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Make Acrobat Reader that much easier on the eyes with Dark Mode
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Adobe Acrobat DC is a PDF tool from Adobe Systems. You can use it to view, create, and print PDF files. Acrobat comes with two different themes: dark and light. This wikiHow article will teach you how to activate the dark theme on Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.
Use Dark Theme in Adobe Acrobat Reader & Pro
To mimic dark mode, go to Menu (PC only) > View > Display Theme > Dark grey, then change the page background color on your computer in Preferences > Accessibility > Custom Colors and choose a dark grey background and a white text. Changes made in "Accessibility" will not affect the printed page or other computers.
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Open the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC app. Use the Start menu to easily find the app. If you don't have the latest version of Acrobat, download from get.adobe.com/reader/ for free. -
Click Menu . It's in the top left corner of the app window and drops down more options.- If you're using Mac, skip this step since View is in the menu bar at the top of your screen.
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Select View . More options will open to the right. -
Select Display Theme . More options will open to the side. -
Select Dark gray . This option will change the UI to a darker color, but the canvas you're working on will still appear white. [1] X Research source- If you want to mimic a more exact Dark Theme, continue on to the next section.
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Select Menu (PC) or Acrobat (Mac). Either option is in the top left corner of your screen.- This change won't affect the color of the page when you print it out or the color of the page when the PDF is viewed on other computers.
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Select Preferences . You can also open "Preferences" directly with a keyboard shortcut:- Ctrl + K on PC.
- Cmd + , on Mac.
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Click Accessibility . It's in the menu on the left in the 2nd grouping. -
Click the box next to "Replace Document Colors" to check it. Once checked, more options will be available. -
Select Custom Color . You need to select this option to be able to pick the colors of your canvas. [2] X Research source -
Choose a dark color for "Page Background" and a lighter color for "Document Text". Since pure white text on all black is harsher on the eyes [3] X Research source , you should aim for a dark grey background instead. -
Click Ok . Clicking this closes the window so you can see the Dark grey theme with your colored canvas.
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