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For common keyboard shortcuts you can use with Windows, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449.

Keys for selecting tools

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 Mac OS action

action

Hand tool H H

Temporarily select Hand tool Spacebar Spacebar

Select tool V V

Marquee Zoom tool Z Z

Cycle through zoom tools: Marquee Zoom, Shift+Z Shift+Z

Dynamic Zoom, Loupe

Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Shift Shift

Marquee Zoom tool is selected)

Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom Ctrl Option

tool is selected)

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
Keyboard shortcuts 
Cycle through tools in forms authoring mode: Shift+F Shift+F
Workspace
Text Field, Check Box, Radio Button, List Box,
Dropdown Box, Button, Digital Signature,
Barcode

3D tool M M

Cycle through Multimedia tools: 3D object, SWF, Shift+M Shift+M

Sound, Video

Edit Document Text tool T T

Redaction Shift+Y Shift+Y

Cycle through Touch Up tools: Touch Up Text, Shift+T Shift+T

Touch Up Reading Order, Touch Up Object

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 Shift+Ctrl+U Shift+Command+U

selected, return focus to dialog box)

Keys for working with comments

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 Mac OS

Action Action

Sticky Note tool S S

Text Edits tool E E

Stamp tool K K
Keyboard
Result shortcuts Windows/UNIX Mac OS 
Action Action

Workspace
Current highlighting tool U U

Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter, Underline Shift+U Shift+U

Text, Cross Out Text (Windows
only)

Current drawing markup tool D D

Cycle through drawing markup tools: Cloud, Arrow, Line, Shift+D Shift+D
Rectangle, Oval, Polygon Line, Polygon, Pencil Tool, Eraser (Windows
Tool only)

Cloud tool Q (Windows Q

only)

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 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 Shift+K Shift+K
comment

Open pop-up note (or text field in the Comments List) for Enter Return
comment that has focus

Reply to the comment, in the Comments List, that has R R

focus

Close or exit pop-up (or text field in the Comments List) for Esc Esc
comment that has focus

Keys for navigating a PDF

Result Windows/UNIX Action Mac OS Action

Previous screen Page Up or Shift+Enter Page Up or Shift+Return

Keyboard
Result shortcutsWindows/UNIX Action Mac OS Action 

Next screen
Workspace Page Down or Enter Page Down or Return

First page Home or Shift+Ctrl+Page Up or Home or

Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow Shift+Command+Up
Arrow

Last page End or Shift+Ctrl+Page Down or End or

Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow 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 Ctrl+F6 (UNIX) Command+F6

document

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 Spacebar Spacebar

tool is selected)

Zoom in Ctrl+equal sign Command+equal sign

Zoom out Ctrl+hyphen Command+hyphen

Keys for working with Forms

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 Mac OS

Action Action

Toggle between editing and previewing your P P

form

Toggle Guides On / Off G G

 Align selected fields left L L
Keyboard shortcuts 
Align selected fields right R R

Workspace
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

Keys for working with PDF Portfolios

These keys are available in the files list of the Details pane.

Result Windows Mac OS Action

Action

Move focus to the next or previous row when in Up Arrow or Up Arrow or Down
the body of the file list on the left Down Arrow Arrow

If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one Backspace Delete
level up from within a folder

Press the Go Back button in a folder if focus is on Enter or Enter or Spacebar

the button. Spacebar

If pressed when focus is on a row in the file list Enter Enter

representing a subfolder, navigate to a subfolder,
or open an attachment in Preview mode.

If in the body of the file list, move to the first or Home or End Home or End
last row

If in the body of the file list, move to the next or Page Down or Page Down or Page
last set of rows to fit the screen Page Up Up

Select or deselect all files Ctrl+A or Command+A or

Shift+Ctrl+A Shift+Command+A

If in the body of the file list, extend the selection Shift+Up Shift+Up Arrow or
by adding the next row above or below the Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow
 selected row Shift+Down
Keyboard shortcuts Arrow 

Change Workspace
whether the row with focus is in the Ctrl+Spacebar Command+Spacebar
selection

Move focus up or down one row without Ctrl+Up Command+Up

changing the selection Arrow or Arrow or
Ctrl+Down Command+Down
Arrow Arrow

Keys for navigating task panes

Result Windows Mac OS

Action Action

Move focus to the next item among Document pane, F6 F6

Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar

Move focus to the previous item among Document pane, Shift+F6 Shift+F6
Task panes, message bar, and Navigation bar

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 Tab Tab
open Task pane

Navigate to the previous panel and panel control within Shift+Tab Shift+Tab
an open Task pane

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

Spacebar or
Expand or collapse panel in focus (press F6 to move Spacebar or
Enter
focus to Tools pane, then tab to desired panel) 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 Spacebar or Spacebar or
option when focus is on a command with a submenu or Enter Enter
submenu element with a flyout
Keyboard shortcuts
Move the focus back to the parent command button with Esc Esc 
a submenu or submenu element with a flyout

Workspace
Run the command in focus Spacebar or Spacebar or
Enter Enter

Navigate to the next item in the active panel in the Tab Tab
Create New Action, Edit Action, Create Custom Tool, or
the Edit Custom Tool dialog boxes

Navigate to the previous item in the active panel in the Shift+Tab Shift+Tab
Create New Action, Edit Action, Create Custom Tool, or
the Edit Custom Tool dialog boxes

Keys for general navigating

Result Windows/UNIX Mac OS Action

Action

Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX); F10 Control+F2

expand first menu item (UNIX)

Shift+F8 Shift+F8
Move focus to toolbar in browser and
application

(In application, sets focus to the first button

in the top bar - Home)

Navigate through the other controls in the Right/Left Arrow Right/Left Arrow or
top bar - Home, Tools, Document or Tab/Shift Tab Tab/Shift Tab

Select a highlighted control in the top bar Enter or Spacebar Return or Spacebar

Move to next open document tab (when Ctrl+Tab Control+Tab

multiple documents are open in same
window)

Move to previous open document tab Ctrl+Shift+Tab Control+Shift+Tab

(when multiple documents are open in
same window)

Move to next open document window Ctrl+F6 Command+F6

(when focus is on document pane)

Move to previous open document window Ctrl+Shift+F6 Command+Shift+F6

(when focus is on document pane)

Close current document Ctrl+F4 Command+F4

Close all open documents Not available Command+Option+W

 Move focus to next comment, link, or form Tab Tab
Keyboard shortcuts
field in the document pane 

Workspace
Move focus to document pane F5 F5

Move focus to previous comment, link, or Shift+Tab Shift+Tab

form field in the document pane

Activate selected tool, item (such as a Spacebar or Enter Spacebar or Return

movie clip or bookmark), or command

Open context menu Shift+F10 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 Ctrl+Tab Not available

box

Move to the previous search result and Shift+F3 or Shift+Command+G

highlight it in the document
Ctrl+Shift+G

Find in document Ctrl+F Command+F

Move to next search result and highlight it F3 or Command+G

in the document
Ctrl+G

Search the previous document (with Alt+Shift+Left Command+Shift+Left

Search results displaying multiple files) Arrow (Windows Arrow
only)

Search next document (with Search results Alt+Shift+Right Command+Shift+Right

displaying multiple files) Arrow (Windows Arrow
only)

Select text (with Select tool selected) Shift+arrow keys Shift+arrow keys

Select next word or deselect previous word Shift+Ctrl+Right Not available

(with Select tool selected) Arrow or Left
Arrow

Increase or decrease the value of a slider Right Arrow or Control+Option+Right

Left Arrow Arrow or Left Arrow

Keys for working with navigation panels

Keyboard
Result shortcuts Windows/UNIX Mac OS Action 
Action

Workspace
Open and move focus to navigation pane Ctrl+Shift+F5 Command+Shift+F5

Move focus among the document, message bar, F6 F6

and navigation panels

Move focus to previous pane or panel Shift+F6 Shift+F6

Move among the elements of the active Tab Tab

navigation panel

Move to the previous or next navigation panel Up Arrow or Up Arrow or Down

and make it active (when the focus is on the Down Arrow Arrow
panel button)

Move to next navigation panel and make it Ctrl+Tab Not available

active (when the focus is anywhere in the
navigation pane)

Select or deselect a file in file list (open/close Space Space

Context pane with file selection)

Select or deselect a To Do card (open/close Space Space

Context pane with To Do card selection)

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 Arrow keys Arrow keys
list for selecting single file row

Extend the selection by adding the next row Shift+Arrow Shift+Arrow keys
above or below the selected row keys

Move focus up or down one row without Ctrl+Arrow Command+Arrow

changing the selection keys keys

Expand the current bookmark (focus on Right Arrow or Right Arrow or

Bookmarks panel) Shift+plus sign Shift+plus sign

Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Left Arrow or Left Arrow or minus
Bookmarks panel) minus sign 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
Keyboard
Result shortcuts Windows/UNIX Mac OS Action 
Action

Workspace
Move focus to the previous item in a navigation Up Arrow Up Arrow
panel

Keys for navigating the Help window

Result Windows/UNIX Action Mac OS Action

Open Help window F1 F1 or Command+?

Close Help window Ctrl+W (Windows only) Command+W

or Alt+F4

Move back to previously opened Alt+Left Arrow Command+Left Arrow

topic

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 Tab Not available

a pane

Move focus to the previous link Shift+Tab Not available

within a pane

Activate highlighted link Enter Not available

Print Help topic Ctrl+P Command+P

Keys for accessibility

Result Windows Mac OS Action

Action

Change reading settings for the current document Shift+Ctrl+5 Shift+Command+5

 Keyboard
Result shortcuts Windows Mac OS Action 
Action

Workspace
Reflow a tagged PDF, and return to unreflowed Ctrl+4 Command+4
view

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 Shift+Ctrl+B Shift+Command+B
the document

Pause reading out loud Shift+Ctrl+C Shift+Command+C

Stop reading out loud Shift+Ctrl+E Shift+Command+E

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