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 | |
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
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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 |
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