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Add option to keep documents from moving/resizing Acrobat window

Some PDF documents seem to contain meta data content that's causing Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe Acrobat Reader to move/resize their program window when such document is opened.

This behaviour is rather annoying and it may lead to accessibility issues.

Please, either stop Acrobat/Reader from moving/resizing their program window when opening a document containing such meta data information, or provide an accessibility option in Preferences to optionally have Acrobat ignore that meta data information.

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Resolved  ·  AdminRachit Jain (Software Engineer, Adobe) responded  · 

Hi,
The issue faced by you is due to the setting of the document set by the user. Please see the following setting in the document :
1. Open Document→File → Properties → Initial View Tab → uncheck Center Window on screen

Please make sure the setting is not checked in your document to avoid the issue.

Thanks
Rachit

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  • Alex Shmayger commented  ·   ·  Report

    Rachit, you are not serious, are you? Do you understand that people want a global setting override solution? No one cares about document settings.
    Could you please finally pass this to the appropriate Adobe team? Thank you.

  • Przemyslaw commented  ·   ·  Report

    @ Rachit - THIS IS NOT SOLUTION, unless you want to change this on every one document that I would open. We don't have control over documents we receive (often auto-generated).

  • Jake Fraser commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi Rachit, this is not a solution. We're asking for a setting for the App, not a setting per PDF file. There must be a way of providing an override so that InitialView settings are ignored. Please can you respond to the customers below who like me are saying we need an app setting please?

  • Timothy Marquardt commented  ·   ·  Report

    That's an awful solution. I HATE it when Adobe resizes my program window so much, I am considering disabling it and using either Soda PDF or FoxIt to see if they work more consistently with valid features. I know FoxIt is much better when it comes to marking up a document and printing it.

  • Barry Hanold commented  ·   ·  Report

    Lyle Waters is correct! This solution is NOT a good one. The window has already resized and moved. A user can change the setting for NEXT time. Users need something that overrides whatever the file's "initial view" setting. I can easily adjust a file (new tab) but chasing a known and liked window around the screen is bonehead. It is MY window not someone telling me how to view their file.

  • Lyle Waters commented  ·   ·  Report

    This solution in not a good one. Many of us receive PDF files generated by others and thus we have no control over this "initial view" setting. There should be a way to have the Acrobat program itself have an override of this setting. How would you like it if you had dozens of people each sending you files that changed the size of the Acrobat window on your computer?

  • A.D. commented  ·   ·  Report

    Dear Rachit,

    I cannot add attachments here. So please give me your information on where to e-mail my files to.

    Best regards,
    Axel

  • A.D. commented  ·   ·  Report

    Sure, do you have an address I can send a sample PDF file to?

    (Plus optionally a short screencast demonstrating the steps.)