Here’s how to create a new, custom Tool Set: simpler than I have made it sound below, so please experiment!Īs I mentioned above, a Tool Set captures both Quick Tools and Task Panes. This certainly saves a lot of time hunting down a specific feature. If you occasionally use a specific set of tools, you can create a set that makes this easy. You can create multiple Tool Sets and switch between them. I’ve shared this feedback with our engineers.
On the other hand, since configuring the Common Tools isn’t that obvious, it would be great to share them. This omission of the Common Tools from saved Tool Sets makes sense (kind of) since generally users do not make too many changes to the navigation tools. Settings files may be exported and imported making them easy to share with colleagues.
In Acrobat XI, you can create a new Tool Set to capture settings for Task Panes and Quick Tools. Tool Sets – or – Two out of Three Ain’t Bad My experience has been that users sometimes struggle figuring out how to configure the Common Tools, so I’ve included detailed instructions on how to do so below. # Common ToolsThe Common Tools toolbar offers various tools for navigating, zooming, changing view, etc. The number of Quick Tools you can show will depend on 1) your screen resolution and 2) whether you have disabled any of the tools to the File Tools ( See below) to the left of the Quick Tools area. Quick Tools are handy because they allow you to get to a tool without having to open a panel. # Quick ToolsQuick Tools are tools that you park in the top toolbar for quick access to frequently used functions. # Task PaneAcrobat XI allows you to create a custom Task Pane which allows you to include only the tools you need.This is a new feature in Acrobat XI and not available in previous versions of Acrobat X or in Adobe Reader.The custom panel can contain just about any tool available in Acrobat with a few exceptions such as Actions.At right, I’ve created a new Task Pane called Legal which in turn contains a section called My Legal Features. In the rest of this post, I’ll discuss how to customize the Acrobat user interface in the following areas: File Tools What can be customized in Acrobat? The top toolbar may also be customized and I will refer to it by section below: Navigation pane (Bookmarks panel displayed) The following two screen captures represent the official terminology that we use at Adobe for various parts of the Acrobat user interface:Ĭ. I suspect that the majority of Acrobat users never change the default user interface.If you want Acrobat to work better for you, it behooves you to learn how.įor the record, I don’t use the term behoove lightly! What is that thingy called?īefore jumping into this, let’s take a look at the Acrobat application window. In the interest of simplification, you may wish to hide the tools you don’t use and and provide direct access to the tools you use the most. Our research at Adobe tells us that legal professionals use many Acrobat tools, but probably not all of them.
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