=========================================== Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac) keyboard shortcuts =========================================== First published at 9/15/2017 on https://defkey.com/adobe-acrobat-mac-shortcuts Adobe Acrobat is a software to to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF). Not to be confused with Adobe Reader, which is used just to view and print PDF files. Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac) has 169 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Selecting tools --------------- You need to enable single key shortcuts first. To do this, open the Preferences dialog and under General, select Use Single-Key Accelerators To Access Tools option. H Hand tool Space Temporarily select Hand tool V Select tool Z Marquee Zoom tool Shift + Z Cycle through zoom tools: Marquee Zoom, Dynamic Zoom, Loupe Shift Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) Option Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) Space + Cmd Temporarily select Zoom In tool R Select Object tool O Edit Object tool A Enter/Exit Forms editing C Crop tool L Link tool F Text Field tool Shift + F Cycle through tools in forms authoring mode: Text Field, Check Box, Radio Button, List Box, Dropdown Box, Button, Digital Signature, Barcode M 3D tool Shift + M Cycle through Multimedia tools: 3D object, SWF, Sound, Video T Edit Document Text tool Shift + Y Redaction Shift + T Cycle through Touch Up tools: Touch Up Text, Touch Up Reading Order, Touch Up Object Cmd + J JavaScript Debugger Shift + Cmd + T Insert Blank Pages tool Shift + Cmd + I Insert Files Shift + Cmd + D Delete pages ~ Open Output Preview Shift + Cmd + U Touch Up Reading Order tool (or if already selected, return focus to dialog box) Working with comments --------------------- S Sticky Note tool E Text Edits tool K Stamp tool U Current highlighting tool Shift + U Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter,Underline Text, Cross Out Text D Current drawing markup tool Shift + D Cycle through drawing markup tools: Cloud, Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Oval, Polygon Line, Polygon, Pencil Tool, Eraser Tool Q Cloud tool X Text Box tool J Current Stamp or Attach tool Shift + J Cycle through Stamp, Attach File, Record Audio Comment Tab Move focus to next comment or form field Shift + Tab Move focus to previous comment or form field Enter Open pop-up note (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus Esc Closes pop-up (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus Navigating PDF -------------- Page Up Previous screen Shift + Enter Previous screen Page Down Next screen Enter Next screen Home First page Shift + Command + Page Up First page Shift + Cmd + Up arrow First page End Last page Shift + Command + Page Down Last page Shift + Cmd + Down arrow Last page Left arrow Previous page Command + Page Up Previous page Right arrow Next page Command + Page Down Next page Cmd + F6 (UNIX) Previous open document Shift + Cmd + F6 (UNIX) Next open document Up arrow Scroll up Down arrow Scroll down Space Scroll (when Hand tool is selected) Cmd + = Zoom in Cmd + - Zoom out Working with Forms ------------------ P Toggle between editing and previewing your form G Toggle Guides On / Off L Align selected fields left R Align selected fields right T Align selected fields top B Align selected fields bottom H Align selected fields horizontal V Align selected fields vertical Shift + H Center fields horizontally Shift + V Center fields vertically Shift + L Highlight fields Shift + N Show Tab Order Shift + D Document JavaScripts Working with PDF Portfolios --------------------------- Up arrow Move focus to the previous row when in the body of the file list on the left Down arrow Move focus to the next row when in the body of the file list on the left Backspace If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one level up from within a folder Enter Press the Go Back button in a folder if focus is on the button Space Press the Go Back button in a folder if focus is on the button Enter If pressed when focus is on a row in the file list representing a subfolder, navigate to a subfolder, or open an attachment in Preview mode. Home If in the body of the file list, move to the first or last row End If in the body of the file list, move to the first or last row Page Down If in the body of the file list, move to the next or last set of rows to fit the screen Page Up If in the body of the file list, move to the next or last set of rows to fit the screen Cmd + A Select or deselect all files Shift + Cmd + A Select or deselect all files Shift + Up arrow If in the body of the file list, extend the selection by adding the next row above  the selected row Shift + Down arrow If in the body of the file list, extend the selection by adding the next row below the selected row Cmd + Space Change whether the row with focus is in the selection Cmd + Up arrow Move focus up one row without changing the selection Cmd + Down arrow Move focus down one row without changing the selection Navigating task panes --------------------- F6 Move focus to the next item among Document pane, Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar Shift + F6 Move focus to the previous item among Document pane, Task panes, message bar, and Navigation bar Option + Tab Move focus to the next panel in the Task pane Cmd + Shift + Tab Move focus to the previous panel in the Task pane Tab Navigate to the next panel and panel control within an open Task pane Shift + Tab Navigate to the previous panel and panel control within an open Task pane Down arrow Navigate to the next command button within a panel Up arrow Navigate to the previous command button within a panel Space Expand or collapse panel in focus (press F6 to move focus to Tools pane, then tab to desired panel) Enter Expand or collapse panel in focus (press F6 to move focus to Tools pane, then tab to desired panel) Shift + F4 Open or close the Task pane Ctrl + Shift + F4 Close the pane that lists the tasks of an Action Space Open the menu and move the focus to the first menu option when focus is on a command with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout Enter Open the menu and move the focus to the first menu option when focus is on a command with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout Esc Move the focus back to the parent command button with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout Space Run the command in focus Enter Run the command in focus Tab 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 Shift + 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 General navigating ------------------ F10 Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX); expand first menu item (UNIX) Shift + F8 Move focus to toolbar in browser and application (In application, sets focus to the first button in the top bar - Home) Right arrow Navigate through the other controls in the top bar - Home, Tools, Document Left arrow Navigate through the other controls in the top bar - Home, Tools, Document Tab Navigate through the other controls in the top bar - Home, Tools, Document Shift + Tab Navigate through the other controls in the top bar - Home, Tools, Document Enter Select a highlighted control in the top bar Space Select a highlighted control in the top bar Control + Tab Move to next open document tab (when multiple documents are open in same window) Control + Shift + Tab Move to previous open document tab (when multiple documents are open in same window) Cmd + F6 Move to next open document window (when focus is on document pane) Cmd + Shift + F6 Move to previous open document window (when focus is on document pane) Cmd + F4 Close current document Tab Move focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane Shift + Tab Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane F5 Move focus to document pane Space Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie clip or bookmark), or command Enter Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie clip or bookmark), or command Shift + F10 Open context menu F10 Close context menu Esc Return to Hand tool or Select tool Option + Tab Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box Shift + F3 Move to previous search result and highlight it in the document Shift + Cmd + G Move to previous search result and highlight it in the document F3 Move to next search result and highlight it in the document Cmd + G Move to next search result and highlight it in the document Alt + Shift + Left arrow (Windows only) Search previous document (with Search results displaying multiple files) Alt + Shift + Right arrow (Windows only) Search next document (with Search results displaying multiple files) Shift + Arrow keys Select text (with Select tool selected) Cmd + Shift + Right arrow Select next word  (with Select tool selected) Cmd + Shift + Left arrow Deselect previous word (with Select tool selected) Navigation panels ----------------- Cmd + Shift + F5 Open and move focus to navigation pane F6 Move focus among the document, message bar, and navigation panels Shift + F6 Move focus to previous pane or panel Tab Move among the elements of the active navigation panel Down arrow Move to previous navigation panel and make it active (when focus is on the panel button) Up arrow Move to next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is on the panel button) Right arrow Expand the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) Shift + + Right Expand the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) Left arrow Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) - Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) Shift + * Expand all bookmarks / Collapse selected bookmark Down arrow Move focus to next item in a navigation panel Up arrow Move focus to previous item in a navigation panel Help window ----------- F1 Open Help window Cmd + + Help window Cmd + W Close Help window Cmd + Left arrow Move back to previously opened topic Cmd + Right arrow Move forward to next topic To move next or previous pane, see Help for your default browser Cmd + P Print Help topic Accessibility ------------- Shift + Cmd + 5 Change reading settings for the current document Cmd + 4 Reflow a tagged PDF, and return to unreflowed view Shift + Cmd + Y Activate and deactivate Read Out Loud Shift + Cmd + V Read only the current page out loud Shift + Cmd + B Read out loud from the current page to the end of the document Shift + Cmd + C Pause reading out loud Shift + Cmd + E Stop reading out loud Last modified on(UTC): Monday, November 11, 2019 Defkey © All rights reserved.