One of the most annoying things about the latest version(s) of Adobe Reader is the stupid tools pane. Sure, it's helpful when you need it.
Unfortunately, Adobe makes it show up every time you open Reader.
Sure, you can click "Tools" to turn it off - but there is nowhere in the application to actually keep it off permanently.
Fortunately, there is a registry key to fix this issue. Set the following registry key to 1:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0\AVGeneral\cTaskPanes]
"irightPaneState"=dword:00000001
Now, open your document, click "Tools" to hide the pane, and close Reader.
Now, open the document again. The Tools pane should no longer appear.
Unfortunately, Adobe makes it show up every time you open Reader.
Sure, you can click "Tools" to turn it off - but there is nowhere in the application to actually keep it off permanently.
Fortunately, there is a registry key to fix this issue. Set the following registry key to 1:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0\AVGeneral\cTaskPanes]
"irightPaneState"=dword:00000001
Now, open your document, click "Tools" to hide the pane, and close Reader.
Now, open the document again. The Tools pane should no longer appear.
Worked like a charm on Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBummer. I have DC as well but it did not work for me.
ReplyDelete[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\AVGeneral\cTaskPanes]
"irightPaneState"=dword:00000001
However, I finally found a way to do this in Adobe Reader DC without having to mess with the registry: Edit > Preferences > Documents uncheck "Open Tool pane for each document".
ReplyDelete