Adobe Acrobat Keyboard shortcuts
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Tool | Windows/UNIX action | Mac OS action |
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Hand tool | H | H |
Temporarily select Hand tool | Spacebar | Spacebar |
Select tool | V | V |
Marquee Zoom tool | Z | Z |
Cycle through zoom tools: Marquee Zoom,Dynamic Zoom, Loupe | Shift+Z | Shift+Z |
Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (whenMarquee Zoom tool is selected) | Shift | Shift |
Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) | Ctrl | Option |
Temporarily select Zoom In tool | Ctrl+spacebar | Spacebar+Command |
Select Object tool | R | R |
Edit Object tool | O | O |
Enter/Exit Forms editing | A | A |
Crop tool | C | C |
Link tool | L | L |
Text Field tool | F | F |
Cycle through tools in forms authoring mode: Text Field, Check Box, Radio Button, List Box, Dropdown Box, Button, Digital Signature, Barcode | Shift+F | Shift+F |
3D tool | M | M |
Cycle through Multimedia tools: Flash, Video | Shift+M | Shift+M |
Edit Document Text tool | T | T |
Redaction | Y | Y |
Cycle through Touch Up tools: Touch Up Text, Touch Up Reading Order, Touch Up Object | Shift+T | Shift+T |
JavaScript Debugger | Ctrl+J | Command+J |
Insert Blank Pages tool | Shift+Ctrl+T | Shift+Command+T |
Insert Files | Ctrl+Shift+I | |
Delete pages | Ctrl+Shift+D | |
Open Output Preview | ~ | ~ |
Touch Up Reading Order tool (or if already selected, return focus to dialog box) | Shift+Ctrl+U |
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Result | Windows/UNIX Action | Mac OSAction |
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Sticky Note tool | S | S |
Text Edits tool | E | E |
Stamp tool | K | K |
Current highlighting tool | U | U |
Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter,Underline Text, Cross Out Text | Shift+U (Windows only) | Shift+U |
Current drawing markup tool | D | D |
Cycle through drawing markup tools: Cloud, Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Oval, Polygon Line, Polygon, Pencil Tool, Eraser Tool | Shift+D (Windows only) | Shift+D |
Cloud tool | Q (Windows only) | Q |
Text Box tool | X | X |
Current Stamp or Attach tool | J | J |
Cycle through Stamp, Attach File, Record Audio Comment | Shift+J | Shift+J |
Move focus to next comment or form field | Tab | Tab |
Move focus to previous comment or form field | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
Open pop-up note (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus | Enter | Return |
Closes pop-up (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus | Esc | Esc |
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Result | Windows/UNIX Action | Mac OS Action |
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Previous screen | Page Up or Shift+Enter | Page Up or Shift+Return |
Next screen | Page Down or Enter | Page Down or Return |
First page | Home or Shift+Ctrl+Page Up or Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow | Home or Shift+Command+Up Arrow |
Last page | End or Shift+Ctrl+Page Down or Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow | End or Shift+Command+Down Arrow |
Previous page | Left Arrow or Ctrl+Page Up | Left Arrow or Command+Page Up |
Next page | Right Arrow or Ctrl+Page Down | Right Arrow or Command+Page Down |
Previous open document | Ctrl+F6 (UNIX) | Command+F6 |
Next open document | Shift+Ctrl+F6 (UNIX) | Shift+Command+F6 |
Scroll up | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
Scroll down | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
Scroll (when Hand tool is selected) | Spacebar | Spacebar |
Zoom in | Ctrl+equal sign | Command+equal sign |
Zoom out | Ctrl+hyphen | Command+hyphen |
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Result | Windows Action | Mac OS Action |
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Move forward or backward among the current column header selected for sorting, the current row with focus, and the Go Back button if in a folder | Tab or Shift+Tab | Tab or Shift+Tab |
Move focus to the next or previous row when in the body of the file list on the left | Up Arrow orDown Arrow | Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Selects the next or previous column header for sorting | Left Arrow orRight Arrow | Left Arrow or Right Arrow |
If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one level up from within a folder | Backspace | Delete |
Press the Go Back button in a folder if focus is on the button. | Enter or Spacebar | Enter or Spacebar |
If pressed when focus is on a row in the file list representing a subfolder, navigate to a subfolder, or open an attachment in Preview mode. | Enter | Enter |
If in the body of the file list, move to the first or last row | Home or End | Home or End |
If in the body of the file list, move to the next or last set of rows to fit the screen | Page Down or Page Up | Page Down or Page Up |
Select or deselect all files | Ctrl+A or Shift+Ctrl+A | Command+A or Shift+Command+A |
If in the body of the file list, extend the selection by adding the next row above or below the selected row | Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow | Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow |
Change whether the row with focus is in the selection | Ctrl+Spacebar | Command+Spacebar |
Move focus up or down one row without changing the selection | Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow | Command+Up Arrow or Command+Down Arrow |
Reverse the sort order when focus is on a column header | Spacebar | Spacebar |
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Result | Windows Action | Mac OS Action |
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Move focus to the next item among Document pane, Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar | F6 | F6 |
Move focus to the previous item among Document pane, Task panes, message bar, and Navigation bar | Shift+F6 | Shift+F6 |
Move focus to the next panel in the Task pane | Ctrl+Tab | Command+Tab |
Move focus to the previous panel in the Task pane | Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Command+ Shift+Tab |
Navigate to the next panel and panel control within an open Task pane | Tab | Tab |
Navigate to the previous panel and panel control within an open Task pane | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
Navigate to the next command button within a panel | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
Navigate to the previous command button within a panel | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
Expand or collapse panel in focus (press F6 to move focus to Tools pane, then tab to desired panel) | Spacebar or EnterLeft Arrow or Right Arrow | Spacebar or EnterLeft Arrow or Right Arrow |
Open or close the Task pane | Shift+F4 | Shift+F4 |
Close the pane that lists the tasks of an Action | Ctrl+Shift+F4 | Ctrl+Shift+F4 |
Open the menu and move the focus to the first menu option when focus is on a command with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout | Spacebar or Enter | Spacebar or Enter |
Move the focus back to the parent command button with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout | Esc | Esc |
Run the command in focus | Spacebar or Enter | Spacebar or Enter |
Navigate to the next item in the active panel in the Create New Action, Edit Action, Create New Tool Set, or the Edit Tool Set dialog boxes | Tab | Tab |
Navigate to the previous item in the active panel in the Create New Action, Edit Action, Create New Tool Set, and the Edit Tool Set dialog boxes | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
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Result | Windows/UNIX Action | Mac OS Action |
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Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX); expand first menu item (UNIX) | F10 | Control+F2 |
Move focus to toolbar in browser and application | Shift+F8 | Shift+F8 |
Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane) | Ctrl+F6 | Command+F6 |
Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane) | Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Command+Shift+F6 |
Close current document | Ctrl+F4 | Command+F4 |
Close all open documents | Not available | Command+Option+W |
Move focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane | Tab | Tab |
Move focus to document pane | F5 | F5 |
Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie clip or bookmark), or command | Spacebar or Enter | Spacebar or Return |
Open context menu | Shift+F10 | Control+click |
Close context menu | F10 | Esc |
Return to Hand tool or Select tool | Esc | Esc |
Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box | Ctrl+Tab | Not available |
Move to previous search result and highlight it in the document | Shift + F3 | Not available |
Move to next search result and highlight it in the document | F3 | F3 |
Search previous document (with Search results displaying multiple files) | Alt+Shift+Left Arrow (Windows only) | Command+Shift+Left Arrow |
Search next document (with Search results displaying multiple files) | Alt+Shift+Right Arrow(Windows only) | Command+Shift+Right Arrow |
Select text (with Select tool selected) | Shift+arrow keys | Shift+arrow keys |
Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected) | Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrowor Left Arrow | Not available |
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Result | Windows/UNIX Action | Mac OS Action |
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Open and move focus to navigation pane | Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Command+Shift+F5 |
Move focus among the document, message bar, and navigation panels | F6 | F6 |
Move focus to previous pane or panel | Shift+F6 | Shift+F6 |
Move among the elements of the active navigation panel | Tab | Tab |
Move to previous or next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is on the panel button) | Up Arrow orDown Arrow | Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Move to next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is anywhere in the navigation pane) | Ctrl+Tab | Not available |
Expand the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) | Right Arrow or Shift+plus sign | Right Arrow or Shift+plus sign |
Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) | Left Arrow or minus sign | Left Arrow or minus sign |
Expand all bookmarks | Shift+* | Shift+* |
Collapse selected bookmark | Forward Slash (/) | Forward Slash (/) |
Move focus to next item in a navigation panel | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
Move focus to previous item in a navigation panel | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
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[su_spoiler title=”Keys for navigating the Help window” style=”fancy” icon=”plus-circle”]
Result | Windows/UNIX Action | Mac OS Action |
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Open Help window | F1 | F1 or Command+? |
Close Help window | Ctrl+W (Windows only) or Alt+F4 | Command+W |
Move back to previously opened tag | Alt+Left Arrow | Command+Left Arrow |
Move forward to next tag | Alt+Right Arrow | Command+Right Arrow |
Move to next pane | Ctrl+Tab | See Help for your default browser |
Move to previous pane | Shift+Ctrl+Tab | See Help for your default browser |
Move focus to the next link within a pane | Tab | Not available |
Move focus to the previous link within a pane | Shift+Tab | Not available |
Activate highlighted link | Enter | Not available |
Print Help tag | Ctrl+P | Command+P |
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Result | Windows Action | Mac OS Action |
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Change reading settings for the current document | Shift+Ctrl+5 | Shift+Command+5 |
Reflow a tagged PDF, and return to unreflowed view | Ctrl+4 | Command+4 |
Activate and deactivate Read Out Loud | Shift+Ctrl+Y | Shift+Command+Y |
Read only the current page out loud | Shift+Ctrl+V | Shift+Command+V |
Read out loud from the current page to the end of the document | Shift+Ctrl+B | Shift+Command+B |
Pause reading out loud | Shift+Ctrl+C | Shift+Command+C |
Stop reading out loud | Shift+Ctrl+E | Shift+Command+E |
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