Adobe Acrobat is a portable document management software distributed by Adobe Inc., that enables users to create, view, print, modify, and manage PDFs (Portable Document Files). Key features include PDF viewing, PDF creation, PDF editing, PDF annotation, form creation, form filling, document security, and PDF format conversion tools. Adobe Acrobat is the most widely used portable document management software within companies and small businesses to manage the curation and signing of documents.
Below is a list of Keyboard shortcuts for the selection tool, comments, PDF navigation, forms, and portfolios in Adobe Acrobat which will make using Acrobat usage more efficient on your computer.
Selecting Tools Keyboard Shortcuts
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.
- Temporarily select the Hand tool Spacebar
- Hand tool H
- Select tool V
- Marquee Zoom tool Z
- Cycle through zoom tools: Marquee Zoom, Dynamic Zoom, LoupeShift+Z
- Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) Shift
- Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) Ctrl
- Temporarily select Zoom In tool Ctrl+spacebar
- Select Object tool R
- Edit Object tool O
- Enter/Exit Forms editing A
- Crop tool C
- Link tool L
- Text Field tool F
- Cycle through tools in forms authoring mode: Text Field, Check Box, Radio Button, List Box, Dropdown Box, Button, Digital Signature, Barcode Shift+F
- 3D tool M
- Cycle through Multimedia tools: 3D object, SWF, Sound, Video Shift+M
- Edit Document Text tool T
- Redaction Shift+Y
- Cycle through Touch Up tools: Touch Up Text, Touch Up Reading Order, Touch Up Object Shift+T
- JavaScript Debugger Ctrl+J
- Insert Blank Pages tool Shift+Ctrl+T
- Insert Files Ctrl+Shift+I
- Delete pages Ctrl+Shift+D
- Open Output Preview ~
- Touch Up Reading Order tool (or if already selected, return focus to dialog box) Shift+Ctrl+U
Comments Keyboard Shortcuts
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.
- Sticky Note tool S
- Stamp tool K
- Current highlighting tool U
- Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter, Underline Text, Cross Out Text Shift+U
- Current drawing markup tool D
- Cycle through drawing markup tools: Cloud, Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Oval, Polygon Line, Polygon, Pencil Tool, Eraser Tool Shift+D
- Cloud tool Q
- Text Box tool X
- Current Stamp or Attach tool J
- Cycle through Stamp, Attach File, Record Audio Comment Shift+J
- Move focus to the next comment or form field Tab
- Move focus to previous comment or form field Shift+Tab
- Add a checkmark in the Comments List for the selected comment Shift+K
- Open pop-up note (or text field in the Comments List) for comment that has the focus Enter
- Reply to the comment, in the Comments List, that has the focusR
- Close or exit pop-up (or text field in the Comments List) for comment that has the focus Esc
Navigating a PDF Keyboard Shortcuts
- Previous screen Page Up or Shift+Enter
- Next screen Page Down or Enter
- First page Home or Shift+Ctrl+Page Up or Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow
- Last page End or Shift+Ctrl+Page Down or Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow
- Previous page Left Arrow or Ctrl+Page Up
- Next page Right Arrow or Ctrl+Page Down
- Go to page Ctrl+Shift+N
- Previous open document Ctrl+F6
- Next open document Shift+Ctrl+F6
- Scroll up Up Arrow
- Scroll down Down Arrow
- Scroll (when Hand tool is selected) Spacebar
- Zoom in Ctrl+equal sign
- Zoom out Ctrl+hyphen
Forms Keyboard Shortcuts
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.
- Toggle between editing and previewing your form P
- Toggle Guides On / Off G
- Align selected fields left L
- Align selected fields right R
- Align selected fields top T
- Align selected fields bottom B
- Align selected fields horizontal H
- Align selected fields vertical V
- Center fields horizontally Shift+H
- Center fields vertically Shift+V
- Highlight fields Shift+L
- Show Tab Order Shift+N
- Document JavaScripts Shift+D
PDF Portfolios Keyboard Shortcuts
These keys are available in the files list of the Details pane.
- Move focus to the next or previous row when in the body of the file list on the left Up Arrow or Down Arrow
- If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one level up from within a folder Backspace
- Press the Go Back button in a folder if focus is on the button 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
- If in the body of the file list, move to the first or last row 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
- Select or deselect all files Ctrl+A or Shift+Ctrl+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
- Change whether the row with focus is in the selection Ctrl+Spacebar
- Move focus up or down one row without changing the selection Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow
