FR: How to Disable "Learn More" Pop-Ups in InDesign

[Tim5FA0]

After a recent update, my InDesign is now showing all these stupid pop-ups the whole time.

Screenshot attached.  To be absolutely clear, I am talking about the entire dialogue box, not the tool-tip illustrateed in a section of the dialogue box shown.

How do I kill them off once and for all ?  I've looked through Preferences but canot spot anything obvious.

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[Monica234831302ei8]

Enough with the incredibly annoying "Learn" pop ups!! They are wasting my time and frustrating me to no end. Please get rid of them as the default and have them as an option for beginners only.

[David 66]

When working on a document and I need to undo something, quite often a prompt pops up after undoing, showing the history panel tour (please see attached screenshot). I've gone through the tour a few times, but it keeps appearing. It also leaves the history window in place as shown below, which is irritating because I have to move or close it.

Is there a way to turn this off? This has been happening with the last few versions of InDesign.

[foobared]

Sadly no way to turn it off @David 66 .   And if the post from Adobe above yours is to be believed, apparently we are a minority, we are merely the "some users" who are inconvenienced.

[LeviLTAZ]

Same issue! Report it

https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs?query=Pop%20Up%20Window%20-%20Histo...

[dublove]

It's a little annoying.

And sometimes pressing Esc won't make it go away.
The dialog box stays on the screen for a long time.

[Manan Joshi]

Is this in 2025? I checked my 2023 and 2024 installation and I did not get any popup on launch. Though I do remember some kind of popup on fresh install.

-Manan

[annief61299112]

How does one get rid of the blue tip boxes popping in Indesign? They are distracting and I would like to remove them permanently from my program. If I want tips I will search for them myself.

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[jane-e]

@annief61299112 

I've moved your post from Creative Cloud desktop to the InDesign forum.

Jane

[apollomoonfire]

Really Adobe? What is going on? Why didn't you even THINK about providing a disable for this situation? Who is running your ship and making decisions? We have been using InDesign for years (although I do miss Quark which was fun to use, a lot, and FreeHand before that got killed too). This inconvenience is simply UNACCEPTABLE. We pay A LOT  of money to use your software, so isn't it about time you start respecting them and supporting them? This rectification needs to happen yesterday.

[JPatGP]

Exact same thing is happening here, very similar circumstances- clean install of Win 11, followed by clean install of Adobe CC. Seems like it's a bug.

[DTWhom]

+1 for wanting the option to turn off all "help", "tour", and "explanation" tooltips, including the one that CONSTANTLY tells me I should go sign up for the beta. If I get stuck, I know how to search the web for a solution. I don't particularly enjoy being harrassed with tips for features I'll never use.

[jennlongs]

Another "inconvenienced user" here (as @foobared said earlier, I can't imagine anyone who isn't inconvenienced by this). You've been getting feedback for a month now. Get these annoying popups out of our face so we can get work done and focus on InDesign projects rather than focusing on cleaning crap off the desktop (including off of right in front of what I'm working on, over and over). You've had enough time to patch the software to turn these things off or provide a preference to turn them off. Post an update RIGHT NOW.

[christopherm58039141]

Does anyone know how to turn these off permanently in all Adobe Products?

[Chad Chelius]

It is my understanding that after you dismiss the pop ups 3 times, they will no longer appear.

[Martine]

That's not the case for me at least. Every couple of days for the past month or so the cycle of pop ups reset, often combined with my workspace being reset. Such an annoying feature when it's not properly working.

[Bill Silbert]

The pop ups are, unfortunately, with us to stay. They are not supposed to come up more than once per session. I’ve also not seen a rhyme or reason as to when they’ll show up. If you work while you’re not signed in to your Adobe account they won’t appear. However, Creative Cloud does require periodic signins to work so signing out and in might be more trouble than it’s worth.

[amyy88994878]

It reminds me of the Winking Paperclip from MS products. (I'm old enough to remember it.)

It is even worse because it's essentially an in-app advertisement. Typically you don't have in-app ads for products you pay for. It's like how Amazon tries to upsell you on other things when you're playing music in their player. Well, "played" as everyone I know dropped AMusic. Too much of these intrusions, and users will depart.

[matteo_1073]

anytime i click on a image in indesign 2025 it appears the artificial intelligence pop up on my screen, i tried to click on it to see if it would be gone after but it isn't. what can i do??

[gregs_grafik]

@Adobe, This is one of the MOST ANNOYING additions to the app ever. There NEEDS to be a preference setting for this and it should govern ALL tips and hints within the app.

These dumb things keep popping up despite repeated dismissals. Make it GO AWAY.

[Peter Kahrel]

There is a thread here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/how-to-disable-quot-learn-more-quot-pop-ups-in-i...

But ranting there won't change anything.

To request a change, add your voice to the problem in Uservoice.

[DERJUNG]

is there a way to make this constant tutorial disappear? I don't know how many times I've clicked through it and yet it keeps coming back way to often. I like working with the CC Library, but these pop-ups in the window are just annoying.

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[Abhishek Rao]

Hi @DERJUNG,

Thank you for reaching out! I completely understand how frustrating it can be to deal with persistent pop-ups, especially when you're trying to focus on your work.

The tooltips you’re experiencing typically occur after an application upgrade, a fresh installation, resetting preferences, or when adding plugins. They’re designed to help users get acquainted with the features, but they can indeed become a bit overwhelming. Generally, these prompts should only appear for the first 3-4 times you launch the application after one of those changes.

If the pop-ups continue beyond this initial period, please let us know. We’d be happy to explore additional options or settings to help reduce the frequency of these tutorials. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your patience as we work to enhance your experience with the CC Library.

Thank you for being part of our community!

Best, 

Abhishek Rao

[laurie_8375]

I am experiencing the same thing! In Illustrator, every time that I open the library the pop-up tour begins. I click thru and it still does it the next time it is opened. I am really tired of it. I use the library constantly. It started with the last update. Using v29.0

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi @laurie_8375,

I hope you're doing well! Thank you for sharing your experience with the "Learn More" pop-ups in Illustrator. This appears to be a widespread concern among users after recent updates, with many reporting similar issues.

For more information, you can check out the ongoing discussion in this community post: How to Disable "Learn More" Pop-ups in InDesign.

I appreciate your feedback, and I hope we can find a resolution soon!

Best,
Abhishek Rao

[Sar5CD1]

These tutorial pop-ups have been cluttering up my Illustrator and InDesign for MONTHS. Adobe, it's utterly infuriating. Please create a way to switch these off entirely.