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miked33228329
New Participant
October 2, 2018
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zoom level % in main toolbar is GONE in the newest update

  • October 2, 2018
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I'm using acrobat 2019.008.20071

The zoom level in percentage (along with +/- buttons) has vanished from the main toolbar. Problem confirmed on Windows 7 & Windows 8.1.

Please bring it back, it is an essential item.

thanks

      Correct answer miked33228329

      OK, I reinstalled the application (used "Acrobat DC Cleaner Tool" to remove it completely) and its now working fine.

      thanks

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      Denis23926606t17j
      New Participant
      January 24, 2024

      After the recent UI upgrade question came back: how can I get the zoom % level always display? ...I found no option for this.

      I need to see it always with possibility to manually set to particular % - as it's been possible in the previous UI on the Toolbar on top.

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        Jarrod35641879pk0f
        New Participant
        February 23, 2024

        Actually, on my version anyway which is 2020.009.20063, you can go View - Show/Hide - Page Controls - Show Page Controls. Then the zoom bottoms and % box will appear down the bottom of the page when you move the mouse down there.  THEN  there is an icon on the right of the bar that moves the controls to the toolbar. And then they seem to stay there for other docs. 

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        Gregory T Nag378727283pgc
        New Participant
        June 6, 2024

        In Version 2024.002.20759, press Control Y,  zoom percentage box appears, which shows current percentage, You can also change the % from there. ESC to exit unchanged.

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        Ed33533629auhx
        New Participant
        November 10, 2023

        YES!  WHY WOULD YOU ELIMNATE A KEY FEATURE

         

        ps the new interface/toolbars looks like a 9 year old made it. it now takes extra click to do things.hmmmf

         

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          cyclopsdx
          Inspiring
          January 4, 2024

          I've only just found the solution to showing the magnifying % through trial and error. Why is it only an option when the new tabs in same window is selected? This app continues to amaze me in terms of how badly designed it is. I hate using it.

            Meenakshi Negi
            Community Manager
            Meenakshi NegiCommunity Manager
            Community Manager
            January 11, 2024

            Hi cyclopsdx,

             

            Thank you for reaching out. 

             

            Could you please share more details about the issue you experienced with the magnifying % feature? It would be helpful if you could share the screenshot of the options and the window where it is unavailable.

            Share the Acrobat and OS version numbers installed on the machine.

             

            Thanks,

            Meenakshi

            laurenw12478384
            laurenw12478384
            Participating Frequently
            October 12, 2018

            Ok! Figured out more of a happy medium if anyone's still playing the home game. If you're not in tab mode, you can select "Undock Page Controls" and it'll put the custom zoom box with the + and - and some other page tools on their own at the bottom of the window. Easier and more like the old version of Acrobat.

            Cheers!

              laurenw12478384
              laurenw12478384
              Participating Frequently
              October 10, 2018

              Thanks for the response! It'd be nice if it functioned the same in tab and non-tab modes without having the extra click but that's just my opinion.

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                tomihasa
                New Participant
                October 6, 2018

                I have the same problem with Adobe Reader DC 2019.008.20071 in OS X 10.11 El Capitan and macOS 10.12 Sierra. I use it all the time, so I need it back!

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                Adobe Employee
                ravig71162695
                Adobe Employee
                October 7, 2018

                You can reset the toolbar to resolve the issue.Just right click on the toolbar and select reset toolbar option or you can press Alt+F8.

                But it removes the customization of the tool bar.

                Additionally, you can consider moving to tab mode. Here, are the steps to do so-

                1. Open Adobe Reader
                2. Click on the Edit menu, selects Preferences (Ctrl+K) > General,
                3. check Open documents as new tabs in the same window, scroll down and click ‘OK’
                4. Restart the Reader for the changes to take effect.
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                  tomihasa
                  New Participant
                  October 7, 2018

                  Reset toolbars (View, Show/Hide, Toolbar Items, Reset Toolbars or ⌥F8), as mentioned by ravig33979605, worked for me in Mac.

                  By the way, there is no "Click to zoom" (the magnifying glass with a plus icon) in the View menu, so that you could add that button from there. It's missing!

                  Also, the new "Click to zoom" button is worse regarding usability than the previous one: you need to click it twice to be able to zoom in: first you click the magnifying glass button, then you click the + button. Previously you could just quickly click the plus button. Adobe has made the use of this button twice as slow.

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                    Adobe Employee
                    Atul_Puri
                    Adobe Employee
                    October 2, 2018

                    Hi Mike,

                    The zoom levels are still present in the main toolbar - they are now in center of the main toolbar, next to the hand icon, along with + and - buttons and one can specify percentages as well.

                    Please let us know if you can't locate them at this location.

                    -atul

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                    richh72174487
                    New Participant
                    October 15, 2018

                    Yes, but as tomihasa also notes - what was a simple single click, now requires at least 2 clicks. WHY make it more complex?

                    Please don't make using Acrobat anymore painful than it already is - company policy prevents me from using a more usable interface.

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                      default06pjua6yt0f4
                      New Participant
                      December 1, 2024

                      Their techs are bored, they need to mess around with something, why not us?

                      Preferences/General/Open documents as new tabs in the same window (requires relaunch), and

                      Voila, the zoom function came back.  Without even relaunching.  For now at least. 

                      15-20 years ago adobe was good

                       

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