Word - Acrobat keeps readding to ribbon

Report · Sep 17, 2021

I keep removing it and it keeps coming back. There's a whole tab for Acrobat. I don't need it taking up real estate on my home tab where styles should be.

Is this pathological behaviour expected? Is there a way to get it stop reading itself?

Using current O365 and Acrobat DC Pro.

Thanks,

Jim 🙂

Report · Sep 28, 2021

Hi there

As you wanted to remove the Adobe Acrobat ribbon but keep the Acrobat tab, please check the steps shown in the screenshot below and see if that works for you:

Regards

Amal

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Report · Sep 18, 2025

The September 28, 2021 response by the user Amal is incorrectly marked as "Correct," since Amal's response doesn't address the issue this thread raised. The original poster clearly stated (prior to Amal's 9/28/21 response) that they had successfully removed the ribbon icons temporarily only for them to reappear. Amal's response showing how to remove the ribbon icons is thus not useful.

Amal or a moderator should correct the 9/28/21 response and/or remove the "Correct" marking. Adobe charges a hefty price for Acrobat, and part of Adobe's pitch is providing continuous support to subscribers. The least Adobe can do is not prioritize spam and low-value content on threads where users look for help with the software's bugs.

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Report · Jul 25, 2025

Does the reinstall of plugins during reboot occur with any other plugins?

If so, it's a Microsoft issue.

If not, it's an Adobe issue.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

Report · Aug 05, 2025

We have the same issue, in in enterprise deployment. We don't use the Adobe share or sign functions, so these extra home buttons are confusing/wrong (besides taking up real estate).

I am told disabling the addin completely isn't an option as that breaks some file explorer right click functionality.

This is such an issue we are considering leaving Adobe.

Report · Aug 07, 2025

Acrobat can't even respect the order of tools an end user sets for the toolbar. Obviously, this is an institutional issue. I must have reordered these things a hundred times.

Report · Aug 07, 2025

This thread is about the Acrobat plugin for Word. It doesn't seem your post is related to that unless I'm wrong.

If it's not, you should start a new thread.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

Report · Sep 22, 2025

Hey Dave,

Am aware of what the thread is about, as I created it over four years ago. My point is that, if Adobe can't provide a consistent way to manage their internal toolbars, what hope do they have of doing so in a third party application. At this point I am just glad I don't have to use Acrobat that much any more.