Adobe Reader: hide tools panel

February 21, 2023

Show/hide the tools panel with Shift-F4

Beginning with the July 2015 Acrobat release, you can control the Tools pane behavior with a preference.

To permanently hide the RHP in Acrobat Reader, do the following:

1. Go to Edit > Preferences > Documents, and then select Remember current state of Tools pane.

From < https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/disable-right-hand-pane-in-acrobat-reader.html>