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, Loupe  Shift+Z
• Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected)  Shift
• Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected)  Option
• Temporarily select Zoom In tool  Spacebar+Command
• 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  Command+J
• Insert Blank Pages tool  Shift+Command+T
• Insert Files  Shift+Command+I
• Delete pages  Shift+Command+D
• Open Output Preview  ~
• Touch Up Reading Order tool (or if already selected, return focus to dialog box)  Shift+Command+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  Return
• Reply to the comment, in the Comments List, that has the focus  R
• 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  Shift+Return
• Next screen  Page Down or Return
• First page  Home or Shift+Command+Up Arrow
• Last page  End or Shift+Command+Down Arrow
• Previous page  Left Arrow or Command+Page Up
• Next page  Right Arrow or Command+Page Down
• Go to page  Command+Shift+N
• Previous open document  Command+F6
• Next open document  Shift+Command+F6
• Scroll up  Up Arrow            
• Scroll down  Down Arrow     
• Scroll (when Hand tool is selected)  Spacebar
• Zoom in  Command+equal sign
• Zoom out  Command+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  Delete
• 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  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
• Change whether the row with focus is in the selection  Command+Spacebar
• Move focus up or down one row without changing the selection  Command+Up Arrow or Command+Down Arrow