Adobe Reader Keyboard ShortcutsThe keyboard shortcuts list for Adobe Reader 8 for both Windows and MAC OS.
| Command | Windows Shortcut | Mac OS Shortcut | Command | Windows Shortcut | Mac OS Shortcut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keys for general navigating | Keys for navigating a PDF | ||||
| Show/hide menu bar | F9 | Shift+Command+M | Previous screen | Page Up | Page Up |
| Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX); expand first menu item (UNIX) |
F10 | Control+F2 | Next screen | Page Down | Page Down |
| Move focus to toolbar in browser and application | Shift+F8 | Shift+F8 | First page | Home or Shift+Ctrl+Page Up or Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow | Home or Shift+Command+Up Arrow |
| Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane) |
Ctrl+F6 | Command+F6 | Last page | End or Shift+Ctrl+Page Down or Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow | End or Shift+Command+Down Arrow |
| Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane) |
Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Command+Shift+F6 | Previous page | Left Arrow or Ctrl+Page Up | Left Arrow or Command+Page Up |
| Close current document | Ctrl+F4 | Command+F4 | Next page | Right Arrow or Ctrl+Page Down | Right Arrow or Command+Page Down |
| Close all open windows | Ctrl+Shift+W | Command+Shift+W | Previous view | Alt+Left Arrow | Command+Left Arrow |
| Move focus to next tabbed page or palette | F6 | F6 | Next view | Alt+Right Arrow | Command+Right Arrow |
| Move focus to previous pane or panel | Shift+F6 | Shift+F6 | Previous document (with multiple windows opened inside a single window) |
Alt+Shift+Left Arrow (Windows only) | Not available |
| Move focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
Tab | Tab | Next document (with multiple windows opened inside a single window) |
Alt+Shift+Right Arrow (Windows only) | Not available |
| Move focus to document pane | F5 | F5 | Previous document | Ctrl+F6 (UNIX) | Not available |
| Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab | Next document | Shift+Ctrl+F6 (UNIX) | Not available |
| Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie or bookmark), or command |
Spacebar or Enter | Spacebar or Enter | Scroll up | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
| Open context menu | Shift+F10 | Control+click | Scroll down | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
| Close context menu | F10 | Esc | Scroll (when Hand tool is selected) | Spacebar | Spacebar |
| Return to Hand tool or Select tool | Esc | Esc | Zoom in | Ctrl+equal sign | Command+equal sign |
| Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box |
Ctrl+Tab | Not available | Zoom out | Ctrl+hyphen | Command+hyphen |
| Move to next search result and highlight it in the document |
F3 | F3 or Command+G | Keys for navigating the Help window | ||
| Select text (with Select tool selected) | Shift+Arrow keys | Shift+Arrow keys | Open Help window | F1 | F1 or Command+? |
| Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected) |
Ctrl+Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Command+Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Close Help window | Ctrl+W (Windows only) or Alt+F4 | Command+Q |
| Keys for navigating the How To panel | Move focus between navigation pane and topic pane |
Ctrl+Tab | Not available | ||
| Open or close How To panel | Shift+F4 | Shift+F4 | Move focus to the next link within a pane | Tab | Not available |
| Open and move focus to How To panel | Shift+F1 | Shift+F1 | Move focus to the previous link within a pane | Shift+Tab | Not available |
| Go to How To home page from a How To topic | Home (Windows only) | Not available | Keys for working with comments* | ||
| Move focus between the elements of the How To panel and the header of the How To panel |
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Not available | Sticky Note tool | S | S |
| Move focus down through the elements of the How To panel |
Tab | Tab | Text Edits tool | E | E |
| Move focus up through the elements of the How To panel |
Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab | Stamp tool | K | K |
| Go forward to next page in How To panel viewing history |
Right Arrow | Right Arrow | Current highlighting tool | U | U |
| Go back to previous page in How To panel viewing history |
Left Arrow | Left Arrow | Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter, Cross-Out Text, Underline Text |
Shift+U | Shift+U |
| Keys for working with navigation panels | Arrow tool | D | D | ||
| Show/hide navigation pane | F4 | F4 | Text Box tool | X | X |
| Open and move focus to navigation pane | Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Command+Shift+F5 | Attach file as comment | J | J |
| Move focus among the document, message bar, and navigation panels |
F6 | F6 | Cycle through attach tools: Attach File, Attach Sound, Paste Clipboard Image |
Shift+J | Shift+J |
| Move focus to next element of the active navigation panel: Trash Can, Options menu, Close box, panel contents, or panel button |
Tab | Tab | Move focus to comment | Tab | Tab |
| Move to previous or next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is on the panel button) |
Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Move focus to next comment | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
| Move to next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is anywhere in the navigation pane) |
Ctrl+Tab | Not available | Open pop-up window for comment that has focus |
Enter | Return |
| Expand the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) |
Right Arrow or Shift+plus sign | Right Arrow or Shift+plus sign | Send and receive comments in browser-based review | O | O |
| Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) |
Left Arrow or minus sign | Left Arrow or minus sign | Go back online | I | I |
| Expand all bookmarks | Shift+* | Shift+* | Keys for selecting tools * | ||
| Collapse selected bookmark | Forward Slash (/) | Forward Slash (/) | Hand tool | H | H |
| Move focus to next item in a navigation panel | Down Arrow | Down Arrow | Temporarily select Hand tool | Spacebar | Spacebar |
| Move focus to previous item in a navigation panel |
Up Arrow | Up Arrow | Select tool | V | V |
| Keys for editing | Snapshot tool | G | G | ||
| Select all content | Ctrl+A | Command+A | Current zoom tool | Z | Z |
| Deselect all content | Ctrl+Shift+A | Command+Shift+A | Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) |
Shift | Shift |
| Fit page | Ctrl+0 | Command+0 | Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) |
Ctrl | Option |
| Select Object tool | R | R | |||
| Object Data tool | O | O | |||
| Article tool | A | A | |||
| Crop tool | C | C | |||
| Link tool | L | L | |||
| Reset toolbar | Alt+F8 (Windows)
Ctrl+Shift+F8 (UNIX) |
Alt+F8 |
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