Set Hand Tool as default?

[discoguy77]

Hello,

I would like to set the default tool in Adobe Reader to be the Hand tool instead of the Select tool. How can I do this? Every time I open a new document I need to reselect the hand tool, which is extremely tedious. 

Thanks!

[bell-trans]

I also would like to know this answer? Thanks

[dgordon42]

To set Adobe Reader X to open with the hand tool active what I did was:

Open Adobe Reader X

Right Click on the toolbar

Mouse Down to "Select and Zoom"

Click on the Hand Tool

The Hand Tool appears on the Tool Bar

Click on the Hand Tool

Close Adobe Reader X

The next time you open the Reader the Hand Tool is selected.

The Reader seems to open with whatever tool that was selected when it was last closed.

It's a pitty that the Installer does not check what tool the previous version used beore it replaces it

Hope this helps.

Dave

[mschwarze]

I have the same problem. I already have the Hand Tool button in my toolbar. I have to click on it every time I open Reader X, because it never defaults to the Hand Tool. Any other thoughts?

[mschwarze]

Here is what I found.... Go to:
Edit/Preferences/Accessibility

In the section marked "Other Accessibility Options", de-select the check box labeled "Always display the keyboard selection cursor"

This fixed it for me.

Hope this helps.

[Chansoo0101]

You are such a genius.

Thanks so much.

[timbocf]

I tried all these suggestions to no avail.  I did try something else that worked.  Go to Edit/Preferences/General and check "Make hand tool select text & images".  This defaults to the Hand tool which changes to the Select tool temporarily when you mouse over text or images.  As long as the cursor isn't over text, you're using the hand tool and can use arrow keys to change pages.

[azuniga074]

Better late than never. I found this option to work:

Look under Preferences – Accessibility and uncheck “Always display the keyboard selection cursor”. Then select the Hand Tool. Then close the program. So far the pan (hand) tool remains the default.

Cheers

(Running Adobe Acrobat X on Win 10)

[roy-uk]

This helped!!

[LoogaLooga]

Thank you thank you thank you! Driving me crazy... now fixed 🙂