To hide the prominent "All tools" pane in Adobe Acrobat Reader and ensure it stays hidden when you open documents, you need to adjust a specific preference setting.
The "All tools" pane is a section in the Adobe Acrobat interface that provides quick access to various features and tools. While useful for some, many users prefer to hide it for a cleaner workspace.
Based on the provided reference for Adobe Acrobat Reader (as of April 18, 2024), you can configure the application to remember whether this pane was open or closed the last time you viewed a document.
Here's how to hide the "All tools" pane in Adobe Acrobat Reader:
- Access Preferences: Open the Adobe Acrobat Reader application.
- On Windows, click the hamburger menu (☰) in the top-left corner.
- On macOS, click the Acrobat menu in the top-left corner.
- From the dropdown menu, select Preferences. This will open the Preferences window.
- In the Preferences window, look at the categories listed on the left-hand side and choose Documents.
- In the Documents settings pane on the right, find the option labeled Remember last state of All tools pane when opening documents.
- Make sure this checkbox is selected (checked).
- Click OK at the bottom of the Preferences window to save your changes.
After enabling this preference, if you close the "All tools" pane by clicking the small 'X' or collapse button next to its title, Acrobat Reader will remember that state. The next time you open a document, the pane should remain hidden until you explicitly choose to open it again.
This setting ensures that your preferred state (hidden or visible) for the "All tools" pane persists across different documents and application sessions.
