170+ Adobe Acrobat DC Shortcut Keys List Download in PDF & Excel File

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is a cloud-based application for viewing, signing, and annotating PDF documents from PCs, browsers, and mobile devices. Administrators may use the fill & sign tool to identify numerous fields across forms, add text, symbols, or signatures, and save them in Adobe Document Cloud for later use.

Enterprises may develop customized forms with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC by adding components like drop-down lists, barcodes, digital signature fields, list boxes, and more. Managers may use the drag-and-drop interface to insert Adobe Sign fields into PDF documents and transmit completed forms to selected recipients through email, SharePoint, or network files.

Users may also utilize the program to combine JavaScript with numerous documents, as well as configure forms and connect to multiple databases using Open Database Connection (ODBC).

Adobe Acrobat DC Shortcut Keys List

Keys For Selecting Tools

Tool	Windows/UNIX action	Mac OS action
Hand tool	H	H
Temporarily select the Hand tool	Spacebar	Spacebar
Select tool	V	V
Marquee Zoom tool	Z	Z
Cycle through zoom tools: Marquee Zoom, Dynamic Zoom, Loupe	Shift+Z	Shift+Z
Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected)	Shift	Shift
Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected)	Ctrl	Option
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
Cycle through tools in forms authoring mode: Text Field, Check Box, Radio Button, List Box, Dropdown Box, Button, Digital Signature, Barcode	Shift+F	Shift+F
3D tool	M	M
Cycle through Multimedia tools: 3D object, SWF, Sound, Video	Shift+M	Shift+M
Edit Document Text tool	T	T
Redaction	Shift+Y	Shift+Y
Cycle through Touch Up tools: Touch Up Text, Touch Up Reading Order, Touch Up Object	Shift+T	Shift+T
JavaScript Debugger	Ctrl+J	Command+J
Insert Blank Pages tool	Shift+Ctrl+T	Shift+Command+T
Insert Files	Ctrl+Shift+I
Delete pages	Ctrl+Shift+D
Open Output Preview	~	~
Touch Up Reading Order tool (or if already selected, return focus to dialog box)	Shift+Ctrl+U	Shift+Command+U

Keys For Working With Comments

Result	Windows/UNIX Action	Mac OS Action
Sticky Note tool	S	S
Text Edits tool	E	E
Stamp tool	K	K
Current highlighting tool	U	U
Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter, Underline Text, Cross Out Text	Shift+U (Windows only)	Shift+U
Current drawing markup tool	D	D
Cycle through drawing markup tools: Cloud, Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Oval, Polygon Line, Polygon, Pencil Tool, Eraser Tool	Shift+D (Windows only)	Shift+D
Cloud tool	Q (Windows only)	Q
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 the 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 comment	Shift+K	Shift+K
Open pop-up note (or text field in the Comments List) for comment that has a focus	Enter	Return
Reply to the comment, in the Comments List, that has a focus	R	R
Close or exit pop-up (or text field in the Comments List) for comment that has a focus	Esc	Esc

Keys For Navigating a PDF

Result	Windows/UNIX Action	Mac OS Action
Previous screen	Page Up or Shift+Enter	Page Up or Shift+Return
Next screen	Page Down or Enter	Page Down or Return
First page	Home or Shift+Ctrl+Page Up or Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow	Home or Shift+Command+Up Arrow
Last page	End or Shift+Ctrl+Page Down or Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow	End or 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 document	Ctrl+F6 (UNIX)	Command+F6
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 tool is selected)	Spacebar	Spacebar
Zoom in	Ctrl+equal sign	Command+equal sign
Zoom out	Ctrl+hyphen	Command+hyphen

Keys For Working With Forms

Result	Windows/UNIX Action	Mac OS Action
Toggle between editing and previewing your form	P	P
Toggle Guides On / Off	G	G
Align selected fields left	L	L
Align selected fields right	R	R
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

Result	Windows Action	Mac OS Action
Move focus to the next or previous row when in the body of the file list on the left	Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Up Arrow or Down Arrow
If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one level up from within a folder	Backspace	Delete
Press the Go Back button in a folder if the focus is on the button.	Enter or Spacebar	Enter or Spacebar
If pressed when the focus is on a row in the file list representing a subfolder, navigate to a subfolder, or open an attachment in Preview mode.	Enter	Enter
If in the body of the file list, move to the first or last row	Home or End	Home or End
If in the body of the file list, move to the next or last set of rows to fit the screen	Page Down or Page Up	Page Down or Page Up
Select or deselect all files	Ctrl+A or Shift+Ctrl+A	Command+A or Shift+Command+A
If in the body of the file list, extend the selection by adding the next row above or below the selected row	Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow	Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow
Change whether the row with focus is in the selection	Ctrl+Spacebar	Command+Spacebar
Move to focus up or down one row without changing the selection	Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow	Command+Up Arrow or

Keys For Navigating Task Panes

Result	Windows Action	Mac OS Action
Move focus to the next item among Document pane, Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar	F6	F6
Move focus to the previous item among Document pane, Task panes, message bar, and Navigation bar	Shift+F6	Shift+F6
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 open Task pane	Tab	Tab
Navigate to the previous panel and panel control within an open Task pane	Shift+Tab	Shift+Tab
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
Expand or collapse panel in focus (press F6 to move focus to Tools pane, then tab to the desired panel)	Spacebar or Enter	Spacebar or 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 option when the focus is on command with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout	Spacebar or Enter	Spacebar or Enter
Move the focus back to the parent command button with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout	Esc	Esc
Run the command in focus	Spacebar or Enter	Spacebar or Enter
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	Tab	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	Shift+Tab	Shift+Tab

Keys For General Navigating

Result	Windows/UNIX Action	Mac OS Action
Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX); expand first menu item (UNIX)	F10	Control+F2
Move focus to the toolbar in browser and application	Shift+F8	Shift+F8
(In application, sets focus to the first button in the top bar – Home)
Navigate through the other controls in the top bar – Home, Tools, Document	Right/Left Arrow or Tab/Shift-Tab	Right/Left Arrow or
		Tab/Shift-Tab
Select a highlighted control in the top bar	Enter or Spacebar	Return or Spacebar
Move to the next open document tab (when multiple documents are open in the same window)	Ctrl+Tab	Control+Tab
Move to the previous open document tab (when multiple documents are open in the same window)	Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Control+Shift+Tab
Move to the next open document window (when the focus is on the document pane)	Ctrl+F6	Command+F6
Move to the previous open document window (when the focus is on the document pane)	Ctrl+Shift+F6	Command+Shift+F6
Close current document	Ctrl+F4	Command+F4
Close all open documents	Not available	Command+Option+W
Move focus to the next comment, link, or form field in the document pane	Tab	Tab
Move focus to document pane	F5	F5
Move focus to a previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane	Shift+Tab	Shift+Tab
Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie clip or bookmark), or command	Spacebar or Enter	Spacebar or Return
Open context menu	Shift+F10	Control+click
Close context menu	F10	Esc
Return to a Hand tool or Select tool	Esc	Esc
Move focus to the next tab in a tabbed dialog box	Ctrl+Tab	Not available
Move to the previous search result and highlight it in the document	Shift+F3 or	Shift+Command+G
Find in document	Ctrl+F	Command+F
Move to the next search result and highlight it in the document	F3 or	Command+G
Search the previous document (with Search results displaying multiple files)	Alt+Shift+Left Arrow (Windows only)	Command+Shift+Left Arrow
Search next document (with Search results displaying multiple files)	Alt+Shift+Right Arrow (Windows only)	Command+Shift+Right Arrow
Select text (with Select tool selected)	Shift+arrow keys	Shift+arrow keys
Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected)	Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow or Left Arrow	Not available
Increase or decrease the value of a slider	Right Arrow or Left Arrow	Control+Option+Right Arrow or Left Arrow

Keys For Working With Navigation Panels

Result	Windows/UNIX Action	Mac OS Action
Open and move focus to the navigation pane	Ctrl+Shift+F5	Command+Shift+F5
Move focus among the document, message bar, and navigation panels	F6	F6
Move focus to the previous pane or panel	Shift+F6	Shift+F6
Move among the elements of the active navigation panel	Tab	Tab
Move to the previous or next navigation panel and make it active (when the focus is on the panel button)	Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Move to the next navigation panel and make it active (when the focus is anywhere in the navigation pane)	Ctrl+Tab	Not available
Select or deselect a file in the file list (open/close Context pane with file selection)	Space	Space
Select or deselect a To-Do card (open/close Context pane with To-Do card selection)	Space	Space
Open selected file in the file list	Enter	Enter
Open selected To Do card	Enter	Enter
Move focus to the next/previous file row in the file list for selecting a single file row	Arrow keys	Arrow keys
Extend the selection by adding the next row above or below the selected row	Shift+Arrow keys	Shift+Arrow keys
Move to focus up or down one row without changing the selection	Ctrl+Arrow keys	Command+Arrow keys
Expand the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel)	Right Arrow or Shift+plus sign	Right Arrow or Shift+plus sign
Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel)	Left Arrow or minus sign	Left Arrow or minus sign
Expand all bookmarks	Shift+*	Shift+*
Collapse selected bookmark	Forward Slash (/)	Forward Slash (/)
Move focus to the next item in a navigation panel	Down Arrow	Down Arrow
Move focus to the previous item in a navigation panel	Up Arrow	Up Arrow

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) or Alt+F4	Command+W
Move back to the previously opened topic	Alt+Left Arrow	Command+Left Arrow
Move forward to the next topic	Alt+Right Arrow	Command+Right Arrow
Move to the next pane	Ctrl+Tab	See Help for your default browser
Move to the previous pane	Shift+Ctrl+Tab	See Help for your default browser
Move focus to the next link within a pane	Tab	Not available
Move focus to the previous link within a pane	Shift+Tab	Not available
Activate highlighted link	Enter	Not available
Print Help topic	Ctrl+P	Command+P

Keys For Accessibility

Result	Windows Action	Mac OS Action
Change reading settings for the current document	Shift+Ctrl+5	Shift+Command+5
Reflow a tagged PDF, and return to unreflowed view	Ctrl+4	Command+4
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
Readout loud from the current page to the end of the document	Shift+Ctrl+B	Shift+Command+B
Pause reading out loud	Shift+Ctrl+C	Shift+Command+C
Stop reading out loud	Shift+Ctrl+E	Shift+Command+E

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