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Keys for selecting tools

Hand tool H
Temporarily select Hand tool Spacebar
Select tool V
Marquee Zoom tool Z
Cycle through zoom tools: Marquee Zoom,Dynamic Zoom, Loupe Shift+Z
Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) Shift
Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) Option
Temporarily select Zoom In tool Spacebar+Command
Select Object tool R
Edit Object tool O
«Enter»/Exit Forms editing A
Crop tool C
Link tool L
Text Field tool F
Cycle through tools in forms authoring mode: Text Field, Check Box, Radio Button, List Box, Dropdown Box, Button, Digital Signature, Barcode Shift+F
3D tool M
Cycle through Multimedia tools: 3D object, SWF, Sound, Video Shift+M
Edit Document Text tool T
Redaction Shift+Y
Cycle through Touch Up tools: Touch Up Text, Touch Up Reading Order, Touch Up Object Shift+T
JavaScript Debugger Command+J
Insert Blank Pages tool Shift+Command+T
Insert Files Shift+Command+I
«Delete» pages Shift+Command+D
Open Output Preview ~
Touch Up Reading Order tool (or if already selected, return focus to dialog box) Shift+Command+U

Keys for working with comments

Sticky Note tool S
Text Edits tool E
Stamp tool K
Current highlighting tool U
Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter,Underline Text, Cross Out Text Shift+U
Current drawing markup tool D
Cycle through drawing markup tools: Cloud, Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Oval, Polygon Line, Polygon, Pencil Tool, Eraser Tool Shift+D
Cloud tool Q
Text Box tool X
Current Stamp or Attach tool J
Cycle through Stamp, Attach File, Record Audio Comment Shift+J
Move focus to next comment or form field Tab
Move focus to previous comment or form field Shift+Tab
Open pop-up note (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus Return
Closes pop-up (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus Esc

Keys for navigating a PDF

Previous screen PageUp or Shift+Return
Next screen PageDown or Return
First page Home or Shift+Command+
Last page End or Shift+Command+
Previous page or Command+PageUp
Next page or Command+PageDown
Previous open document Command+F6
Next open document Shift+Command+F6
Scroll up
Scroll down
Scroll (when Hand tool is selected) Spacebar
Zoom in Command+equal sign
Zoom out Command+

Keys for working with Forms

Toggle between editing and previewing your form P
Toggle Guides On / Off G
Align selected fields left L
Align selected fields right R
Align selected fields top T
Align selected fields bottom B
Align selected fields horizontal H
Align selected fields vertical V
C«Enter» fields horizontally Shift+H
C«Enter» fields vertically Shift+V
Highlight fields Shift+L
Show Tab Order Shift+N
Document JavaScripts Shift+D

Keys for working with PDF Portfolios

Move focus to the next or previous row when in the body of the file list on the left /
If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one level up from within a folder Delete
Press the Go Back button in a folder if focus is on the button. Enter or Spacebar
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. Enter
If in the body of the file list, move to the first or last row Home or End
If in the body of the file list, move to the next or last set of rows to fit the screen PageDown or PageUp
Select or deselect all files 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+ or Shift+
Change whether the row with focus is in the selection Command+Spacebar
Move focus up or down one row without changing the selection Command+ or Command+

Keys for navigating task panes

Move focus to the next item among Document pane, Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar F6
Move focus to the previous item among Document pane, Task panes, message bar, and Navigation bar Shift+F6
Move focus to the next panel in the Task pane Option+Tab
Move focus to the previous panel in the Task pane Command+Shift+Tab
Navigate to the next panel and panel control within an open Task pane Tab
Navigate to the previous panel and panel control within an open Task pane Shift+Tab
Navigate to the next «Command» button within a panel
Navigate to the previous «Command» button within a panel
Expand or collapse panel in focus (press F6 to move focus to Tools pane, then tab to desired panel) Spacebar/Enter
Open or close the Task pane Shift+F4
Close the pane that lists the tasks of an Action Ctrl+Shift+F4
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 Spacebar/Enter
Move the focus back to the parent «Command» button with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout Esc
Run the «Command» in focus Spacebar/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
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

Keys for general navigating

Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX); expand first menu item (UNIX) Control+F2
Move focus to toolbar in browser and application (In application, sets focus to the first button in the top bar - «Home») Shift+F8
Navigate through the other controls in the top bar - «Home», Tools, Document / or Tab/Shift+Tab
Select a highlighted control in the top bar Return or Spacebar
Move to next open document tab (when multiple documents are open in same window) Control+Tab
Move to previous open document tab (when multiple documents are open in same window) Control+Shift+Tab
Move to next open document window (when focus is on document pane) Command+F6
Move to previous open document window (when focus is on document pane) Command+Shift+F6
Close current document Command+F4
Close all open documents Command+Option+W
Move focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane Tab
Move focus to document pane F5
Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane Shift+Tab
Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie clip or bookmark), or «Command» Spacebar or Return
Open context menu Control+Click
Close context menu Esc
Return to Hand tool or Select tool Esc
Move to previous search result and highlight it in the document Ctrl+Shift+G
Move to next search result and highlight it in the document Ctrl+G
Search previous document (with Search results displaying multiple files) Command+Shift+
Search next document (with Search results displaying multiple files) Command+Shift+
Select text (with Select tool selected) Shift+

Keys for working with navigation panels

Open and move focus to navigation pane Command+Shift+F5
Move focus among the document, message bar, and navigation panels F6
Move focus to previous pane or panel Shift+F6
Move among the elements of the active navigation panel Tab
Move to previous or next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is on the panel button) /
Expand the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) or Shift++
Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) or -
Expand all bookmarks Shift+*
Collapse selected bookmark /
Move focus to next item in a navigation panel
Move focus to previous item in a navigation panel

Keys for navigating the Help window

Open Help window F1 or Command+?
Close Help window Command+W
Move back to previously opened topic Command+
Move forward to next topic Command+
Print Help topic Command+P

Keys for accessibility

Change reading settings for the current document Shift+Command+5
Reflow a tagged PDF, and return to unreflowed view Command+4
Activate and deactivate Read Out Loud Shift+Command+Y
Read only the current page out loud Shift+Command+V
Read out loud from the current page to the end of the document Shift+Command+B
Pause reading out loud Shift+Command+C
Stop reading out loud Shift+Command+E