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 for Adobe Reader 8 .Selecting tools keyboard shortcuts keys,Editing keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with comments keyboard shortcuts keys,Navigating a PDF keyboard shortcuts keys,General navigating keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with navigation panels keyboard shortcuts keys,Navigating the Help window keyboard shortcuts keys,Navigating the How To panel keyboard shortcuts keys
Adobe Reader 8 Selecting tools keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut Command
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H | Hand tool |
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Spacebar | Temporarily select Hand tool |
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V | Select tool |
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G | Snapshot tool |
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Z | Current zoom tool |
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Shft | Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) |
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Ctrl | Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) |
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R | Select Object tool |
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O | Object Data tool |
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A | Article tool |
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C | Crop tool |
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L | Link tool |
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Adobe Reader 8 Editing keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut Command
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Ctrl+A | Select all content |
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Ctrl+Shft+A | Deselect all content |
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Ctrl+0 | Fit page |
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Adobe Reader 8 Working with comments keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut Command
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S | Sticky Note tool |
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E | Text Edits tool |
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K | Stamp tool |
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U | Current highlighting tool |
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Shft+U | Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter, Cross-Out Text, Underline Text |
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D | Arrow tool |
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X | Text Box tool |
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J | Attach file as comment |
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Shft+J | Cycle through attach tools: Attach File, Attach Sound, Paste Clipboard Image |
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Tab | Move focus to comment |
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Shft+Tab | Move focus to next comment |
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Enter | Open pop-up window for comment that has focus |
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O | Send and receive comments in browser-based review |
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I | Go back online |
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Adobe Reader 8 Navigating a PDF keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut Command
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Page Up | Previous screen |
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Page Down | Next screen |
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Home or Shft+Ctrl+Page Up or Shft+Ctrl+Up Arrow | First page |
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End or Shft+Ctrl+Page Down or Shft+Ctrl+Down Arr | Last page |
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Left Arrow or Ctrl+Page Up | Previous page |
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Right Arrow or Ctrl+Page Down | Next page |
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Alt+Left Arrow | Previous view |
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Alt+Right Arrow | Next view |
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Alt+Shft+Left Arrow | Previous document (with multiple PDFs open in a single document window) |
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Alt+Shft+Right Arrow | Next document (with multiple PDFs open in a single document window) |
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Up Arrow | Scroll up |
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Down Arrow | Scroll down |
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Spacebar | Scroll (when Hand tool is selected) |
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Ctrl+equal sign | Zoom in |
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Ctrl+hyphen | Zoom out |
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Adobe Reader 8 General navigating keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut Command
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F9 | Show/hide menu bar |
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F10 | Move focus to menus |
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Shft+F8 | Move focus to toolbar in browser |
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Ctrl+F6 | Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane) |
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Ctrl+Shft+F6 | Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane) |
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Ctrl+F4 | Close current document |
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Ctrl+Shft+W | Close all open windows |
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F6 | Move focus to next tabbed page or palette |
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Shft+F6 | Move focus to previous pane or panel |
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Tab | Move focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
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F5 | Move focus to document pane |
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Shft+Tab | Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
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Spacebar or Enter | Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie or bookmark), or command |
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Shft+F10 | Open context menu |
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F10 | Close context menu |
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Esc | Return to Hand tool or Select tool |
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Ctrl+Tab | Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box |
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F3 | Move to next search result and highlight it in the document |
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Shft+Arrow keys | Select text (with Select tool selected) |
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Ctrl+Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected) |
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Adobe Reader 8 Working with navigation panels keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut Command
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F9 | Show/hide menu bar |
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F10 | Move focus to menus |
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Shft+F8 | Move focus to toolbar in browser |
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Ctrl+F6 | Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane) |
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Ctrl+Shft+F6 | Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane) |
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Ctrl+F4 | Close current document |
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Ctrl+Shft+W | Close all open windows |
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F6 | Move focus to next tabbed page or palette |
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Shft+F6 | Move focus to previous pane or panel |
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Tab | Move focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
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F5 | Move focus to document pane |
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Shft+Tab | Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane |
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Spacebar or Enter | Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie or bookmark), or command |
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Shft+F10 | Open context menu |
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F10 | Close context menu |
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Esc | Return to Hand tool or Select tool |
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Ctrl+Tab | Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box |
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F3 | Move to next search result and highlight it in the document |
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Shft+Arrow keys | Select text (with Select tool selected) |
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Ctrl+Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected) |
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Adobe Reader 8 Navigating the Help window keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut Command
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F1 | Open Help window |
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Ctrl+W or Alt+F4 | Close Help window |
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Ctrl+Tab | Move focus between navigation pane and topic pane |
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Tab | Move focus to the next link within a pane |
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Shft+Tab | Move focus to the previous link within a pane |
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Adobe Reader 8 Navigating the How To panel keyboard shortcuts keys
Shortcut Command
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Shft+F4 | Open or close How To panel |
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Shft+F1 | Open and move focus to How To panel |
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Home | Go to How To home page from a How To topic |
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Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shft+Tab | Move focus between the elements of the How To panel and the header of the How To panel |
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Tab | Move focus down through the elements of the How To panel |
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Shft+Tab | Move focus up through the elements of the How To panel |
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Right Arrow | Go forward to next page in How To panel viewing history |
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Left Arrow | Go back to previous page in How To panel viewing history |
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