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gmoProA
Inspiring
June 15, 2017
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Acrobat Reader DC - Menus on left and right side.

  • June 15, 2017
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How can i get the pdfs to open with the menu columns on left and right sides closed. I know how to close them temporarily.

Every time i open i have to close those and it is annoying. Any ideas? They get in my way and it wastes time.

Also, how can i change the highlight color from the orange color to a yellow. I cant find that.

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    try67
    try67
    Community Expert
    June 16, 2017

    You can hide the Tools panel: Permanently close the Tools pane in Acrobat Reader DC

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    ADmate
    New Participant
    June 20, 2018

    Where do I find Edit?

    try67
    try67
    Community Expert
    June 20, 2018

    In the menu-bar, at the top of the window, next to File.

    AkanchhaS8194121
    AkanchhaS8194121
    Brainiac
    June 15, 2017

    Hi GmoProA,

    The menu bars that you are referring above cant be disabled permanently. As its a default behavior of the application.

    But yes there is a workaround that would help you not to see them again when you open the document next time.

    1-

    • Launch Reader>Hide the menu bar manually and then-
    • Go to Edit>Preferences>Document> Open settings> Check "Restore last view settings when reopening documents">OK
    • Close the Reader
    • Reopen it, now you should not see the menu bars open automatically again.

    2-

    • To change the highlight color you may first select the "Highlight Tool"
    • Highlight some context and then Right Click on the highlighted section.
    • Click on "Properties.."

    • You will see this box appear.
    • Select the color of your choice.
    • Check "Make Properties Default">OK

    Hope this would help.

    Regards,

    Akanchha

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    gmoProAAuthor
    Inspiring
    June 15, 2017

    Thanks. I did that before and I tried it again and the right menu bar does not stay closed. When I reopen, that right menu bar is there and I have to close it each time.

    Do you have any other suggestions?

    The 2nd set of instructions works for the highlighting, but I was wondering why the original one was orange when the highlighter up top is yellow. It highlights in orange. That is strange.

    I can change the highlight color after I highlight though. Is there a way to set the highlighter in the toolbar to be a yellow highlight default? I prefer yellow to orange color that your product sets too.

    AkanchhaS8194121
    AkanchhaS8194121
    Brainiac
    June 16, 2017

    Hi GmoPro,

    I have checked the same at our end this issue is not reproducible at our end.

    Once you select "Restore last view settings">close the document and reopen it then it should work.

    You may check if there is any update pending for the Adobe Reader DC, Launch Reader>Help>Check for update.

    2nd-

    Did you follow the exact steps I have shared above? Did you select the check box "Make Properties Default" after selecting the yellow color as highlighter?

    Again this issue is not reproducible at our end, I tried the same and able to set the color as default so when I opened the application next time and tried to highlight its giving me the color I have chosen before.

    If your application not saving the changes then you can try repairing the installation after checking the updates.

    Launch Reader>Help>repair Installtion

    Regards,

    Akanchha

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