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Adobe Reader (PDF) Shortcut keys

Vijay Shukla7681 17-Apr-2013

In this article I am trying to explain Adobe Reader (PDF) Keyboard Shortcut keys.

Basic Shortcut key for Adobe Reader (PDF)
Key
Description

Ctrl+R

Add Item To Library

Ctrl + Shift + H

Automatically Scroll

Hyphen or minus (-) key

Change scrolling direction reverse/forward

Ctrl+C

Copy

Ctrl+F6

Cycle through open documents

Delete

Del

Right Arrow

Expand the current bookmark

Ctrl+F

Find

F3

Find Next

Shift+F3   

Find Previous

Alt, then Ctrl+Tab

Focus to the toolbar area

Ctrl+End

Go To Last Page

F1

Help

Ctrl+I

Item Info

Page Down

Next Screen/Page

F6

Open/close the navigation pane

Left or right arrow key

Previous/next page

Ctrl+P

Print

Ctrl+Home

To First Page

Ctrl+Spacebar, then click

Zoom in temporarily

Select Tools
Key
Description

h

Use hand tool

v

Use select tool

g

Use snapshot tool

Zoom Features
Key
Description

Ctrl+[+]/Ctrl+-

Zoom in / zoom out (or ctrl + mouse scroll)

Ctrl+0 (zero)

Zoom to fit page

Ctrl+1

Zoom to 100%

Ctrl+2/Ctrl+3

Zoom to fit width / zoom to fit visible

Ctrl+4

Reflow document. May make it easier to read

Ctrl+y

Zoom to specific Magnification

Navigation
Key
Description

Arrow Down/Arrow Up

Scroll down / scroll up

Page Down/Page Up

Jump one screen down / one screen up

Home/End

Jump to beginning/ jump to end of document

Ctrl+Page Down/Ctrl+Page Up

Jump one page down / one page up

Alt+Arrow Left/Alt+Arrow Right

Jump to previously visited page / next page or view

Ctrl+Shift+n

Goto page number specified

Ctrl+Shift+h

Turn automatic scrolling on or off. Use arrow up / arrow down to control speed and direction

 

Change View
Key
Description

Ctrl+Shift+[+]

Rotate page clockwise

Ctrl+Shift+-

Rotate page counter-clockwise

Ctrl+h

Turn Reading Mode on or off (hide toolbar and menu bar)

Ctrl+l

Turn Full Screen Mode on or off

F4

Show/hide Navigation Pane

F8

Show/hide Toolbar

F9

Show/hide Menu (file, edit, etc.)

Find and Select
Key
Description

Ctrl+f

Find box (use F6 to jump between window elements to get back to document)

F3/Shift+F3

Find next / find previous (alternative is Ctrl+g / Ctrl+Shift+g)

Ctrl+a

Select all

Ctrl+Shift+a

De-select all

Acrobat Features
Key
Description

Ctrl+d

Document properties

Ctrl+Shift+s

Save a copy

Ctrl+p

Print Page menu

Ctrl+Shift+p

Print Setup menu

Ctrl+o

Open File

Ctrl+w

Close current document

Ctrl+q

Exit (close all documents)

Ctrl+k

Access Preferences

The Rest
Key
Description

Ctrl+Shift+j

Cascase all windows

Ctrl+Shift+k

Tile all windows horizontally

Ctrl+Shift+l

Tile all windows vertically

Ctrl+Shift+5

Change Accessability Reading Options

Ctrl+Shift+6

Accessability Quick Check


Updated 30-Nov-2017

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