Rulers by default in Acrobat X

Is there a way to set the Rulers to display by default when opening documents in Acrobat X Pro

I don't believe so. Although you might pore through the hundreds preferences in Acrobat to see one I've missed.

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Duplex by default - Adobe Acrobat Pro XI

Hi,
I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro version 11.0.10 on a Mac running OS X 10.10.1 with a latest updates installed. I would like to make Adobe Acrobat Pro to print double sided (Duplex) by default. In a printing dialog there is a checkmark called "Print on both sides of paper" which does the trick, but only temporary. I have to check this option each and every time I want to print duplex.
What I tried is to edit preferences file located in /user/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro.plist and added key "DuplexMode" under "AVGeneral" and I didn't worked. I did some research online and I found out that previous versions of Adobe Acrobat Pro and Adobe Reader had no problems with defaulting Duplex option, I even installed Adobe Reader 10.1.2 myself to try and it worked like a charm. Please let me know how can I default Duplex printing on a newest version of Adobe Acrobat? It seem like a bug to me, if it is, let me know when can I expect a software update to fix this? Thank you

I got the precise same problem. I have wasted so much paper by forgetting to click the double-sided, and I just want it to be default.
I have a brand new computer using Adobe Acrobat Pro version 11.0.10 on a Mac running OS X 10.10.2 with a latest updates installed.

Windows 8: Make PDFs open by default in Acrobat Standard or Pro instead of Reader

In a Windows 8 environment, how can you set set all PDFs to open in Acrobat Standard or Professional instead of Reader? I've tried right-clicking on a PDF in Windows Explorer, selecting Properties, then changing the default app from Reader to Professional. Although it seems to work (does not generate an error), PDFs continue to open in Reader. Surely there is a way to change this. I've spent about 15 minutes Googling this, but was surprised I could find no solution.

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hth,
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Hand Tool Default in Acrobat 9

I hope this is an easy question, but it has been bugging me since my last update. When I view a PDF (Acrobat 9 Pro) the select tool is the default. I cannot find any setting that will make the hand tool be the default. Does anyone know where this setting is, or some other way to save your preferences?

Yes, just go here: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

Set the Select Tool as default in Acrobat Pro XI

When I open Acrobat Pro XI, the hand tool is the default and I want the select tool to be the default. I have tried to set it in preferences but I cannot get it to work. Please advise, thanks.

Thanks George but I have tried that already and it still opens up with the hand tool. I can't believe that Adobe does not have a default setting for this! Also, the scroll is not the same...you have to click and hold on the scroll bar then pull it up and down. No more just clicking on the scroll bar to move it. Thanks for trying, I appreciate your help and please let me know if you find anything further.

Change the .tiff extension to .tif as a default in Acrobat Pro 9?

I work in the legal industry and we use Acrobat all the time to convert PDFs to LZW compressed B&W Tiff for use in trial presentation software. Lately, we've noticed that Acrobat Pro 9 is saving the files with a .tiff extension rather than the .tif extension. The ".tiff" extension might be great for Mac, but we're in a Windows environment and we bought Acrobat Pro 9 for Windows - not Mac. This is a problem because the Windows software that we are using, TrialDirector 5.2, only accepts a .3 extension such as .tif, .jpg, etc.
I've experimented with this issue and can't resolve the matter on a permanent level. It appears to be a random occurrence and I can't tell if it's because some PDF files are optimized and others are not or what the secret formula to this is. Even in a batch process, some will be saved with a .tiff extension and others will have a .tif extension. If I change the extension to .tif in the file name during a "save as" the program will continue to save it that way as long as I don't exit the program. Once exited, you have to open Acrobat again, "save as" ".tif" - it may save it that way, it may save it as .tiff, but after deleting the .tiff files and doing a "save as" or batch process again, it will usually save the files with a ".tif" extension.
Is there a preferences file somewhere in Acrobat or Distiller that can be edited manually, that will keep the extension to ".tif" rather than ".tiff"?
I really want to avoid having to use a bulk rename utility for the thousands of documents we process considering Acrobat 8 didn't have this problem.

Bumping this thread up in hopes that someone will have an answer.
I absolutely hate the fact that Acrobat 9 insists upon using ".tiff" rather than ".tif" under Windows 7.
This creates problems when existing TIFF files are linked to other publications and all I want to do is change some information in the PDF file and re-export, and instead of overwriting the existing .tif file, it creates a .tiff file which is a distinctly different file, and is not the one being linked to.
Help?

Initial View - Default Setup (Acrobat 9.0 Pro)

Hi everyone,
This may be a dumb question but I just can't seem to find how to change the default page number in the "Initial View" tab - under Document Properties.
My pdfs are always opening up on page 4 (small thing - but annoying!). I can change the value to "1" for each pdf, but I don't want to have to do this everytime i generate a pdf.
There must be a way to change the default value from "4" to "1" (I hope).
Can anyone help with this?
Thank you,
Tina

Never mind - I just found the option under "Save PDF" that allows me to select the page number.
Just didn't expect it to be there ... sorry about that !
tvb

Acrobat Pro as default and Acrobat macros

I currently am receiving faxes directly into an internet fax program and then viewing them by opening them up with either Adobe Reader or Adobe Pro 6 either at the company's website or on my email. First, is there a way to make adobe pro 6 rather than the reader the default program for opening up these emails. Second, is there a macro that I can set up that would open all email PDFs up automatically, save them to a designated site, and leave them up so that I can edit with rotation or page removal. Third, is there a way with 6 or do I have to upgrade or convert to microsoft word to select certain portions of the PDF text to move to another file. Thanks.
Oro Valley

Select any PDF, Ctrl + click on "Mac", and select Adobe Reader under "Open With" option. Once the PDF opens with Reader, you will see an option to set it as default application to open PDF.

Adobe Acrobat X Pro on Mac does not select duplex print by default

I have Adobe Acrobat X Pro 10.1.8 for Mac. When I print a document, Acrobat does not select duplex print (i.e. "Print on both sides") by default. While I can manually select duplex print, I don't understand why this isn't the default option here as in every other application. Just for reference, here is a screen shot of my default print screen:
I have played around with duplex printing in the advanced properties of PDF's. I have also played around with the DuplexMode property in the com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro.plist file. Actually, there is no DuplexMode property in the file, but I tried making one, which didn't solve the problem. There is a printBookletDuplexMode property but that doesn't seem to make a different. In any case, nothing has worked.
There are some similar questions on the forums, but they are either slightly different or haven't been answered. Is this such a difficult issue?
Thanks for any help,
Jonathan
Message was edited by: jondaman21. Small clarification to what I've tried.

I agree with your statement; even for a particular document, if I choose to "Print on both sides" and then print again immediately after, "Print on both sides" will be deselected.
However, I'm not sure what you're implying by you're statement. I'm asking precisely why this setting isn't sticky. Acrobat uses a non-standard printer dialog; in the usual dialog I can easily set a defualt duplex setting. I almost always want to print duplex. Why can't I do this by default in Acrobat?

How to setup the defaults (font, fontsize, fontcolor) for the Content Editor in Acrobat Pro 11.0.4?

Hi folks, maby you can tell me if there is a way to edit the default font of Acrobat's Content Editor, especial in the add text mode.
As default, my Acrobat uses Minion Pro in size 12. This drives me crazy, because i have to change this every time i add Text.
Thanks!

Unfortunately there isn't but it would make an excellent Feature Request.

Setting Acrobat Reader as default

when I open a PDF file it opens in Preview. How do I change it so that by default the Acrobat Reader opens the PDf files. I went to the Acrobat Reader website but their instructions didn't work for me. Thank you for responding.

You need to have at least Adobe Reader 6 to do this. (It was Acrobat Reader; it's been Adobe reader for several versions now.) If you have an older version, go to adobe's site and download a more recent one. The current version is 7.05.
EDIT Oh, wait. I answered this thinking you meant you wanted to see web pages in your browser without downloading them. If you mean your downloaded pages open in Preview and you want to change it, click once on the icon of a closed PDF, press command + i for the get info window, change the application to Reader, then Change All.

Conflict between Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader and how I fixed it

For the past 5 years, I have owned Adobe Acrobat version 9, and recently installed Adobe Reader as well (version 10.7). I was previously able to set up Firefox to use Acrobat to display PDF files in the browser without downloading them, but I recently noticed that this was no longer the case. Instead, every PDF file I tried to view was being downloaded instead. I came here to find a solution, and discovered that many other people are having similar problems. I followed the instructions given here (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/view-pdf-files-firefox-without-downloading-them), but found that they were actually UNhelpful. They tell you to turn off the Firefox PDF viewer by editing about:config to disable the file pdfs.js, which is the native Firefox PDF viewer-- but that will cause the PDF file type to disappear from the Tools/Options dialog, so you can't assign it to another program (whether Adobe or anything else). This makes it impossible to assign the Adobe plugin to open PDF files. I did figure out a solution on my own, and wanted to post it here to help other users with the same problem.
I ultimately learned, through trial and error and a lot of research both here and on Adobe's website, that the root cause of my problem was a conflict in Firefox between Acrobat and Reader. I was able to solve it by upgrading Acrobat, getting rid of Reader and enabling the Firefox PDF viewer so that I could assign the PDF file type to the Acrobat plugin within Firefox. Here are the details of my problem and how I solved it:
1. Acrobat and Reader conflict with each other in Firefox, but this isn't totally Firefox's fault. It's mostly Adobe's fault, and they pretty much admit it. Specifically, they say that Acrobat and Reader can't coexist on the same machine unless both are version 10 or higher. They tell you to upgrade to solve the problem--but I can't afford to pay for a new version of Acrobat. If you have to keep Acrobat 9.x, Adobe says the lowest version of Reader that will work with it is Reader 11. I couldn't upgrade to this because I have Vista, and Adobe hasn't issued Reader 11 for Vista (and doesn't plan to). I did cheat and download the Win 7 version of Reader 11, but it didn't help.
2. If you have both Acrobat and Reader, you can choose a setting in Reader to make it the default PDF handler--but Firefox ignores this information and defaults to Acrobat no matter what. (This is the part we can blame Firefox for.) If you have a version of Acrobat which is below 9.5.5, Firefox actually blocks it as a security risk, so the plugin won't work at all, regardless of version number. That's why PDFs are being downloaded through your standalone program instead of being displayed in the browser. If you want to view PDFs in Firefox and keep Acrobat on your computer, you MUST upgrade Acrobat to version 9.5.5 or above.
3. Unless you can upgrade Acrobat to at least 10.x, GET RID OF READER. As long as you can access Acrobat 9.5.5, it will work fine in Firefox and there's no need for Reader. I never used to have Reader myself, only Acrobat, but it must have been downloaded automatically when Acrobat was blocked by Firefox (which I didn't even realize).
4. IF YOU NEED TO UPGRADE ACROBAT 9.X TO 9.5.5, YOUR LAST CHANCE IS TODAY--6/26/13. Adobe has announced that today is the "end of life" for the Acrobat 9.x platform, and all support and upgrades will cease after today.
When I searched for updates by going to Adobe's website, it told me there were none available--but when I checked for them FROM THE ACROBAT PROGRAM ITSELF (Help/Check for updates), I was offered a 300 MB upgrade that took me all the way from version 9.0 to 9.5.5 in one step. (It did take a very long time to download and install.)
5. Once you have Acrobat 9.5.5, this is how to enable it in Firefox:
a. INSIDE ACROBAT, set your preference for "Internet" to "view PDF files in browser." Close Acrobat. Close Firefox if it's already open.
b. Reopen Firefox. Check Tools/Add-Ons/Plugins to make sure the Acrobat plugin is there. Enable it if disabled. Close Firefox.
If the plugin isn't there at all, repair your Acrobat installation through Control Panel. Then return to Firefox and enable it. Close Firefox.
c. Reopen Firefox again. Go to Tools/Options and check the list of file types. For the names that contain "Adobe" and "Acrobat," Acrobat should be set as the default program to open them. Select it from the drop-down list if it's not. Continue to scroll through the alphabetical list--you should see another entry called Portable Document Format. If it's there, the default will be "preview in Firefox." You should be able to change this to "Acrobat (in Firefox)" using the drop-down menu. Do NOT pick the option that says "Acrobat"--this is the standalone program and will cause your PDFs to be downloaded.
If you don't see "Acrobat (in Firefox)" as an option, this means your plugin is not working. Go back and fix it using the instructions above (including repair of Acrobat if necessary).
d. If you don't see a file type for "Portable Document Format" at all, that means the Firefox PDF viewer is disabled. You must enable it by editing the about:config file. To see it, type about:config in the Firefox address bar. You will get a warning message--just click OK and keep going.
This file is a long list of statements in alphabetical order. LOOK FOR A STATEMENT THAT SAYS "pdfjs.disabled" with a Boolean value of "true." Select this statement and right-click. A context menu will offer you choices including "Toggle." Select that one, which will change the Boolean value to "false." Exit about:config. Close Firefox.
e. Now return to Tools/Options, scroll through the list of file types, and you should see "Portable Document Format." Select "Acrobat (in Firefox)" as in the instructions above. Close Firefox.
f. The first time you try to open a PDF file in Firefox, you may get a dialog box which offers you choices of how to open the file. The first will be Acrobat, but DON'T CHOOSE THAT--it will cause your PDF to download. Instead, go to the choice that says "Open as application/pdf." You don't need to change the program that opens this file type, because your settings are already correct. Your PDF should open in the browser, with the full-featured Acrobat menu (including the option of editing or saving the file).
I hope other users can benefit from the truly painful experience I had figuring all of this out. Good luck.

Since it doesn't seem like you are looking for support, locking this thread.

How to change default compatibility level

How can one change the default setting for Compatibility, under Password Security - Setting. Default in Acrobat 8 is "Acrobat 5.0 and later". I would like to change this to "Acrobat 7.0 and later".

Hi,
You cannot change the logging level which comes in console output.
The log configuration you have modified using EM, will change the soa log configuration. You can access the SOA logs at $DOMAIN_HOME/servers/soa_server1/logs/soa_server1-diagnostics.log file. This is the file, SOA used to store its component logs.

Cannot print in Acrobat 9 Pro

Hello,
I have been unable to print a single PDF in Acrobat 9 Pro for Mac. I am running OS 10.5.7 on a MacBook Pro.
When I do try to print, the document is spooled to the printer, and shows up in the queue as expected, but stops after a few moments. I am able to print PDFs with Preview, as well as various other non-PDF documents of course.
What can I do to fix this problem? I have reinstalled several times.
thanks!

I hope you are not being bitten by the bug where you can not choose a printer in the page setup.
If not - in Page Setup click on Format for: click the Any Printer and a Pop down list should show. Pick the printer you use and set page size. the click on top button Save Attributes: and click Save As Default.
If that don't work. Adobe either its a bug or Adobe is not aware Page Setup and Print are two different things. Page Setup set the default printer you usually want to use for an applications. And the choices in Printer are for choosing a printer for specific job if needed. For example say I usually use a LaserWriter that prints standard legal size or letter size paper. But say I want to use a Roll Printer that want to print 22" sheet for a particular job.
That's what the choices are for in Print menu, you can switch to a specific Job. if this is missing then altogether, then some designer must only use one printer for everything and see's no reason fot Page setup's use (pardon my small rant).
Now back to if it doesn't work. Try looking up your Printer on internet and look for a new driver and install or even download a fresh copy of the driver you have could be a little something off for Acrobat.
Here's the proper way to install:
Download the most current version of your print driver.
go to System's Printer Utility and open (make sure all applications are closed that use the printer).
delete the printer you downloaded the Driver for. Close Printer Utility.
Install the driver downloaded.
Reopen Printer Utility and ask it to find your printer. when it shows up ina List click on it and save.
choose it as you Default printer for the entire Computer. This would be what it would default to, should you not be able to set one. quit after setting Default.
Now Re open Acrobat. If you can set in Page setup choose this printer and save as Default (for Acrobat). Now open your Pdf and Try printing. If this doesn't work I'll post something else to try.

I can't use thunderbird 31.2.0 to send attachement from a pdf file with Acrobat PRO XI

I can't use thunderbird 31.2.0 (Mozilla) to send attachement from a pdf file with Acrobat PRO XI. Each time, Acrobat replies (in french) : "il n'y a pas de client pour la messagerie par défaut". Thunderbird is indicated as "by default" in the list of programs of Windows.
Even if I type my e-mail address, etc. in the account of Acrobat, it doesn't change. Each time, I have to record a PDF file in a folder and return to Thunderbird to send it as attached. It is a too long process, compared with Windows XP with Acrobat Reader or Acrobat 5, I had before.
Would you please help me to explain the process. My OS is Windows 8.1.
Thank you

Thank you for your answer.
What i want to do : to send PDF files as attached documents in a message
generated by thunderbird by my e-mail address [email protected] or
another one I have.
When I introduce my e-mail address under Edit-Preferences-Email
Accounts, Acrobat ask the e-mail account, the password, the IMAP for
ingoing message (and I use POP) and SMTP for outgoing messages. Even I
introduce all the datas, it doesn't change, Acrobat is unable to send
the message. And the process is not convenient, because I need all my
outgoing messages be documented inside Thunderbird.
So, I repeat my request : how can I use thenderbird as program by
default from Acrobat or any other software ?
Thank you for your next message.
Jean-Luc Rongé
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