Although Adobe exclusively offers Acrobat as a premium product, anyone with the free Adobe Reader programme can view PDF files made with Acrobat. Because a PDF shows consistently on all computers, you may transfer documents using Acrobat without worrying about compatibility issues.
Adobe Reader Shortcut Keys List
Selecting tools
| H | Hand tool |
| Spacebar | Temporarily select the Hand tool |
| V | Select tool |
| G | Snapshot tool |
| Z | Current zoom tool |
| Shift | Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) |
| Ctrl | Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) |
| R | Select Object tool |
| O | Object Data tool |
| A | Article tool |
| C | Crop tool |
| L | Link tool |
Editing
| Ctrl+A | Select all content |
| Ctrl+Shft+A | Deselect all content |
| Ctrl+0 | Fit page |
Working with comments
| S | Sticky Note tool |
| E | Text Edits tool |
| K | Stamp tool |
| U | Current highlighting tool |
| Shft+U | Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter, Cross-Out Text, Underline Text |
| D | Arrow tool |
| X | Text Box tool |
| J | Attach a file as a comment |
| Shft+J | Cycle through attach tools: Attach File, Attach Sound, Paste Clipboard Image |
| Tab | Move focus to comment |
| Shft+Tab | Move focus to the next comment |
| Enter | Open popup window for comment that has a focus |
| O | Send and receive comments in the browser-based review |
| I | Go back online |
Navigating a PDF
| Page Up | Previous screen |
| Page Down | Next screen |
| Home or Shft+Ctrl+Page Up or Shft+Ctrl+Up Arrow | First page |
| End or Shft+Ctrl+Page Down or Shft+Ctrl+Down Arr | Last page |
| Left Arrow or Ctrl+Page Up | Previous page |
| Right Arrow or Ctrl+Page Down | Next page |
| Alt+Left Arrow | Previous view |
| Alt+Right Arrow | Next view |
| Alt+Shft+Left Arrow | Previous document (with multiple PDFs open in a single document window) |
| Alt+Shft+Right Arrow | Next document (with multiple PDFs open in a single document window) |
| Up Arrow | Scroll up |
| Down Arrow | Scroll down |
| Spacebar | Scroll (when Hand tool is selected) |
| Ctrl+equal sign | Zoom in |
| Ctrl+hyphen | Zoom out |
General navigating
| F9 | Show/hide menu bar |
| F10 | Move focus to menus |
| Shft+F8 | Move focus to toolbar in browser |
| Ctrl+F6 | Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane) |
| Ctrl+Shft+F6 | Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane) |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close current document |
| Ctrl+Shft+W | Close all open windows |
| F6 | Move focus to next tabbed page or palette |
| Shft+F6 | Move focus to previous pane or panel |
| Tab | Move focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
| F5 | Move focus to document pane |
| Shft+Tab | Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
| Spacebar or Enter | Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie or bookmark), or command |
| Shft+F10 | Open context menu |
| F10 | Close context menu |
| Esc | Return to Hand tool or Select tool |
| Ctrl+Tab | Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box |
| F3 | Move to next search result and highlight it in the document |
| Shft+Arrow keys | Select text (with Select tool selected) |
| Ctrl+Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected) |
Working with navigation panels
| F9 | Show/hide menu bar |
| F10 | Move focus to menus |
| Shft+F8 | Move focus to toolbar in browser |
| Ctrl+F6 | Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane) |
| Ctrl+Shft+F6 | Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane) |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close current document |
| Ctrl+Shft+W | Close all open windows |
| F6 | Move focus to next tabbed page or palette |
| Shft+F6 | Move focus to previous pane or panel |
| Tab | Move focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
| F5 | Move focus to document pane |
| Shft+Tab | Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
| Spacebar or Enter | Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie or bookmark), or command |
| Shft+F10 | Open context menu |
| F10 | Close context menu |
| Esc | Return to Hand tool or Select tool |
| Ctrl+Tab | Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box |
| F3 | Move to next search result and highlight it in the document |
| Shft+Arrow keys | Select text (with Select tool selected) |
| Ctrl+Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected) |
Navigating the Help window
| F1 | Open Help window |
| Ctrl+W or Alt+F4 | Close Help window |
| Ctrl+Tab | Move focus between navigation pane and topic pane |
| Tab | Move focus to the next link within a pane |
| Shft+Tab | Move focus to the previous link within a pane |
Navigating the How To panel
| Shft+F4 | Open or close How To panel |
| Shft+F1 | Open and move focus to How To panel |
| Home | Go to How To home page from a How-To topic |
| Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shft+Tab | Move focus between the elements of the How To panel and the header of the How To panel |
| Tab | Move to focus down through the elements of the How To panel |
| Shft+Tab | Move to focus up through the elements of the How To panel |
| Right Arrow | Go forward to the next page in How To panel viewing history |
| Left Arrow | Go back to the previous page in the How To panel viewing history |
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