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For common keyboard shortcuts you can use with Windows, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449.
Tool |
Windows/UNIX action |
macOS action |
---|---|---|
Move focus to the next item among the top global toolbar, All tools panel, Document pane, Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar |
F6 | F6 |
Move focus to the previous item among the top global toolbar, All tools panel, Document pane, Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar |
Shift + F6 |
Shift + F6 |
Move focus to the next tool in the global toolbar at the top |
Tab |
Tab |
Move Focus to the previous tool in the global toolbar at the top |
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 the tool in focus (press F6 to move focus to the top global toolbar, then tab to the desired tool) |
Spacebar or Enter |
Spacebar or Enter |
Move focus to the currently opened tool bar |
F6 | F6 |
Open or close the Task pane |
Shift + F4 |
Shift + F4 |
Move focus to the First option in the All tools pane on the left |
Tab |
Tab |
Move focus to the close option in the All tools pane on the left |
Tab | Tab |
Close the open tool when the close button is in focus in the opened tool from the global toolbar |
Spacebar or Enter |
Spacebar or Enter |
Move focus to the View more option in the All tools pane |
Tab | Tab |
Navigate to the next touchpoint within the All tools pane |
Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
Navigate to the previous touchpoint within the All tools pane |
Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
Open a touchpoint in focus in the open tool |
Spacebar or Enter |
Spacebar or Enter |
Expand or collapse View more when in focus | Spacebar or Enter |
Spacebar or Enter |
Expand or collapse View less when in focus |
Spacebar or Enter |
Spacebar or Enter |
Move the focus back to the first tool in the All tools pane |
Esc | Esc |
Move focus to menu options in the LHP toolbar (other than All tools Panel) |
Tab | Tab |
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 |
macOS action |
---|---|---|
Temporarily select the Hand tool |
Spacebar |
Spacebar |
Hand tool |
H |
H |
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 |
macOS Action |
---|---|---|
Sticky Note tool |
S |
S |
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 the 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 the focus |
Enter |
Return |
Reply to the comment, in the Comments List, that has the focus | R | R |
Close or exit pop-up (or text field in the Comments List) for comment that has the focus |
Esc |
Esc |
Result |
Windows/UNIX Action |
macOS 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+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 |
Go to page | Ctrl+Shift+N |
Command+Shift+N |
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 |
macOS 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 list of the Details pane.
Result |
Windows Action |
macOS 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 |
macOS 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 |
macOS Action |
---|---|---|
Invokes the hamburger menu (press F6 to move focus to the hamburger menu) | Spacebar or Enter | |
Executes the Acrobat > Hide Others option (macOS) | Option+Command+T | |
Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX); expand first menu item (UNIX) |
F10 |
Control+F2 |
Move focus to the toolbar in browser and application (In the application, sets focus to the first button in the top bar - Home) |
Shift+F8 | Shift+F8 |
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 (press F6 to move focus to the desired menu) |
Tab followed by |
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 |
Find in document | Ctrl+F | Command+F |
Move to next search result and highlight it in the document |
F3 or Ctrl+G |
Command+G |
Search the 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 |
Increase or decrease the value of a slider |
Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Control+Option+Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
Result |
Windows/UNIX Action |
macOS 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 |
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 the previous item in a navigation panel |
Up Arrow |
Up Arrow |
Result |
Windows/UNIX Action |
macOS 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 |
macOS Action |
---|---|---|
Edit Tag |
F2 |
F2 |
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 |