In Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, presently 2015.007.20033, how do I prevent the sidebar from opening by default?
It's not so bad when a PDF document is in portrait mode, but opening one in landscape takes up too much real estate.
February 1, 2017 update
The previously accepted answerpreviously accepted answer is no longer correct for newer versions of Adobe.
Please refer to the new answerthe new answer for newer versions of Adobe; both Windows and Mac.