Change menu bar and toolbar view on acrobat reader DC

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December 13, 2023
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I installed Acrobat Reader on a Windows 11 machine and am getting a view in which all tools are spread across the screen at different locations as shown in the first image below.

Also, some tools are floating around. which I want to avoid. I want to change the view back to old one I am used to as in second image below. How to get the view on the second imave on a Windows 11 machine.

Correct answer ii34107938b8s8

Hi @sarvendranath34232001zm6e,

Thanks for writing to us. We acknowledge that we are enabling New Acrobat UI for users, however we hope that as you get familiar with the new interface, you can be more productive & get more out of Acrobat.

In case you still want to switch to the older view, you have the option to switch back to the old UI from the “Menu” on the top left corner on windows, and "View" Menu on Mac. Use option 'Disable New Acrobat' and Acrobat will switch to its classic view.

Regards,

Bhawna.

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ii34107938b8s8Correct answer

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Hi @sarvendranath34232001zm6e,

Thanks for writing to us. We acknowledge that we are enabling New Acrobat UI for users, however we hope that as you get familiar with the new interface, you can be more productive & get more out of Acrobat.

In case you still want to switch to the older view, you have the option to switch back to the old UI from the “Menu” on the top left corner on windows, and "View" Menu on Mac. Use option 'Disable New Acrobat' and Acrobat will switch to its classic view.

Regards,

Bhawna.

M

márton_5071

New Participant

Sorry but no, this is not an improvement. The menu bar disappeared and an additional click is needed every single time I want to do something. I even had to google it because it's not obvious how to revert it back to normal.

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jason_5237

New Participant

We agree with much of the sentiment here. The biggest grievance we have is that the Generative AI feature seemingly squeezes out buttons like share via email on the menu bar. Features and the convenience of quick access that our employees actually want and use, rather being forced into something because Adobe wants to be trendy.

The annoying part of this it that disabling Generative AI in the Preferences does absolutely Nothing!!! Why offer this ability if it won’t remove the feature at all? When we disable this feature in preferences it leaves it in place and seemingly functional in the menu bar! Yes, you can get to the email option via the Share button, but this is now a multi-click effort that has disappointed many.

How about you actually let us customize that part of the menu bar, or at least acknowledge the disabling of Generative AI by actually removing it from the GUI! Suggesting that people revert back to the old GUI is a poor solution and just makes Adobe look bad by even mentioning it!