Adobe Acrobat Shortcut Keys
You can navigate, edit, and manage your PDF documents much faster and easier in Acrobat if you take advantage of keyboard shortcuts to help you perform common tasks. Following are some of the keyboard shortcuts I use on a regular basis to help streamline my workflow.
Become familiar with Adobe Acrobat 6 to ease your efforts with PDF (Portable Document Format) files. Discover keyboard shortcuts for Acrobat tools; get to know File menu commands for opening, closing, and saving PDF files; and when you’re ready, print your PDF files.
Handy Keyboard Shortcuts in Acrobat 6
Adobe Acrobat 6 is chock-full of keyboard shortcuts. To make these keystrokes work, choose Edit→Preferences or press Ctrl+K (Acrobat→Preferences or Command+K on Mac) to open the Preferences dialog box. Choose General on the scroll list to display those options in the dialog box, and in the Miscellaneous area, select the Use Single-Key Accelerators to Access Tools check box, and then click OK.
When the feature is activated, the ToolTips that appear when you hover the mouse pointer over a button tool show not only the tool’s name but its keystroke shortcut, or single-key accelerators, as Adobe likes to call them.
The following table shows the shortcut keystrokes for all the tools in Acrobat 6 that use the single-key accelerators feature:
| Toolbar | Tool | Shortcut Keys |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Tools | Hand | H |
| Select Text | V | |
| Snapshot | G | |
| Zoom | Zoom In | Z |
| Commenting | Note | S |
| Indicate Text Edits | E | |
| Stamp | K | |
| Highlight Text | U | |
| Advanced Commenting | Rectangle | D |
| Text Box | X | |
| Pencil | N | |
| Attach File | J | |
| Advanced Editing | Select Object | R |
| Article | A | |
| Crop | C | |
| Link | L | |
| Form | F | |
| Movie | M | |
| TouchUp Text | T | |
| Measuring | Distance | B |
Common Commands on the Acrobat 6 File Menu
The File menu in Acrobat 6 is home to the common command items for opening, closing, and saving PDF files. Because you can edit PDF files in Acrobat 6, this menu contains a Save option for saving editing changes, as well as a Save As command for renaming, saving copies, and changing file formats. Acrobat 6 also lets you use the Save as Certified Document command to vouch for the contents of a document by digitally signing it.
Among the items for opening, closing, and saving files and the standard print (Page Setup and Print) and exiting commands (Exit on Windows and Quit on the Mac), are various File menu commands categorized in the following areas:
PDF Creation/Viewing: Use the Create PDF command to easily create a new PDF file from another file, multiple files, your scanner, a web page, or an item in the Clipboard. Choosing any of the commands on the Create PDF submenu opens a dialog box that enables you to select your source items for PDF creation. The My Bookshelf command lets you access your Adobe eBook library and read eBooks within Acrobat 6.
E-mail: Use the E-mail command to open your default e-mail program and attach the current PDF document to a new message. You can also use the Send by E-mail for Review command to initiate an e-mail review of the current PDF document.
Choosing the command opens a dialog box where you enter a return e-mail address that reviewers will use to send Comments from a review of an attached PDF back to you. The e-mail address you enter is saved for future reviews. When reviewers receive and open the PDF file in Acrobat 6, they use the Send Comments to Review Initiator command to send their comments back to you.
Comment/Review: In addition to sending PDF files for review and receiving comments via e-mail, you can also use the Upload for Browser-Based Review command (Windows only) to send a PDF file to a specified server on a local network, company intranet, or the web. Others can then review the online document in their web browsers and provide comments that are uploaded and stored in an Online Comments Repository that you, as the initiator, can review.
You use the Export Comments to Word command to create a Microsoft Word document containing comments attached to the current PDF file. Note that the PDF file must be tagged using the Accessibility options in order to use this command.
Printing: Use the Print with Comments command to select print formatting options for a PDF file and its annotations in the Summarize Options dialog box. Here you choose the page layout, the specific comments and how they are sorted in the printout, and font size of printed comments.
Don’t forget the very valuable Revert item on the File menu. You can use the File→Revert command to dump all the edits that you’ve made since you last saved your PDF document. Click the Revert button in the alert dialog box that appears, asking you if you want to revert to the previously saved version of the file, and Acrobat opens this last-saved version without bothering to save your edits.
How to Print PDF Files in Acrobat 6
Printing PDF documents in Adobe Acrobat 6 or Adobe Reader 6 is very similar to printing documents in any other Windows or Macintosh application program that you use.
Before you print a file, you can change the general print settings, such as the paper size or the printing orientation from the default of portrait mode to landscape mode. To change these settings, choose File→Page Setup in Acrobat or Adobe Reader or press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Command+Shift+P on the Mac) to open the Page Setup dialog box, modify the printing options as desired, and then click OK. The actual options and controls available in the Page Setup dialog box vary according to the actual printer selected as your default.
If you just need a printout of the document’s pages using the standard Print options, follow these simple steps:
Choose File→Print (in Acrobat or Adobe Reader) or press Ctrl+P (Command+P on the Mac).
The Print dialog box opens.
If you have more than one printer installed on your system, select a different printer to print the PDF document by selecting the name of the printer in the Name drop-down list (Windows) or by selecting a different printer on the Printer drop-down list (Mac).
Specify which pages you want to print by doing one of the following:
To print all the pages in the current PDF document, leave the All radio button selected.
To print just the area of a document that is currently visible in the Acrobat document window, select the Current View radio button.
To print only the page currently displayed in Acrobat or Adobe Reader, select the Current Page radio button.
To print a continuous range of pages in the document, select the Pages radio button and enter the first page to print in the From text box and the last page to print in the To text box.
Click the OK button to begin printing the pages of your PDF file.
For common keyboard shortcuts you can use with Windows,see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449.
Note:
This document provides instructions for Acrobat DC and Acrobat 2017. If you're using Acrobat XI, see Acrobat XI Help.
To enable single-key shortcuts, open the Preferences dialog box (Edit > Preferences), and under General, select the Use Single-Key Accelerators To 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,Dynamic Zoom, Loupe | Shift+Z | Shift+Z |
Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee 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: 3D object, SWF, Sound, Video | Shift+M | Shift+M |
Edit Document Text tool | T | T |
Redaction | Shift+Y | Shift+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 | Shift+Command+I |
Delete pages | Ctrl+Shift+D | Shift+Command+D |
Open Output Preview | ~ | ~ |
Touch Up Reading Order tool (or if already selected, return focus to dialog box) | Shift+Ctrl+U | Shift+Command+U |
To enable single-key shortcuts, open the Preferences dialog box (Edit > Preferences), and under General, select the Use Single-Key Accelerators To Access Tools option.
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, 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 |
| Add a checkmark in the Comments List for the selected comment | Shift+K | Shift+K |
Open pop-up note (or text field in the Comments List) for comment that has focus | Enter | Return |
| Reply to the comment, in the Comments List, that has focus | R | R |
Close or exit pop-up (or text field in the Comments List) for comment that has focus | Esc | Esc |
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 |
To enable single-key shortcuts, open the Preferences dialog box (Edit > Preferences), and under General, select the Use Single-Key Accelerators To Access Tools option.
Result | Windows/UNIX Action | Mac OS Action |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle between editing and previewing your form | P | P |
| Toggle Guides On / Off | G | G |
| Align selected fields left | L | L |
| Align selected fields right | R | R |
| Align selected fields top | T | T |
| Align selected fields bottom | B | B |
| Align selected fields horizontal | H | H |
| Align selected fields vertical | V | V |
| Center fields horizontally | Shift+H | Shift+H |
| Center fields vertically | Shift+V | Shift+V |
| Highlight fields | Shift+L | Shift+L |
| Show Tab Order | Shift+N | Shift+N |
| Document JavaScripts | Shift+D | Shift+D |
These keys are available in the files listof the Details pane.
Result | Windows Action | Mac OS Action |
|---|---|---|
Move focus to the next or previous row when in the body of the file list on the left | Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Up Arrow or Down 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 |
Result | Windows Action | Mac OS Action |
|---|---|---|
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 | Option +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 Enter | Spacebar or Enter |
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 Custom Tool, or the Edit Custom Tool dialog boxes | Tab | 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 | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
Result | Windows/UNIX Action | Mac OS Action |
|---|---|---|
Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX); expand first menu item (UNIX) | F10 | Control+F2 |
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| Navigate through the other controls in the top bar - Home, Tools, Document | Right/Left Arrow or Tab/Shift Tab | Right/Left Arrow or Tab/Shift Tab |
| Select a highlighted control in the top bar | Enter or Spacebar | Return or Spacebar |
| Move to next open document tab (when multiple documents are open in same window) | Ctrl+Tab | Control+Tab |
| Move to previous open document tab (when multiple documents are open in same window) | Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Control+Shift+Tab |
Move to next open document window (when focus is on document pane) | Ctrl+F6 | Command+F6 |
Move to previous open document window (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 or Ctrl + Shift + G | Shift + Command + G |
Move to next search result and highlight it in the document | F3 or Ctrl + G | Command + G |
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 Arrow or Left Arrow | Not available |
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 navigation panel | Tab | Tab |
Move to the previous or next navigation panel and make it active (when the focus is on the panel button) | Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Move to next navigation panel and make it active (when the focus is anywhere in the navigation pane) | Ctrl+Tab | Not available |
| Select or deselect a file in file list (open/close Context pane with file selection) | Space | Space |
| Select or deselect a To Do card (open/close Context pane with To Do card selection) | Space | Space |
| Open selected file in file list | Enter | Enter |
| Open selected To Do card | Enter | Enter |
| Move focus to the next/previous file row in file list for selecting single file row | Arrow keys | Arrow keys |
| Extend the selection by adding the next row above or below the selected row | Shift+Arrow keys | Shift+Arrow keys |
| Move focus up or down one row without changing the selection | Ctrl+Arrow keys | Command+Arrow keys |
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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 the previous item in a navigation panel | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
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 | 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 |
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 |
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