Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcut key for each function can be seen in the application by hovering over the icon on the toolbar. The function name and shortcut key will display in a tooltip.
General Shortcuts
| Action | Windows / Linux | Mac |
| New Document | Ctrl + N | ⌘ + N |
| Open | Ctrl + O | ⌘ + O |
| Save | Ctrl + S | ⌘ + S |
| Save as | Ctrl + Shift + S | ⌘ + Shift + S |
| Close | Ctrl + W | ⌘ + W |
| Revert/Reload | Ctrl + Shift + G | ⌘ + Shift + G |
| Ctrl + P | ⌘ + P | |
| Exit | Ctrl + Q | ⌘ + Q |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | ⌘ + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y | ⌘ + Shift + Z |
| Show file path | n/a | ⌘ or Ctrl + click window title |
| Open Preferences | Ctrl + K | ⌘ + K |
Document Shortcuts
| Action | Windows / Linux | Mac |
| Create bookmark | Ctrl + B | ⌘ + B |
| Add blank page | Ctrl + Shift + B | ⌘ + Shift + B |
| Quick Search | Ctrl + F | ⌘ + F |
| Advanced Search | Ctrl + Shift + F | ⌘ + Shift + F |
| Rotate pages | Ctrl + Shift + R | ⌘ + Shift + R |
| Crop Pages | Ctrl + Shift + C | ⌘ + Shift + C |
| Document properties | Ctrl + D | ⌘ + D |
| Preflight | Ctrl + Shift + X | ⌘ + Shift + X |
| Optimize | Ctrl + Shift + O | ⌘ + Shift + O |
Navigation/View Shortcuts
| Action | Windows / Linux | Mac |
| First Page | Home | Home |
| Last Page | End | End |
| Next Page | PgDn or Space | PgDn or Space |
| Previous Page | PgUp or Shift + Space | PgUp or Shift + Space |
| Go to Page | Ctrl + Shift + P | ⌘ + Shift + P |
| Scroll Down | Space Or ↓ | Space Or ↓ |
| Scroll Up | ↑ | ↑ |
| Next view | Alt + → | ⌘ + [ |
| Previous view | Alt + ← | ⌘ + ] |
| Rotate clockwise | Ctrl + Shift + → | ⌘ + Shift + → |
| Rotate counter-clockwise | Ctrl + Shift + ← | ⌘ + Shift + ← |
| Zoom to actual size | Ctrl + 1 | ⌘ + 1 |
| Zoom to fit page | Ctrl + 0 | ⌘ + 0 |
| Zoom to fit width | Ctrl + 2 | ⌘ + 2 |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + Plus or Ctrl + Mouse wheel up | ⌘ + Plus or Alt + Mouse wheel up |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + Minus or Ctrl + Mouse wheel down | ⌘ + Minus or Alt + Mouse wheel down |
| Zoom Tool | Ctrl + Spacebar - Zoom In Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar - Zoom Out |
Spacebar + ⌘- Zoom In Spacebar + ⌘ + Option - Zoom Out |
| Cascade Windows | Ctrl + Shift + J | ⌘ + Shift + J |
| Tile: Windows Horizontally | Ctrl + Shift + K | ⌘ + Shift + K |
| Tile: Windows Vertically | Ctrl + Shift + L | ⌘ + Shift + L |
| Enter/Exit Form Editor | Ctrl + Shift + M | ⌘ + Shift + M |
| My Comments Pane | Ctrl + Shift + T | ⌘ + Shift + T |
| Reading Mode | Ctrl + H | ⌘ + Ctrl + H |
| Full Screen Mode | Ctrl + L | ⌘ + L |
| Compare Side by Side | Ctrl + Shift + N | ⌘ + Shift + N |
| Auto Scroll | Ctrl + Shift + H | ⌘ + Shift + H |
| Reverse Auto Scroll Direction | - minus key | - minus key |
| Auto Scroll Speed | 0-9 (0 slowest | 9 fastest) | 0-9 (0 slowest | 9 fastest) |
| Ruler (show / hide) | Ctrl + R | Ctrl + R |
| Toggle Read Out Loud (activate/deactivate) | Ctrl + Shift + V | Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Read Out Loud current page | Ctrl + Shift + W | Ctrl + Shift + W |
| Read from current page to the end of the document | Ctrl + Shift + Z | Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Pause/Resume Read Out Loud | Ctrl + J | Ctrl + J |
| Stop Read Out Loud | Ctrl + K | Ctrl + K |
Select/Edit Tools
| Tool/Action | Windows / Linux | Mac |
| Hand Tool | Esc or Hold Spacebar | Esc or Hold Spacebar |
| Select Text Cursor | Ctrl + T | ⌘ + T |
| Rectangular text selection | Ctrl + drag cursor | ⌘ + drag cursor |
| Edit Interactive Object | Ctrl + I | ⌘ + I |
| Edit Content | Ctrl + Shift + E | ⌘ + Shift + E |
| Redaction Tool | Ctrl + Shift + Y | ⌘ + Shift + Y |
| Select All Text | Ctrl + A | ⌘ + A |
| Deselect All Text | Ctrl + Shift + A | ⌘ + Shift + A |
| Flatten All Form Fields | Ctrl + Shift + D | ⌘ + Shift + D |
| Snapshot Tool | Ctrl + G | ⌘ + G |
Annotation Shortcuts
| Annotation | Windows / Linux | Mac |
| Area | Ctrl + Alt + E | ⌘ + Alt + E |
| Area Highlighter | Ctrl + Alt + I | ⌘ + Alt + I |
| Arrow | Ctrl + Alt + A | ⌘ + Alt + A |
| Attach File | Ctrl + Alt + F | ⌘ + Alt + F |
| Callout | Ctrl + Alt + V | ⌘ + Alt + V |
| Circle | Ctrl + Alt + C | ⌘ + Alt + C |
| Cloud | Ctrl + Alt + B | ⌘ + Alt + B |
| Cross out Text | Ctrl + Alt + O | ⌘ + Alt + O |
| Distance | Ctrl + Alt + M | ⌘ + Alt + M |
| Text Box | Ctrl + Alt + T / Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T | ⌘ + Alt + T |
| Highlight Text | Ctrl + Alt + H | ⌘ + Alt + Shift + H |
| Insert Image | Ctrl + Shift + I | ⌘ + Shift + I |
| Insert Text | Ctrl + Alt + X | ⌘ + Alt + X |
| Line | Ctrl + Alt + L / Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L | ⌘ + Alt + L |
| Pencil | Ctrl + Alt + P | ⌘ + Alt + P |
| Link | Ctrl + Alt + K | ⌘ + Alt + K |
| Perimeter | Ctrl + Alt + R | ⌘ + Alt + R |
| Polygon | Ctrl + Alt + G | ⌘ + Alt + G |
| Polyline | Ctrl + Alt + Y | ⌘ + Alt + Y |
| Replace Text | Ctrl + Alt + Z | ⌘ + Alt + Z |
| Sound | Ctrl + Alt + S / Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S | ⌘ + Alt + S |
| Square | Ctrl + Alt + Q | ⌘ + Alt + Shift + R |
| Squiggly Underline | Ctrl + Alt + J | ⌘ + Alt + J |
| Sticky Note | Ctrl + Alt + N | ⌘ + Alt + N |
| Underline Text | Ctrl + Alt + U | ⌘ + Alt + U |
| Typewriter | Ctrl + Alt + W | ⌘ + Alt + W |
Text Annotation Shortcuts
These are used only when editing text in Typewriter, Callout, and Text Box annotations.
| Action | Windows / Linux | Mac |
| Bold | Ctrl + B | ⌘ + B |
| Italic | Ctrl + I | ⌘ + I |
| Underline | Ctrl + U | ⌘ + U |
| Increase Font Size | Ctrl + Shift + > | ⌘ + Shift + > |
| Decrease Font Size | Ctrl + Shift + < | ⌘ + Shift + < |
| Left Align | Ctrl + L | ⌘ + L |
| Center Align | Ctrl + E | ⌘ + E |
| Right Align | Ctrl + R | ⌘ + R |
Content Editing Shortcuts
These are used only when editing content in the PDF.
| Action | Windows / Linux | Mac |
| Bring to Front | Ctrl + Shift + ↑ | ⌘ + Shift + ↑ |
| Send to Back | Ctrl + Shift + ↓ | ⌘ + Shift + ↓ |
| Send Forward | Ctrl + ↑ | ⌘ + ↑ |
| Send Backwards | Ctrl + ↓ | ⌘ + ↓ |