Two page view option gone

[Caroline27983759bu9r]

Hi there,

I recently downloaded the Adobe Acrobat Reader on a new laptop that runs Windows 11.

You used to be able to go to 'view' and select 'two page view' in the reader. In this version, there is no 'View' option available and if you click on the display icon (an image of a page with 1:1 in the bottom right hand corner in default set-up) there's 'fit one full page, actual size' options but no two page option. I have also tried searching for 'view' and 'two page view' in the 'find text or tools' search bar, but no relevant results come up.

Please tell me I'm missing something and the two page view function is still there, as it was really useful for booklets.

Thanks in advance.

[try67]

Do you not see the menu bar (File, Edit, View, etc.) at all or just the View menu?

[Caroline27983759bu9r]

I can see the menu bar but there's no view option. Attached a picutre of what I can see.

[Bernd Alheit]

This is the new version of Adobe Acrobat.

[try67]

Click the "Hamburger" menu (the three horizontal lines) in the top left corner. What do you see under it?

[AkanchhaS]

@Caroline27983759bu9r 

In the new Acrobat UI, click the Hamberger icon at the upper left corner of the screen> select View from the drop-down menu>Page-Display

Thanks,

Akanchha 

[Caroline27983759bu9r]

Thank you! The option is still there in the hamburger menu.

[TK_1]

Hi,
This is fine, but why the buttons disappeared from the panel? It was very handy and now you really have to alway go to the menü to reach them? I the previous version it was possible to customize this panel and add these options permanently.

[AkanchhaS]

@TK_1  This is a design behavior, as the New Acrobat UI has all the options aligned under one place.

We appreciate that, if you can fill out this form and share your feedback with our product team https://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html 

Thanks,

Akanchha

[Henry3112954248fa]

This is a TERRIBLE design behavior, as the New Acrobat UI has all the options aligned under one place TO MAKE YOU HAVE TO CLICK MORE TIMES TO ACCOMPLISH THE SAME THING AS BEFORE AND BURY COMMONLY-USED FEATURES UNDER DEEPER MENUS IN STRANGE PLACES, BECAUSE WE HATE OUR USERS AND WANT TO STRIP AWAY FUNCTIONALITY FOR "PRETTINESS."

There, fixed that for you.

At least I can completely disable the new UI, it's horrible - when setting up a new system disabling this latest abhorrent "design choice" is literally the first thing I do upon launching Acrobat.  Same for all the other engineers I work with, everyone rejoices when they find out we can turn off this awful "new and improved" (for who?) UI.  We review dozens of design specs, SOWs, SSDDs, etc. every month and having to click around in "all-in-one-place" menus in the new UI is tedious and annoying.  We can't even add stripped-out or buried features back to the "all-in-one-place" menus anymore either!

Considering that corporations are your major customers, why in the world would a UI design team try to make their employees' work slower?  Customizable and configurable and movable Toolbars have been a UI solution for 20+ years for a reason, but hey, "congratulations" on forging a new path in a direction that I have a hard time believing anybody asked for.

[Bernd Alheit]

You can disable the new UI.

[MaRaNtZ]

I was forced to disable the new UI reverting back to older UI (that is not so great indead).

The new UI is pure rubbish, non intuitive and bloated.

[AnandSri]

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 'two pae view' 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.

[Murphy-52]

I too use to use the 2-page view all the time. Please reinstate.