. And, why this is in Accessibility and not in the Page Display I have no clue. But, check the Always use Page Layout Style, and set this for Single Page Continuous.

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 Please let us know if this is what you are looking for.

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New Here ,
May 21, 2025 May 21, 2025

Hi Gary - I have set the "single page continous" setting, but don't have the option to "always show scroll bars". All I want is to be able to scroll through a PDF oon Acrobat like I do when I'm looking at a PDF on chrome/looking at a webpage/etc. Would you know how to fix that? 

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Community Beginner ,
May 29, 2025 May 29, 2025

It doesn't work. Hundreds of documents per week all open without scrolling enabled and I have to go and change each one.

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New Here ,
Nov 06, 2023 Nov 06, 2023

I'm with you. I much prefer continuous scrolling to the sudden jump to a new page. It's like a repeated smack in the eyes when I have to read a long document. No one's eyes snap up that fast (scientific fact), so it's disruptive to the flow of the reading. Seems like that would be the standard way to read and the snapping should be the option you can choose if you want a change.

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Participant ,
Jul 19, 2024 Jul 19, 2024

Yes, and of course if you want to glance back at the preceding sentence on the previous page it creates a ridiculous jump. It's incredible that people actually come up with this stuff.

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New Here ,
Feb 13, 2024 Feb 13, 2024

Just in case you haven't found the answer you were initially hoping for, or if anyone else comes across this looking for help, this is the easiest way I have found to do continuous scrolling.

View-Page Display-Enable Scrolling.

You will most likely have to do this on each document, and then make sure you save it! Hope this helps!

defaultwo7f2a7r26oo_0-1707850893313.png

 

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New Here ,
May 21, 2025 May 21, 2025

Hi there, 

 

I can't seem to find these settings! Do you know what I could do? 

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Adobe Employee ,
May 29, 2025 May 29, 2025

Hi molly_8865,

 

Thank you for reaching out.

 

If you are looking for the view settings, please use the steps suggested below:

- In Acrobat, go to Menu > View > Page display.

- Select the required options from the list.

 

 

You can also take a look at the preferences settings for page display. 

- In Acrobat, go to Menu > Preferences > Page display.

- Set the required page layout for the PDF under the Default layout and zoom. 

 

 

Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.

 

Thanks,

Meenakshi

 

 

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Community Beginner ,
May 29, 2025 May 29, 2025

Yes, but nobody wants to set this every time they open a document, especially not when working on hundreds of documents in a week. It needs to be set in preferences and all documents open this way.

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