Accessibility
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shift + Ctrl + 5 | Change reading settings for the current document |
| 02 | Ctrl + 4 | Reflow a tagged PDF, and return to unreflowed view |
| 03 | Shift + Ctrl + Y | Activate and deactivate Read Out Loud |
| 04 | Shift + Ctrl + V | Read only the current page out loud |
| 05 | Shift + Ctrl + B | Read out loud from the current page to the end of the document |
| 06 | Shift + Ctrl + C | Pause reading out loud |
| 07 | Shift + Ctrl + E | Stop reading out loud |
Comments
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | S | Sticky Note tool |
| 02 | E | Text Edits tool |
| 03 | K | Stamp tool |
| 04 | U | Current highlighting tool |
| 05 | Shift + U | Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter,Underline Text, Cross Out Text |
| 06 | D | Current drawing markup tool |
| 07 | Shift + D | Cycle through drawing markup tools: Cloud, Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Oval, Polygon Line, Polygon, Pencil Tool, Eraser Tool |
| 08 | Q | Cloud tool |
| 09 | X | Text Box tool |
| 10 | J | Current Stamp or Attach tool |
| 11 | Shift + J | Cycle through Stamp, Attach File, Record Audio Comment |
| 12 | Tab | Move focus to next comment or form field |
| 13 | Shift + Tab | Move focus to previous comment or form field |
| 14 | Enter | Open pop-up note (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus |
| 15 | Esc | Closes pop-up (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus |
Navigation
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | F10 | Move focus to menus |
| 02 | Shift + F8 | Move focus to toolbar in browser and application (In application, sets focus to the first button in the top bar – Home) |
| 03 | Right Arrow + Tab | Navigate through the other controls in the top bar – Home, Tools, Document |
| 04 | Enter + Space | Select a highlighted control in the top bar |
| 05 | Ctrl + F6 | Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane) |
| 06 | Ctrl + Shift + F6 | Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane) |
| 07 | Ctrl + F4 | Close current document |
| 08 | Tab | Move focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
| 09 | F5 | Move focus to document pane |
| 10 | Shift + Tab | Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
| 11 | Space / Enter | Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie clip or bookmark), or command |
| 12 | Shift + F10 | Open context menu |
| 13 | F10 | Close context menu |
| 14 | Esc | Return to Hand tool or Select tool |
| 15 | Ctrl + Tab | Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box |
| 16 | Shift + F3 / Ctrl + Shift + G | Move to previous search result and highlight it in the document |
| 17 | F3 / Ctrl + G | Move to next search result and highlight it in the document |
| 18 | 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 |
Navigation Panels
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ctrl + Shift + F5 | Open and move focus to navigation pane |
| 02 | F6 | Move focus among the document, message bar, and navigation panels |
| 03 | Shift + F6 | Move focus to previous pane or panel |
| 04 | Tab | Move among the elements of the active navigation panel |
| 05 | Arrow Up / Arrow Down | Move to previous or next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is on the panel button) |
| 06 | Ctrl + Tab | Move to next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is anywhere in the navigation pane) |
| 07 | Arrow Right / Shift + [] + [] | Expand the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) |
| 08 | Arrow Left / [-] | Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) |
| 09 | Shift + [*] | Expand all bookmarks |
| 10 | [/] | Collapse selected bookmark |
| 11 | Arrow Down | Move focus to next item in a navigation panel |
| 12 | Arrow Up | Move focus to previous item in a navigation panel |
Navigating the Help Window
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | F1 | Open Help window |
| 02 | Ctrl + W / Alt + F4 | Close Help window |
| 03 | Alt + Arrow Left | Move back to previously opened topic |
| 04 | Alt + Arrow Right | Move forward to next topic |
| 05 | Ctrl + Tab | Move to next pane |
| 06 | Shift + Ctrl + Tab | Move to previous pane |
| 07 | Tab | Move focus to the next link within a pane |
| 08 | Shift + Tab | Move focus to the previous link within a pane |
| 09 | Enter | Activate highlighted link |
| 10 | Ctrl + P | Print Help topic |
PDF Portfolios
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 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 |
| 02 | Arrow Up / Arrow Down | Move focus to the next or previous row when in the body of the file list on the left |
| 03 | Arrow Left / Arrow Right | Selects the next or previous column header for sorting |
| 04 | Backspace | If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one level up from within a folder |
| 05 | Enter / Space | Press the Go Back button in a folder if focus is on the button. |
| 06 | 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. |
| 07 | Home / End | If in the body of the file list, move to the first or last row |
| 08 | 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 |
| 09 | Ctrl + A / Shift + Ctrl + A | Select or deselect all files |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | Ctrl + Space | Change whether the row with focus is in the selection |
| 12 | Ctrl + Arrow Up / Ctrl + Arrow Down | Move focus up or down one row without changing the selection |
| 13 | Alt + Shift + Arrow Left | Search previous document (with Search results displaying multiple files) |
| 14 | Alt + Shift + Arrow Right | Search next document (with Search results displaying multiple files) |
| 15 | Shift + Arrow Keys | Select text (with Select tool selected) |
Navigating a PDF
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | PageUp / Shift + Enter | Previous Screen |
| 02 | PageDown / Shift + Enter | Next screen |
| 03 | Home / Shift + Ctrl + PageUp / Shift + Ctrl + Arrow Up | First page |
| 04 | End / Shift + Ctrl + PageDown / Shift + Ctrl + Arrow Down | Last page |
| 05 | Arrow Left / Ctrl + PageUp | Previous page |
| 06 | Arrow Right / Ctrl + Page Down | Next page |
| 07 | Ctrl + F6 (UNIX) | Previous open document |
| 08 | Shift + Ctrl + F6(UNIX) | Next open document |
| 09 | Arrow Up | Scroll up |
| 10 | Arrow Down | Scroll down |
| 11 | Space | Scroll (when Hand tool is selected) |
| 12 | Ctrl + [=] | Zoom in |
| 13 | Ctrl + [-] | Zoom out |
Navigating Task Panes
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | F6 | Move focus to the next item among Document pane, Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar |
| 02 | Shift+F6 | Move focus to the previous item among Document pane, Task panes, message bar, and Navigation bar |
| 03 | Ctrl+Tab | Move focus to the next panel in the Task pane |
| 04 | Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Move focus to the previous panel in the Task pane |
| 05 | Tab | Navigate to the next panel and panel control within an open Task pane |
| 06 | Shift+Tab | Navigate to the previous panel and panel control within an open Task pane |
| 07 | Down Arrow | Navigate to the next command button within a panel |
| 08 | Up Arrow | Navigate to the previous command button within a panel |
| 09 | Spacebar or Enter | Expand or collapse panel in focus (press F6 to move focus to Tools pane, then tab to desired panel) |
| 10 | Shift+F4 | Open or close the Task pane |
| 11 | Ctrl+Shift+F4 | Close the pane that lists the tasks of an Action |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | Esc | Move the focus back to the parent command button with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout |
| 14 | Spacebar or Enter | Run the command in focus |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | 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 |
Tools
| Sr.No | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | H | Hand tool |
| 02 | Spacebar | Temporarily select Hand tool |
| 03 | V | Select tool |
| 04 | Z | Marquee Zoom tool |
| 05 | Shift+Z | Cycle through zoom tools: Marquee Zoom,Dynamic Zoom, Loupe |
| 06 | Shift | Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) |
| 07 | Ctrl | Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) |
| 08 | Ctrl+spacebar | Temporarily select Zoom In tool |
| 09 | R | Select Object tool |
| 10 | O | Edit Object tool |
| 11 | A | Enter/Exit Forms editing |
| 12 | C | Crop tool |
| 13 | L | Link tool |
| 14 | F | Text Field tool |
| 15 | Shift+F | Cycle through tools in forms authoring mode: Text Field, Check Box, Radio Button, List Box, Dropdown Box, Button, Digital Signature, Barcode |
| 16 | M | 3D tool |
| 17 | Shift+M | Cycle through Multimedia tools: 3D object, SWF, Sound, Video |
| 18 | T | Edit Document Text tool |
| 19 | Shift+Y | Redaction |
| 20 | Shift+T | Cycle through Touch Up tools: Touch Up Text, Touch Up Reading Order, Touch Up Object |
| 21 | Ctrl+J | JavaScript Debugger |
| 22 | Shift+Ctrl+T | Insert Blank Pages tool |
| 23 | Ctrl+Shift+I | Insert Files |
| 24 | Ctrl+Shift+D | Delete pages |
| 25 | ~ | Open Output Preview |
| 26 | Shift+Ctrl+U | Touch Up Reading Order tool (or if already selected, return focus to dialog box) |