Adobe Pdf Shortcut Keys
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Per default, all single-key shortcuts are disabled. Enable them in Edit -> Preferences -> General (on the left) -> 'Use single-key accelerators to access tools' (first option)
The advanced search is more flexible and also presents a dialogue box showing a list of results that allow you to use arrow keys to go straight to the results that look the most relevant. CTRL+F6 To flip between different open files in Adobe (this works in all windows applications).
| 1. Select Tools | |
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| H | Use hand tool |
| V | Use select tool |
| G | Use snapshot tool |
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| 2. Zoom Features | |
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| Ctrl+[+]/Ctrl+- | Zoom in / zoom out (or ctrl + mouse scroll) |
| Ctrl+0 | Zoom to fit page |
| Ctrl+1 | Zoom to 100% |
| Ctrl+2/Ctrl+3 | Zoom to fit width / zoom to fit visible |
| Ctrl+4 | Reflow document. May make it easier to read |
| Ctrl+Y | Zoom to specific Magnification |
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| 3. Navigation | |
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| Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Scroll down / scroll up |
| Page Down/Page Up | Jump one screen down / one screen up |
| Ctrl+Home/Ctrl+End | Jump to beginning/ jump to end of document |
| Ctrl+Page Down/Ctrl+Page Up | Jump one page down / one page up |
| Alt+Arrow Left/Alt+Arrow Right | Jump to previously visited page / next page or view |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Goto page number specified |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | Turn automatic scrolling on or off. Use arrow up / arrow down to control speed and direction |
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| 4. Change View | |
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| Ctrl+Shift+[+] | Rotate page clockwise |
| Ctrl+Shift+- | Rotate page counter-clockwise |
| Ctrl+H | Turn Reading Mode on or off (hide toolbar and menu bar) |
| Ctrl+L | Turn Full Screen Mode on or off |
| F4 | Show/hide Navigation Pane |
| F8 | Show/hide Toolbar |
| F9 | Show/hide Menu (file, edit, etc.) |
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| 5. Find and Select | |
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| Ctrl+F | Find box (use f6 to jump between window elements to get back to document) |
| F3/Shift+F3 | Find next / find previous (alternative is ctrl+g / ctrl+shift+g) |
| Ctrl+A | Select all |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | De-select all |
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| 6. Acrobat Features | |
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| Ctrl+D | Document properties |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save a copy |
| Ctrl+P | Print Page menu |
| Ctrl+O | Open File |
| Ctrl+W | Close current document |
| Ctrl+Q | Exit (close all documents) |
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Sources: Keyboard shortcutsKeyboard shortcuts
| 1. Accessibility | |
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| Shift+Ctrl+5 | Change reading settings for the current document |
| Ctrl+4 | Reflow a tagged PDF, and return to unreflowed view |
| Shift+Ctrl+Y | Activate and deactivate Read Out Loud |
| Shift+Ctrl+V | Read only the current page out loud |
| Shift+Ctrl+B | Read out loud from the current page to the end of the document |
| Shift+Ctrl+C | Pause reading out loud |
| Shift+Ctrl+E | Stop reading out loud |
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| 2. Comments | |
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| S | Sticky Note tool |
| E | Text Edits tool |
| K | Stamp tool |
| U | Current highlighting tool |
| Shift+U | Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter,Underline Text, Cross Out Text |
| D | Current drawing markup tool |
| Shift+D | Cycle through drawing markup tools: Cloud, Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Oval, Polygon Line, Polygon, Pencil Tool, Eraser Tool |
| Q | Cloud tool |
| X | Text Box tool |
| J | Current Stamp or Attach tool |
| Shift+J | Cycle through Stamp, Attach File, Record Audio Comment |
| Tab | Move focus to next comment or form field |
| Shift+Tab | Move focus to previous comment or form field |
| Enter | Open pop-up note (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus |
| Esc | Closes pop-up (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus |
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| 3. Navigation | |
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| F10 | Move focus to menus |
| Shift+F8 | Move focus to toolbar in browser and application (In application, sets focus to the first button in the top bar - Home) |
| Arrow Right/Arrow Left/Tab/Shift+Tab | Navigate through the other controls in the top bar - Home, Tools, Document |
| Enter/Space | Select a highlighted control in the top bar |
| Ctrl+F6 | Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane) |
| Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane) |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close current document |
| Tab | Move focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
| F5 | Move focus to document pane |
| Shift+Tab | Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
| Space/Enter | Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie clip or bookmark), or command |
| Shift+F10 | Open context menu |
| F10 | Close context menu |
| Esc | Return to Hand tool or Select tool |
| Ctrl+Tab | Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box |
| Shift+F3/Ctrl+Shift+G | Move to previous search result and highlight it in the document |
| F3/Ctrl+G | Move to next search result and highlight it in the document |
| Alt+Shift+Arrow Left | Search previous document (with Search results displaying multiple files) |
| Alt+Shift+Arrow Right | Search next document (with Search results displaying multiple files) |
| Shift+Arrow Keys | Select text (with Select tool selected) |
| Shift+Ctrl+Arrow Right/Shift+Ctrl+Arrow Left | Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected) |
| Navigating a PDF | |
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| Page Up/Shift+Enter | Previous Screen |
| Page Down/Shift+Enter | Next screen |
| Home/Shift+Ctrl+Page Up/Shift+Ctrl+Arrow Up | First page |
| End/Shift+Ctrl+Page Down/Shift+Ctrl+Arrow Down | Last page |
| Arrow Left/Ctrl+Page Up | Previous page |
| Arrow Right/Ctrl+Page Down | Next page |
| Ctrl+F6 (UNIX) | Previous open document |
| Shift+Ctrl+F6 (UNIX) | Next open document |
| Arrow Up | Scroll up |
| Arrow Down | Scroll down |
| Space | Scroll (when Hand tool is selected) |
| Ctrl+= | Zoom in |
| Ctrl+- | Zoom out |
| Navigating task panes | |
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| F6 | Move focus to the next item among Document pane, Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar |
| Shift+F6 | Move focus to the previous item among Document pane, Task panes, message bar, and Navigation bar |
| Ctrl+Tab | Move focus to the next panel in the Task pane |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Move focus to the previous panel in the Task pane |
| Tab | Navigate to the next panel and panel control within an open Task pane |
| Shift+Tab | Navigate to the previous panel and panel control within an open Task pane |
| Arrow Down | Navigate to the next command button within a panel |
| Arrow Up | Navigate to the previous command button within a panel |
| Space/Enter | Expand or collapse panel in focus (press F6 to move focus to Tools pane, then tab to desired panel) |
| Shift+F4 | Open or close the Task pane |
| Ctrl+Shift+F4 | Close the pane that lists the tasks of an Action |
| Space/Enter | 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 |
| Esc | Move the focus back to the parent command button with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout |
| Space/Enter | Run the command in focus |
| Tab | Navigate to the next item in the active panel in the Create New Action, Edit Action, Create Custom Tool, or the Edit Custom Tool dialog boxes |
| Shift+Tab | Navigate to the previous item in the active panel in the Create New Action, Edit Action, Create Custom Tool, or the Edit Custom Tool dialog boxes |
| Navigation panels | |
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| Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Open and move focus to navigation pane |
| F6 | Move focus among the document, message bar, and navigation panels |
| Shift+F6 | Move focus to previous pane or panel |
| Tab | Move among the elements of the active navigation panel |
| Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Move to previous or next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is on the panel button) |
| Ctrl+Tab | Move to next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is anywhere in the navigation pane) |
| Arrow Right/Shift+[+] | Expand the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) |
| Arrow Left/- | Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) |
| Shift+* | Expand all bookmarks |
| / | Collapse selected bookmark |
| Arrow Down | Move focus to next item in a navigation panel |
| Arrow Up | Move focus to previous item in a navigation panel |
| Navigating the Help window | |
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| F1 | Open Help window |
| Ctrl+W/Alt+F4 | Close Help window |
| Alt+Arrow Left | Move back to previously opened topic |
| Alt+Arrow Right | Move forward to next topic |
| Ctrl+Tab | Move to next pane |
| Shift+Ctrl+Tab | Move to previous pane |
| Tab | Move focus to the next link within a pane |
| Shift+Tab | Move focus to the previous link within a pane |
| Enter | Activate highlighted link |
| Ctrl+P | Print Help topic |
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| 4. PDF Portfolios | |
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| Tab/Shift+Tab | 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 |
| Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Move focus to the next or previous row when in the body of the file list on the left |
| Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Selects the next or previous column header for sorting |
| Backspace | If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one level up from within a folder |
| Enter/Space | Press the Go Back button in a folder if focus is on the button. |
| Enter | 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. |
| Home/End | If in the body of the file list, move to the first or last row |
| Page Down/Page Up | If in the body of the file list, move to the next or last set of rows to fit the screen |
| Ctrl+A/Shift+Ctrl+A | Select or deselect all files |
| Shift+Arrow Up/Shift+Arrow Down | If in the body of the file list, extend the selection by adding the next row above or below the selected row |
| Ctrl+Space | Change whether the row with focus is in the selection |
| Ctrl+Arrow Up/Ctrl+Arrow Down | Move focus up or down one row without changing the selection |
| Space | Reverse the sort order when focus is on a column header |
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| 5. Tools | |
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| H | Hand tool |
| Space | Temporarily select Hand tool |
| V | Select tool |
| Z | Marquee Zoom tool |
| Shift+Z | Cycle through zoom tools: Marquee Zoom,Dynamic Zoom, Loupe |
| Shift | Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) |
| Ctrl | Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) |
| Ctrl+Space | Temporarily select Zoom In tool |
| R | Select Object tool |
| O | Edit Object tool |
| A | Enter/Exit Forms editing |
| C | Crop tool |
| L | Link tool |
| F | Text Field tool |
| Shift+F | Cycle through tools in forms authoring mode: Text Field, Check Box, Radio Button, List Box, Dropdown Box, Button, Digital Signature, Barcode |
| M | 3D tool |
| Shift+M | Cycle through Multimedia tools: 3D object, SWF, Sound, Video |
| T | Edit Document Text tool |
| Shift+T | Cycle through Touch Up tools: Touch Up Text, Touch Up Reading Order, Touch Up Object |
| Shift+Y | Redaction |
| Ctrl+J | JavaScript Debugger |
| Shift+Ctrl+T | Insert Blank Pages tool |
| Ctrl+Shift+I | Insert Files |
| Ctrl+Shift+D | Delete pages |
| ~ | Open Output Preview |
| Shift+Ctrl+U | Touch Up Reading Order tool (or if already selected, return focus to dialog box) |
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Sources: Acrobat Help- Keyboard shortcuts