Adobe Pdf Keyboard Shortcuts

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For common keyboard shortcuts you can use with Windows,see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449.

Keys for selecting tools

To enable single-key shortcuts, open the Preferencesdialog box, and under General, select the Use Single-Key AcceleratorsTo Access Tools option.

Tool

Windows/UNIX action

Mac OS action

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,DynamicZoom, Loupe

Shift+Z

Shift+Z

Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when MarqueeZoom tool is selected)

Shift

Shift

Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom toolis 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, ListBox, Dropdown Box, Button, DigitalSignature, 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: TouchUp Text, Touch Up Reading Order, TouchUp 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

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Keys for working with comments

To enable single-key shortcuts, select theUse Single-Key Accelerators To Access Tools option in General preferences.

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Result

Windows/UNIX Action

Mac OS Action

Sticky Note tool

S

S

Text Edits tool

E

E

Stamp tool

K

K

Current highlighting tool

U

U

Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter,UnderlineText, 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 CommentsList) for comment that has focus

Enter

Return

Closes pop-up (or text field in Comments List)for comment that has focus

Esc

Esc

Keys for navigating a PDF

Result

Windows/UNIX Action

Mac OS Action

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+UpArrow

Home or Shift+Command+Up Arrow

Last page

End or Shift+Ctrl+Page Down or Shift+Ctrl+DownArrow

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+PageDown

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

Keys for working with PDF Portfolios

These keys are available in the files listof the Details pane.

Result

Windows Action

Mac OS Action

Move forward or backward among the currentcolumn 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 whenin the body of the file list on the left

Up Arrow or DownArrow

Up Arrow or DownArrow

Selects the next or previous column headerfor sorting

Left Arrow or Right 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 buttonin a folder if focus is on the button.

Enter or Spacebar

Enter or Spacebar

If pressed when focus is on a row in thefile list representing a subfolder, navigate to a subfolder, oropen an attachment in Preview mode.

Enter

Enter

If in the body of the file list, move tothe first or last row

Home or End

Home or End

If in the body of the file list, move tothe 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, extendthe selection by adding the next row above or below the selectedrow

Shift+Up Arrow orShift+Down Arrow

Shift+Up Arrow orShift+Down Arrow

Change whether the row with focus is in theselection

Ctrl+Spacebar

Command+Spacebar

Move focus up or down one row without changingthe selection

Ctrl+Up Arrow orCtrl+Down Arrow

Command+Up Arrow orCommand+Down Arrow

Reverse the sort order when focus is ona column header

Spacebar

Spacebar

Keys for navigating task panes

Adobe Pdf Keyboard Shortcuts

Result

Windows Action

Mac OS Action

Move focus to the next item among Documentpane, Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar

F6

F6

Move focus to the previous item among Documentpane, 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 Taskpane

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Command+ Shift+Tab

Navigate to the next panel and panel controlwithin an open Task pane

Tab

Tab

Navigate to the previous panel and panel controlwithin an open Task pane

Shift+Tab

Shift+Tab

Navigate to the next command button withina panel

Down Arrow

Down Arrow

Navigate to the previous command buttonwithin a panel

Up Arrow

Up Arrow

Expand or collapse panel in focus (press F6to move focus to Tools pane, then tab to desired panel)

Spacebar or Enter

Left Arrow or RightArrow

Spacebar or Enter

Left Arrow or RightArrow

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 thefirst menu option when focus is on a command with a submenu or submenu elementwith a flyout

Spacebar or Enter

Spacebar or Enter

Move the focus back to the parent commandbutton 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 panelin the Create New Action, Edit Action, Create New Tool Set, or theEdit Tool Set dialog boxes

Tab

Tab

Navigate to the previous item in the activepanel in the Create New Action, Edit Action, Create New Tool Set,and the Edit Tool Set dialog boxes

Shift+Tab

Shift+Tab

Keys for general navigating

Keyboard

Result

Windows/UNIX Action

Mac OS Action

Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX); expandfirst 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 ison document pane)

Ctrl+F6

Command+F6

Move to previous open document (when focusis 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 formfield in the document pane

Tab

Tab

Move focus to document pane

F5

F5

Move focus to previous comment, link, or formfield in the document pane

Shift+Tab

Shift+Tab

Activate selected tool, item (such as a movieclip 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 highlightit in the document

Shift + F3

Not available

Move to next search result and highlightit in the document

F3

F3

Search previous document (with Search resultsdisplaying multiple files)

Alt+Shift+Left Arrow (Windows only)

Command+Shift+Left Arrow

Search next document (with Search resultsdisplaying 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 Arrow orLeft Arrow

Not available

Keys for working with navigation panels

Result

Windows/UNIX Action

Mac OS Action

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 navigationpanel

Tab

Tab

Move to previous or next navigation paneland make it active (when focus is on the panel button)

Up Arrow or DownArrow

Up Arrow or DownArrow

Move to next navigation panel and make itactive (when focus is anywhere in the navigation pane)

Ctrl+Tab

Not available

Expand the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarkspanel)

Right Arrow or Shift+plussign

Right Arrow or Shift+plussign

Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarkspanel)

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 navigationpanel

Up Arrow

Up Arrow

Keys for navigating the Help window

Result

Windows/UNIX Action

Mac OS Action

Open Help window

F1

F1 or Command+?

Close Help window

Ctrl+W (Windows only) or Alt+F4

Command+W

Move back to previously opened topic

Alt+Left Arrow

Command+Left Arrow

Move forward to next topic

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

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Not available

Move focus to the previous link within a pane

Shift+Tab

Not available

Activate highlighted link

Enter

Not available

Print Help topic

Ctrl+P

Command+P

Keys for accessibility

Result

Windows Action

Mac OS Action

Change reading settings for the current document

Shift+Ctrl+5

Shift+Command+5

Reflow a tagged PDF, and return to unreflowedview

Ctrl+4

Command+4

Activate and deactivate Read OutLoud

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 theend 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

All single key shortcuts are disabled by default. To enable them, go to Edit > Preferences > Use Single-key accelerators to access tools.
H

Use hand tool

V

Use select tool

G

Use snapshot tool

Ctrl + [

Zoom in / out

or Ctrl + ]
or Ctrl + +
or Ctrl + -
Ctrl + 0

Zoom to fit page

Ctrl + 1

Zoom to 100%

Ctrl + 2

Zoom to fit width

Ctrl + 3

Zoom to fit visible

Ctrl + 4

Reflow document. May make it easier to read

Ctrl + Y

Zoom to specific magnification

↑ ↓

Scroll up / down

Page Down

Jump one screen down

Page Up

Jump one screen up

Home

Jump to beginning of document

End

Jump to end of document

Ctrl + Page Down

Jump one page down

Ctrl + Page Up

Jump one page up

Alt +

Jump to previously visited page

Alt +

Jump to next page

Ctrl + ↑ Shift + N

Goto page number specified

Ctrl + ↑ Shift + H

Turn on or off automatic scrolling. To control speed and direction, use up and down arrow keys

Ctrl + ↑ Shift + [

Rotate page clockwise

or Ctrl + ↑ Shift + ]
Ctrl + ↑ Shift + -

Rotate page counter-clockwise

Ctrl + H

Toggle Reading Mode (hide menu bar and toolbar)

F4

Show / hide navigation pane

F8

Show / hide toolbar

F9

Show / hide menu (file, edit, etc.)

Ctrl + F

Find box (use F6 to jump between window elements to get back to the document)

F3

Find next

or Ctrl + G
↑ Shift + F3

Find previous

or Ctrl + ↑ Shift + G
Ctrl + A

Select all

Ctrl + ↑ Shift + A

Deselect all

Ctrl + ↑ Shift + S

Save a copy

Ctrl + D

Document properties

Ctrl + P

Print Page dialog

Ctrl + ↑ Shift + P

Print Setup dialog

Ctrl + O

Open file

Ctrl + W

Close current document

Ctrl + Q

Exit and close all documents

Ctrl + K

Preferences

Ctrl + ↑ Shift + J

Cascade all windows

Ctrl + ↑ Shift + K

Tile all windows horizontally

Ctrl + ↑ Shift + L

Tile all windows vertially

Ctrl + ↑ Shift + 5

Change accessibility reading options

Ctrl + ↑ Shift + 6

Accessibility quick check