Changing View, Navigating, and Reading Aloud

This section details the keyboard shortcuts that Acrobat provides for the following:

Changing the view
Displaying toolbars and moving the focus to them
Going to views and pages
Zooming the view
Rotating the view
Moving the focus
Working in the Navigation pane
Navigating through a document
Scrolling automatically, and making Acrobat read out loud

Keyboard Shortcuts for Changing the View

Windows [F6], Mac [F6]

Toggle the display of the Navigation pane

Windows [F4], Mac [F4]

Toggle the display of the How To pane

Windows [Shift]-[F4], Mac [Shift]-[F4]

Toggle the focus between the How To pane and the document pane

Windows [Ctrl]-[U], Mac [ z ]-[U]

Toggle the display of the grid

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[U], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[U]

Toggle the Snap To Grid feature on and off

Windows [Ctrl]-[R], Mac [ z ]-[R]

Toggle the display of the rulers

Keyboard Shortcuts for Toolbars

Windows [F9], Mac [F9]

Toggle the display of the menu bar

Windows [F8], Mac [F8]

Toggle the display of all toolbars

Windows [Ctrl]-[E], Mac [ z ]-[E]

Toggle the display of the Properties bar

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[D], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[D]

Dock all toolbars

Windows [Alt], then [Ctrl]-[Tab]

Move the focus to the toolbar area

After moving the focus to the toolbar area, you can press [Ctrl]-[Tab] to move the focus from one toolbar to the next .

Keyboard Shortcuts for Going to Views and Pages

Windows [], Mac []

Go to the previous page

Windows [], Mac []

Go to the next page

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[N], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[N]

Display the Go To Page dialog box

In the Go To Page dialog box (the Mac version is shown here), type the page number to go to, and then press [Enter] (on Windows) or [Return] (on the Mac) to close the dialog box and access that page.

Windows [Alt]-[], Mac [ z ]-[]

Go to the previous view

Windows [Alt]-[], Mac [ z ]-[]

Go to the next view

Windows [Alt]-[Shift]-[], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[]

Go to the previous document

Windows [Alt]-[Shift]-[], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[]

Go to the next document

Keyboard Shortcuts for Zooming the View

Windows [Ctrl]-[+], Mac [ z ]-[+]

Zoom in

Windows [Ctrl]-[-], Mac [ z ]-[-]

Zoom out

Windows [Ctrl]-[Spacebar], then click; Mac [ z ]-[Spacebar], then click

Temporarily select the Zoom In tool

Windows [Ctrl]-[M], Mac [ z ]-[M]

Display the Zoom To dialog box

Use the Zoom To dialog box (the Windows version is shown here) to choose any of the preset zoom percentages (from 6400 percent down to 8.33 percent) or one of the document- related sizes: Actual Size , Fit Page, Fit Width, or Fit Visible. Alternatively, type in the exact zoom percentage you want to use.

Windows [Ctrl]-[0], Mac [ z ]-[0]

Zoom to fit the page

Windows [Ctrl]-[1], Mac [ z ]-[1]

Zoom to actual size

Windows [Ctrl]-[2], Mac [ z ]-[2]

Zoom to fit the page width

Windows [Ctrl]-[3], Mac [ z ]-[3]

Zoom to fit the visible part of the page

Windows [Ctrl]-[4], Mac [ z ]-[4]

Reflow the pages

Keyboard Shortcuts for Rotating the View

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[+], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[+]

Rotate the view 90 degrees clockwise

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[-], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[-]

Rotate the view 90 degrees counterclockwise

Keyboard Shortcuts for Moving the Focus

Windows [Tab], [], Mac [Tab], []

Move the focus to the next field or item in the document pane

Windows [Shift]-[Tab], [], Mac [Shift]-[Tab], []

Move the focus to the previous field or item in the document pane

Windows [Alt]-[F6]

Move the focus to the next floating panel or open dialog box

Keyboard Shortcuts for Working in the Navigation Pane

Windows [F6], Mac [F6]

Toggle the display of the Navigation pane

Windows [Shift]-[F6]

Toggle the focus between the Navigation pane and the Document pane

Windows [Tab], Mac [Tab]

Move the focus to the next element on the selected navigation tab

Press [Tab] one or more times to select the object you want: the Trash can, the Options menu, the close box, the tab contents, and the tab, in that order.

Windows [Shift]-[Tab], Mac []

Move the focus to the previous item on the navigation tab

Windows [Ctrl]-[Tab]

Make the next tab active

This shortcut works both when the tab itself has the focus and when another part of the Navigation pane has the focus.

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[Tab]

Make the previous tab active

This shortcut works both when the tab itself has the focus and when another part of the Navigation pane has the focus.

Windows []

Make the previous tab active

This shortcut works when the focus is on the tab. Because you need to put the focus on the tab manually, usually it s easier to press [Ctrl]-[Tab].

Windows []

Make the next tab active

This shortcut works when the focus is on the tab. Because you need to put the focus on the tab manually, usually it s easier to press [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[Tab].

Windows [], [Shift]-[+], Mac [], [Shift]-[+]

Expand the selected bookmark

Windows [], [-], [/], Mac [/]

Collapse the selected bookmark

Windows [F2], Mac [F2]

Rename the selected bookmark

Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating Through a Document

Windows [], Mac []

Scroll up

Windows [], Mac []

Scroll down

Windows [Spacebar], Mac [Spacebar]

Scroll

This shortcut works only when the Hand tool is selected.

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[H], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[H]

Start or stop automatic scrolling

You can stop automatic scrolling by pressing this shortcut again or (more simply) by pressing [Esc].

Windows [Home], [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[PageUp], [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[], Mac [Home], [ z ]-[Shift]-[PageUp], [Option]-[Shift]-[]

Display the first page of the document

Windows [End], [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[PageDown], [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[], Mac [End], [ z ]-[Shift]-[PageDown], [Option]-[Shift]-[]

Display the last page of the document

Windows [PageDown], Mac [PageDown]

Display the next screen

Windows [PageUp], Mac [PageUp]

Display the previous screen

Keyboard Shortcuts for Reading Out Loud

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[V], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[V]

Read the current page aloud

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[B], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[B]

Read from the current selection to the end of the document

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[C], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[C]

Pause reading

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[E], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[E]

Stop reading