Program search:
 
Software Category:
Platform :   Windows  Macintosh  Linux  Web apps  Other  All 

Adobe Reader 8 keyboard shortcuts  Adobe Reader 8

Tags:  Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | PDF       Blog Articles


Note:   To enable single-key shortcuts, choose Edit > Preferences > General, and then select the Use Single-Key Accelerators To Access Tools option.
  List of shortcut keys
ShortcutCommandHow useful(?)
Selecting tools

Adobe Reader 8

HHand tool +       –
SpacebarTemporarily select Hand tool +       –
VSelect tool +       –
GSnapshot tool +       –
ZCurrent zoom tool +       –
ShftTemporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) +       –
OptnTemporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) +       –
RSelect Object tool +       –
OObject Data tool +       –
AArticle tool +       –
CCrop tool +       –
LLink tool +       –
 
Editing

Adobe Reader 8

Cmnd+ASelect all content +       –
Cmnd+Shft+ADeselect all content +       –
Cmnd+0Fit page +       –
 
Working with comments

Adobe Reader 8

SSticky Note tool +       –
EText Edits tool +       –
KStamp tool +       –
UCurrent highlighting tool +       –
Shft+UCycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter, Cross-Out Text, Underline Text +       –
DArrow tool +       –
XText Box tool +       –
JAttach file as comment +       –
Shft+JCycle through attach tools: Attach File, Attach Sound, Paste Clipboard Image +       –
TabMove focus to comment +       –
Shft+TabMove focus to next comment +       –
ReturnOpen pop-up window for comment that has focus +       –
OSend and receive comments in browser-based review +       –
IGo back online +       –
 
Navigating a PDF

Adobe Reader 8

Page UpPrevious screen +       –
Page DownNext screen +       –
Home or Shft+Cmnd+Up ArrowFirst page +       –
End or Shft+Cmnd+Down ArrowLast page +       –
Left Arrow or Cmnd+Page UpPrevious page +       –
Right Arrow or Cmnd+Page DownNext page +       –
Cmnd+Left ArrowPrevious view +       –
Cmnd+Right ArrowNext view +       –
Not availablePrevious document (with multiple PDFs open in a single document window) +       –
Not availableNext document (with multiple PDFs open in a single document window) +       –
Up ArrowScroll up +       –
Down ArrowScroll down +       –
SpacebarScroll (when Hand tool is selected) +       –
Cmnd+equal signZoom in +       –
Cmnd+hyphenZoom out +       –
 
General navigating

Adobe Reader 8

Shft+Cmnd+MShow/hide menu bar +       –
Ctrl+F2Move focus to menus +       –
Shft+F8Move focus to toolbar in browser +       –
Cmnd+F6Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane) +       –
Cmnd+Shft+F6Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane) +       –
Cmnd+F4Close current document +       –
Cmnd+Shft+WClose all open windows +       –
F6Move focus to next tabbed page or palette +       –
Shft+F6Move focus to previous pane or panel +       –
TabMove focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane +       –
F5Move focus to document pane +       –
Shft+TabMove focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane +       –
Spacebar or EnterActivate selected tool, item (such as a movie or bookmark), or command +       –
Ctrl+clickOpen context menu +       –
EscClose context menu +       –
EscReturn to Hand tool or Select tool +       –
Not availableMove focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box +       –
F3 or Cmnd+GMove to next search result and highlight it in the document +       –
Shft+Arrow keysSelect text (with Select tool selected) +       –
Cmnd+Right Arrow or Left ArrowSelect next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected) +       –
 
Working with navigation panels

Adobe Reader 8

Shft+Cmnd+MShow/hide menu bar +       –
Ctrl+F2Move focus to menus +       –
Shft+F8Move focus to toolbar in browser +       –
Cmnd+F6Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane) +       –
Cmnd+Shft+F6Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane) +       –
Cmnd+F4Close current document +       –
Cmnd+Shft+WClose all open windows +       –
F6Move focus to next tabbed page or palette +       –
Shft+F6Move focus to previous pane or panel +       –
TabMove focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane +       –
F5Move focus to document pane +       –
Shft+TabMove focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane +       –
Spacebar or EnterActivate selected tool, item (such as a movie or bookmark), or command +       –
Ctrl+clickOpen context menu +       –
EscClose context menu +       –
EscReturn to Hand tool or Select tool +       –
Not availableMove focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box +       –
F3 or Cmnd+GMove to next search result and highlight it in the document +       –
Shft+Arrow keysSelect text (with Select tool selected) +       –
Cmnd+Right Arrow or Left ArrowSelect next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected) +       –
 
Navigating the Help window

Adobe Reader 8

F1 or Cmnd+?Open Help window +       –
Cmnd+QClose Help window +       –
Not availableMove focus between navigation pane and topic pane +       –
Not availableMove focus to the next link within a pane +       –
Not availableMove focus to the previous link within a pane +       –
 
Navigating the How To panel

Adobe Reader 8

Shft+F4Open or close How To panel +       –
Shft+F1Open and move focus to How To panel +       –
Not availableGo to How To home page from a How To topic +       –
Not availableMove focus between the elements of the How To panel and the header of the How To panel +       –
TabMove focus down through the elements of the How To panel +       –
Shft+TabMove focus up through the elements of the How To panel +       –
Right ArrowGo forward to next page in How To panel viewing history +       –
Left ArrowGo back to previous page in How To panel viewing history +       –
      Bad    1   2   3   4   5   Good                 Submit feedback for this page