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Stop Comment Box from auto-opening

Adobe needs to stop opening comment pop up box once a PDF is opened. This occurs when I PDF after an AutoCAD drawing. I do not have administrative rights to download a patch or re-download the software. I just need the option to turn off in the Preferences dialogue box.

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  • Babatunde Faro commented  ·   ·  Report

    I use AutoCAD too and it's so annoying seeing comments pop up boxes all over my drawings. We use Adobe all over our many sites across the globe but this new feature is one that everyone complains about, especially when the drawing is opened online. I hope Adobe will try to resolve this issue.

  • Darylene Jacobs commented  ·   ·  Report

    I file electronic documents on a government website. 06/30/22 was the first time that I had my submission rejected because the Comment field was visible. Was this a change by Adobe? Now I have to remember to go into the Preference field every time I need to file. Is there a permanent solution to this issue or do I have to do it on everyone of my PDF documents?

  • Matt G commented  ·   ·  Report

    I haven't totally verified yet that this 100% works but I think Priyanka's instructions below work it's just that it's missing step #4:
    4) Scroll down to the bottom and click "ok"

  • Jennifer Phillips commented  ·   ·  Report

    How do I make these comments stop showing in a Browser window when a PDF form is posted on the internet? I want the Highlights to show users which fields to fill out out, but don't need the empty comments window for each highlight to show automatically. It just confuses the end-user.

  • Trywell Washington commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes. Theses instructions from Priyanka in a comment below do not work for me:

    "
    1. Launch Preferences dialog.
    2. Select Commenting from Categories section in Left side.
    3. Uncheck the checkbox for "Show comments pane when a PDF with comments is opened.
    "
    The checkbox was unchecked, I closed and opened Acrobat, the pane still auto-opened, the checkbox is still unchecked. Repeated steps, same result.

  • Pat commented  ·   ·  Report

    "Show comments pane when a PDF with comments is opened" is not an option for me to choose. I don't know why just started within this PDF file but every shape I use now has a comment attached. Don't want this.

  • Priyanka commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi,

    You can turn off this setting by using the Preference "Show comments pane when a PDF with comments is opened" inside commenting Category.

    Steps are as follows :
    1. Launch Preferences dialog.
    2. Select Commenting from Categories section in Left side.
    3. Uncheck the checkbox for "Show comments pane when a PDF with comments is opened" .

    Regards,
    Priyanka