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zoranlazarevic
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February 11, 2020
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How to enable scroll bar in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC?

  • February 11, 2020
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How can I display a scrollbar in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC? My version is 2019.021.20061. I need this to scrool through a document with many pages. There is an answer for Acrobat Reader 11 to set Touch Mode=Never, but that doesn't show the scrollbar in my version. Thanks.

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    Chris2535001694h3
    Participating Frequently
    September 28, 2022

    I have tried the solutions outlined here but none seems to work. Strange thing is that I am having the problem ONLY with a couple of pdfs sent to me - everything else displays the scroll bar perfectly. Is this a setting that the sender could have added to the pdf document when it was created?

      Bernd Alheit
      Community Expert
      Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 5, 2022

      You can set this in Adobe Acrobat:

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      Chris2535001694h3
      Participating Frequently
      October 5, 2022

      I do not have an "initial view" tab in my Properties window

        Cristian Edward
        Cristian Edward
        Participant
        May 17, 2022

        Go edit > Preferences > Accessibility

        On this box you will see, "Override Page Display":
        Now mark on the Always use page Layout Style and "select single page Continous".

        Always use Zoom Setting: Select "Reflow"

        And finally, click ok.


        Check if you make the change.
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        PDFLearner2222
        Inspiring
        June 28, 2022

        Tried every suggestion here and nothing worked for this one document. Also, I didn't see Reflow as an option for Zoom setting.

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        PDFLearner2222
        Inspiring
        June 28, 2022

        I fixed it. I saw another post about going to Initial View and clearing the boxes about hiding controls. Then I saved it and it worked.

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          Myriam D5C10
          Participant
          March 5, 2022

          I have a mac, but the issue isn't in the Adobe settings (the app itself) but the properties set up in the document/file itself. SO, go to FILE > properties > initial view > uncheck all "user interface options." Your enemy is "hide window controls." 

           

          Or do whatever the equivalent is on PC. 

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            arlenez85379325
            Participant
            February 12, 2022

            Edit, Preferences; General tab, Touch Mode--Never

             

            OR if that doesn't work:

            Add Toggle Touch Mode button to Toolbar: View tab, Show/Hide, Toolbar Items, Touch Mode. 

            The Toggle Touch Mode button should now appear on the toolbar; click it to toggle the scroll bar on and off.

             

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              PDFLearner2222
              Inspiring
              June 28, 2022

              I don't see Touch Mode on my menu (Acrobat DC Pro

                Arafin Sardar
                Arafin Sardar
                Known Participant
                January 27, 2022

                Well, you can do it by following the bellow steps.
                Open edit option > go file menu > Accessibility > Check the box  under override page display which is " Always use page layout style > Select your targeted page layout style > finally click okay.

                You can resolve you just following above steps very easily.
                Best regards

                 

                 

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                Jane5C67
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                August 10, 2021

                Nope! Suddenly my PDF's are opening differently. I now have to click EDIT/Edit Text and Images to show the editing tools.

                 

                And, the vertical scroll is now missing. Did Adobe add an update changing this?!  How do I change it back.

                 

                I have tried the suggestions in this string and none work.

                 

                Thank you; this is making my work in Adobe DC too timely.

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                  don.pirtle
                  Participant
                  October 13, 2021

                   

                  Tool Bar

                  View

                  |-->Show Hide

                  |--->Tool Bar Items

                  |---->Click Touch Mode    Scoll bar came up

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                  OLOMELO John
                  Participant
                  November 19, 2021

                  Great, this works, but you have to set it via its shortcut button everytime you need it for it dissapear once you exit the window. But it works. Thanks

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                  defaultct7rst3k4apy
                  Participating Frequently
                  December 25, 2020

                  I have the same issue.   MOST .PDF files have the scroll bar on the side but sometimes they do not.

                  It is rare that this happens and  I think that PDFs may be designed so that scroll bars are not going to be available.

                  If that is the case, how do they do this ?  Continuous scroll is available, just not the scroll bar.  Turning off TOUCH has nothing to do with this one.  In fact, I have 5 PDF tabls open and only this one (a magazine) does not have the scroll bar.

                  It may be that nobody else in the world has seen or heard of this.  I tend to get very special problems in windows 10 especially but I have seen this issue off and on for many years now.

                   

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                  Test Screen Name
                  Legend
                  December 26, 2020

                  No, I have never heard of this happening for specific PDFs. There isn't anything in the PDF rules for "turn off scroll bar". If any of these problem files are public, you might like to post a link so others can take a look.

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                    defaultct7rst3k4apy
                    Participating Frequently
                    December 26, 2020

                    Will try to find a link for one of these PDFs. 

                    It is rare, but they seem to exist at least for me.

                     

                     

                    bordiecapron
                    bordiecapron
                    Participating Frequently
                    February 11, 2020

                    It might be "Touch Mode". 

                     

                    1.  Go to Edit>Preferences>General>Basic Tools section.

                    2.  Select Never in the Touch Mode pop-up menu

                    3.  Click OK in the Preferences window.

                     

                    See if that makes a difference

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                    zoranlazarevicAuthor
                    Participant
                    February 12, 2020

                    Thanks, but as noted in my original post, that is the first thing I tried and it didn't work. I think the software developers forgot to include the scroll bar 🙂

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                    Anonymous
                    May 10, 2020

                    I had the same problem (the suggested solution did not work). I had Slovene version. When I downloaded a new version from the UK page in english the scrolbar appeared (as well as some additional options not enabled in the Slovene version).

                    Bernd Alheit
                    Community Expert
                    Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
                    Community Expert
                    February 11, 2020

                    Try the forum for Acrobat Reader.

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                      zoranlazarevicAuthor
                      Participant
                      February 12, 2020

                      This is the forum for Acrobat Reader

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