Adobe Acrobat Shortcut Key

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

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

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)

Right Arrow + 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

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

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

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

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

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)

PageUp / Shift + Enter

Previous Screen

PageDown / Shift + Enter

Next screen

Home / Shift + Ctrl + PageUp / Shift + Ctrl + Arrow Up

First page

End / Shift + Ctrl + PageDown / Shift + Ctrl + Arrow Down

Last page

Arrow Left / Ctrl + PageUp

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

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

Down Arrow

Navigate to the next command button within a panel

Up Arrow

Navigate to the previous command button within a panel

Spacebar or 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

Spacebar or 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

Spacebar or 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

H

Hand tool

Spacebar

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+spacebar

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+Y

Redaction

Shift+T

Cycle through Touch Up tools: Touch Up Text, Touch Up Reading Order, Touch Up Object

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)