User interface is the worst ever. Bring back the old interface
My idea is to bring back the old function interface.
The new user interface is the most inconvenient, inexplicable, poorly organized user interface I have experienced with any Adobe product.
In the future, interfaces should be tested with real live users and not code writers.
I wish there were a way to use a "legacy" interface.
-
Tomáš K commented
Honestly suprised people in this comment section don't like it. It's very clean and while the older reader kept crashing on office pcs, this one is really fast! Also it gives shi*ton of space to work with and the screen is no bloated with unnecessary s*it. Seriously, I read everything here and noone gave any specific feedback on why you guys don't like it. The only thing you guys seem to point out is the fact that it is different. But everything is so much more intuitive so how is that a problem?
-
Brian Holliday commented
NOBODY asked for these arbitrary UI changes. STOP DOING THINGS LIKE THIS.
-
Janet commented
even giving feedback is difficult Adobe. The new interface is completely unstreamlined, totally dumbed down, and inconveniently difficult to use. Menus? do they still exist? Why did you have to change the layout so completely? it wasn't broken and it's certainly NOT fixed. Please restore the old interface and stop changing things for no benefit.
-
Tyler Sandell commented
This "upgrade" has made my job SO MUCH HARDER! I used to consider myself an Acrobat Pro power user. Now I'm just a useless wanker!
So glad to see I'm not the only one to ***** but, you'd think there would be more than 22 folks here whining about it!?!?! -
Concierge commented
@Marilyn - sadly, changing just the Page layout and Zoom selections is not changing where all the icons and toolbars are located. Nor does it restore all the pinned icons users had prior to the latest update. The two biggest issues with the new interface are: 1) the fact that there are icons in all four corners of the window which is terrible for eye tracking and use of time due to having to move between four different sections just to accomplish a single task; and 2) the fact that every time an action is taken the left toolbar now expands sideways using up valuable screen space as well as pushing the page image to the side, again forcing more eye tracking that is completely unnecessary and takes up valuable time in completely tasks. Frankly, this is just a poorly designed interface without any apparent thought to the time each task takes to complete. Any good programming team would take all aspects of the user actions and time constraints into account, as well as do beta testing for user feedback. Too bad Adobe seems to have not done that with this update. Maybe this layout has something to do with their new agreement with Microsoft and Edge. If so, someone in management needs to seriously relook at the poor design aspect of this new interface.
-
Marilyn commented
I found a way to go back to the classic view.
1. Edit, Preferences (or Control-K).
2. Choose Page Display in the Categories section.
3. In the Default Layout and Zoom section (top of page), change the Page Layout and Zoom selections to your preference.
4. Click OK to save your settings.There might be a couple of other settings. Sorry, I cannot remember. But, I am back to using the classic view.
-
K. Taylor commented
AGREE! The new interface is terrible! Give us the option to use the "classic" interface.
There is no new functionality. They simply moved all the icons! In fact, I can no longer find a function I used regularly - Rotate View.
Also, everything is the same white background - it's hard to distinguish files! So much empty space!
If you zoom in or out the slide bar disappears if you click in your document. And the zoom buttons are MUCH LESS ACCESSIBLE - the placement makes no sense.
Having the page numbers at the bottom right also makes no sense - too much looking around for tiny icons! -
Laura Nikas commented
Please have the option to change back to the old USER Interface. This new one is TERRIBLE
-
Jacob Williams commented
I use Adobe Acrobat all day every day as an Architect and this new set up has made my job 10x harder. Are these even tested before sent out?
Switching to Blue Beam.
-
David commented
GIVEIVE US BACK THE OLD UI OR AT LEAST ALLOW US TO USE THE OLD UI. WE USE YOUR PRODUCT TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE, BUT YOUR ENGINEERS ARE SLOWING US DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHY DO YOU PUT THE STUFF IN EACH CORNER AND LEAVE NON-CUSTOMIZABLE SPACE EVERYWHERE??
Stop mucking with the UI and then offering annoying pop-up "tours" to make us waste time re-learning an interface. What's the matter with you guys??? Are you bored or something???
-
Doug MacIntyre commented
Totally agree with all these comments. Stop mucking with the UI and then offering annoying pop-up "tours" to make us waste time re-learning an interface. What's the matter with you guys??? Are you bored or something???
-
Eric Jay Toll commented
Mustafa Aljabal, you are a life saver. I can hardly figure out where anything is located on the three-line dropdown, but I found it.
Adobe thanks for returning the option of a functional Acrobat. You still have a lot of work before the new interface is ready for prime time, or even ready for the minor leagues.
-
Mustafa Aljabal commented
I found an option where you can switch between the old user interface and the new user interface. If you are in the new version, go to the 3 lines, click down under View, and click Disable New Acrobat. The same way in the old version. See my screenshot.
-
Wodeya David commented
It is not even 1st April, like what reason do you have for this new interface?
-
Wodeya David commented
Your new interface is the worst thing to do to an excellent app like Adobe Reader.
If you have nothing to do, just don't go fixing things that are already working.
Why would anyone put the toolbar with the page numbers, the zoom to the right side?
Why?
It is this all new normal baloney you try to force on people.I have never had a hard time reading a pdf like today.
I had to look for the feedback option in that all **** of options to tell you FIRE WHOEVER DID THIS TO ADOBE READER INTERFACE!!!You're anti humanity, anti everything sound. Just go away.
Let adobe be!!
Like what other pdf reader should I use. I will look for an older version and reinstall.
Time wasters just.
Peace. -
Margarita Sandlin commented
Don't want user
-
Margarita Sandlin commented
Helpr get this person offy phone
-
Ramses MindWalker commented
I have been in software development for 30 years. If you make a UI change that has been standard since computer word processing has been existence, you have FAILED! What are you thinking moving the thumbnails to the right when the eye naturally looks left for that. Basic ergonomics you have ignored. If you think doing all of this is necessary, then make it customizable so real users can work in a natural manner. Allow us to put buttons at the top, where they belong, thumbnails on the left, and completely hide those we don't use.
-
Richard McDonald commented
I am so frustrated with the new interface that I felt I had to go to this website to comment, but find that others are also equally or more so having the same issues with the new interface.
The new design is so badly designed that I am shocked that Adobe UI/UX team has done this. Toolbars are moved, there is a static non movable toolbar that is stuck over the top of my pdf's. The nearly entirely empty command bar is now devoid of any useful tool. They have been moved to the side or onto the mindlessly stupid floating toolbar.
My productivity levels have decreased massively. There is nothing good about the new version and I am now attempting to uninstalling this version and going back to versions which make sense. If I cannot do this under the subscription model it will force me (and other Adobe customers) to alternative pdf solutions.
-
Mustafa Aljabal commented
They will never give an explanation, that's for sure.