Why change everything?

[reginal79098089]

Why? Why do you "creators" feel a need to completely change the layout of toolbars, etc. in a program?! Do you have nothing to do so you just search out what you can do to aggravate us? Adobe Acrobat DC is now TOTALLY different in the toolbar layouts! WHY???

[Gwen31584783596p]

I'm so thankful you asked the correct question or I finally searched the right topic.  I've been going nuts trying to figure out why I could not print a pdf Portfolio and where did my toolbars go, why the menu bar items start showing up on the right when it's always been on the left.  Not cool!  I'm so thankful for the person to provided a solution to the nightmare.  Thank you @reginal79098089 and @jane-e 

[jane-e]

You're welcome @Gwen31584783596p !

Jane

[Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com]

Tell the Acrobat engineers and marketing department to ditch this new "Modern" Acrobat interface. It doesn't work.

VOTE HERE: https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/47082691-ditch-t...

[A31990104l9s7]

I am feeling inches away from not abiding by the guidelines, as I am livid having WASTED, nearly an hour trying to figure out where the tools I have used regularly in Adobe Acrobat Pro on my Macbook Pro, customized set up -- where have they gone and why I cannot seem to re-set as before?  Why would Adobe Acrobat team do such a maddening thing???!!!  I still have to spend time to figure out how to get the tools I used accessible to me!!  I try to get the tools I want but it will not allow me to, as it indicates that the tools I need to do MY JOB are somewhere in the program ---grayed out!! Not based on what Acrobat thinks I may want. UGH!!!!

[noggin nocker]

i agrre. the new lay out is horrendous. leave things alone

[kglad]

@noggin nocker 

restore to the traditional.

[Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com]

Remember to vote and comment in UserVoice because Adobe's engineers don't hang out in this user forum. Tell them why you don't like it, too.

VOTE HERE: https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/47082691-ditch-t...

[Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com]

You can revert to the classic GUI interface by following the instructions here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/acrobat-2023-how-to-revert-to-classic-gui-user-in...

[ccdrknrgy]

[abuse removed]  This is the worst new version I have seen since the latest version of Excel, where now you can't anything anywhere to do anything helpful.  Every version for every basic software has turned into complete garbage. I can't for the life of me figure out why people need to keep changing a good app to the point where it is unrecognizable and unusuable.  Congratulations on a complete waste of money, time, and space.  Someone needs to be fired big time for (removed).

[kglad]

@ccdrknrgy 

you could restore the interface.

[ernest31984008ewnm]

I am glad you were able to get the new version removed, were still dealing with the new version! we click the disable new version and restart and its back to the new version! any body have another answer? were willing to try anything.

[Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com]

@ernest31984008ewnm, you might want to post this little bug at UserVoice. This is a user-to-user forum that doesn't get much attention from Adobe, but UserVoice is where they record complaints, bugs, and wishlists. And don't forget to vote there. The more votes, the greater the likelihood the comments will get someone's attention.

VOTE HERE: https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/47082691-ditch-t...

[dswallow]

These updates are absolutely apalling. Nothing improves. Everything gets slower and slower, and once you figure out where some options has moved, they move it again. I'd fire most everyone responsioble for constantly revising the UI and hire some folks who are capable of understanding how to optimize and improve performance.

[Frans v.d. Geest]

The 'old' interface could use some 'freshen up', but leave things in place. A bit more 'modern look' is fine, but on the UI as we all know...

[Michael319175791mm4]

Something just updated my Adobe to a completely differentt menu.  I hate it.  With other interface problems, it may be on the way out.  

[jane-e]

Something just updated my Adobe to a completely differentt menu.  I hate it.  With other interface problems, it may be on the way out.  

By @Michael319175791mm4

Did you read the thead for the solution? If you mean Acrobat (Adobe is a company), do this:

• To disable the new experience,
  • Windows: Click the hamburger menu (lines) at the upper left corner and choose Disable new Acrobat.
  • macOS: Go to View menu > Disable new Acrobat.

Everybody hates it. You are not alone!

Jane

[StewartMD]

no hamburger to click. now what?  version noted above

[kglad]

@StewartMD 

that looks like the old interface.

[StewartMD]

Guess I'm really screwed then!

[kglad]

@StewartMD 

what problem are you having?

[StewartMD]

Only one line of tools so I can never find what I'm looking for. 1:1 doesn't zoom out to one page. Can't find zoom function to fix that.
Scan with a scanner then save and it crashes without saving. Had to find the scan button then takes multi clicks to start scan. Hate the GUIs on the right, used to be buttons, why do I need a document tab and tool tab and whatever the third one is? Where is the text box tool?  That's a start. Was using acrobat X before. Bought new laptop and had to buy new acrobat 

[kglad]

@StewartMD 

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/how-to/customize-toolbar.html#:~:text=To%20customize%20the%20Adobe%2....

[Christopher26896191njd5]

I so agree - basically [removed] staff with time on their hands - No thanks ----

[Kyle31939796f63e]

Ditto. At least we can change it back. Note to programmers: you may like change (ie, your bosses may like change..and their bosses order the changes), but most end users do not. (nor to they ever get a vote) I don't have time or the patience to find missing things or figure out how to do something bec of the changes. Please leave the working environment as it is and work on fixing the out of memory errors & crashes instead.

[JDJAWS]

The new experience is horrible. I can't do anything. I had to flail around to turn it off. Awful. Awful. Awful. 

Just stop.