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Toke28748572o2wo
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March 7, 2023
Answered

Hide 'All Tools' Pane permenatly 2023

  • March 7, 2023
  • 18 replies
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How can users permanently hide the 'All Tools' pane? 

Older guides do not work. 

 

Using a free version. 

 

Please don't force trail periods and pop ups on your uses 

    Correct answer Lisa33080249y9kc

    1st ANY design behavior can be changed or modified.  It's called code... look it up! 
    2nd SHAME ON YOU for "fixing" something that wasn't broken, just so you could break it and screw people out of hard earned money in this economy.
    3rd To go back to the OLD VERSION click on Menu, Click on Disable New Acrobat Reader (4 options above Preferences), click Restart and enjoy what we all are used to.
    Oh, and BTW, I didn't create an account just to upvote, I signed in with Google.  (Removed)
    Peace Love & Happyness!

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    Rodrigo3494837444gx
    Participant
    April 24, 2024

    Thanks for you effort but it does NOT work for all pdfs after doing this, only for the current document. We have to repeat this for every single new document, and the point is to solve this once for all.

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      Suzanne33814649mgvq
      Participating Frequently
      April 24, 2024

      It's terrible and they don't do anything about it... 

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      Suzanne33814649mgvq
      Participating Frequently
      August 5, 2024

      Today it worked with this link to delete the annoying panel:

      https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/disable-right-hand-pane-in-acrobat-reader.html

       

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        Chris28546630otpt
        Participant
        April 15, 2024

        Fairly easy to hide.

        1) Close the TOOLS pane as you normally would

        2) Go into Preferences

        3) Select Document on left pane

        4) Select Remember Current State

        5) Click Okay

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        Keith35110963yrci
        Participant
        January 29, 2024

        Hello Adobe,

         

        When I open a PDF file, this is all I want to see. I don't want to have to click around closing and minimizing your stupidly useless tools and toolbars.  No wonder people don't like to use this reader anymore. I remember loving the reader YEARS and YEARS ago. Lately, I despise it, and would rather use something less intrusive. I'm sorry for my verbiage, but you folks just don't seem to care anymore, so why should I?

         

         

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        Slooby
        Participant
        January 3, 2024

        This is very frustrating that I have to click the X to close the ALL TOOLS PANE every time I open a PDF in order to make the displayed page LARGE ENOUGH TO READ IT!

         

        The OPEN SETTINGS preference "Remember current statet of Tools Pane" DOES NOT WORK!!! PLEASE FIX IT!!!

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          F Boyd1587
          Participating Frequently
          December 7, 2023

          Every year or so I again try Adobe Acrobat Reader to see if Adobe has ever "wised up" to user complaints.  Nope.  I can get every general purpose use of PDFs via Google Chrome browser without the relentless "ads" in the user interface.  Why would I ever try Adobe Reader again?  Directing users to Adobe feedback is a lost cause.  People such as I have been complaining to Adobe directly for years.

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            David340149241o2g
            Participant
            December 3, 2023

            https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/disable-right-hand-pane-in-acrobat-reader.html

             

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              kaare1234567890
              Inspiring
              December 10, 2024

              That doesn't work for me.

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              depkat
              Participating Frequently
              October 20, 2023

              You win the INTERNET today!

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                friszko
                Participant
                October 3, 2023

                This is not a "Reader" anymore. It's an AD application for something else.

                Too bad actually, because I don't need those things today and it won't change tomorrow, so there is no point showing me the tools and fees for creating documents.

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                moraes87
                Participating Frequently
                October 3, 2023

                Congratulations Adobe for making users leave you for offering terrible user experiences.
                It's really annoying that the user doesn't have control over what they use, this tool panel is very annoying.

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                  Dr.Proton
                  Participant
                  October 1, 2023

                  Not going to click around and check some old UI boxes. Was doing that in the old UI, sorry. You made me leave Adobe Reader. I am not your customer anymore. 

                   

                  Guys, look around there are plenty of alternatives around.

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