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In new version of Reader, missing "Open Documents As New Tabs In The Same Window"

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March 15, 2023
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Hello,

I just installed the most recent version of Adobe Reader (and under Settings->General I no longer see this option:

"Open Documents As New Tabs In The Same Window"

I always selected it, as I prefer to have documents open in separate windows.

How can I do this in the new version?

I have exactly this installed: Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous Release | Version 2023.001.20064 | 64-bit

Modern Acrobat

JR Boulay

Community Expert

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Kane5EDA

New Participant

I also came here looking for the option.

Found out that you can drag the tabs off the main window (like in Chrome) to open them as separate instances.

Not ideal but it works for now.

AnandSri

Community Manager

Hi All,

We appreciate your valuable feedback! We're always looking for ways to improve Acrobat, and we appreciate the time and effort you have taken to share your feedback. 

We acknowledge that the new Acrobat represents a notable change; however, we hope that as you get familiar with the new interface, you will be able to be more productive & get more out of Acrobat.

We are actively working on all the currently unavailable features, such as 'open PDFs in a new window' and customizing these preferences. We will address them with the highest priority.

As you get more comfortable with the new interface, please contact us with specific questions on tools, features, or functionalities. We're happy to provide helpful resources and answers to your questions.

If your critical workflows are impacted, you can switch to the old UI from the "Menu" on the top left corner of Windows OS and View Menu on MacOS. We will follow up with a detailed community-featured post, guiding you to familiarise yourself with the new interface and regular updates on upcoming changes.

Thanks,

Anand Sri.

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sara5C92

New Participant

Please can you restore the open new PDFs in new window - disappeared from new version as well as old version, please this is very frustrating for a service that i am paying monthly for !

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FUADOBE666

New Participant

I came here because I noticed the same thing and experimented with both versions to attempt to find a solution.

As of this date, 6/30/2023, the "Open Documents As New Tabs In The Same Window" option STILL has not been added to the new version of Acrobat. Reverting to the old Acrobat is, unfortunately, the only workaround (clicking on the hamburger menu in the New Acrobat and selecting "Disable New Acrobat").

Hopefully the Development team will catch wind of our frustrations and simly add the ""Open Documents As New Tabs In The Same Window" to the New Acrobat!

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Peter31326222ndeh

New Participant

Agreed, i work in Aviation and we frequently have need to open 2 or more PDF's side by side. it is a frustration that the feature to have "documents open in separate windows" is not a standard user selectable option.

Amal.

Community Manager

Hi @Tomasz2888679973ft

Hope you are doing well and sorry for the trouble.

Have you started experiencing this issue after the recent release?

It seems like you are using the modern viewer of the application. If yes, please click on the hamburger menu (Windows) on the top left corner > Disable New Acrobat

For macOS: Go to View > Disable new Acrobat. and reboot the application.

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/new-acrobat-experience.html

Then go to Edit (Win), Adobe Acrobat (Mac) > Preferences > General > and check for the option 'Open documents as new tab in same window'

Let us know how it goes.

Regards

Amal

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