Adobe Pdf Keyboard Shortcuts
Acrobat keyboard shortcuts in Acrobat XI appear in the Menu Bar to the right of the specific command to which they correspond. For example, if you click the “Edit” command in the Menu Bar, you can see the Acrobat keyboard shortcut for the “Copy” command, which is “Ctrl+C” on the keyboard. Keyboard shortcuts in the PDF editor. Alerts and notices. Adobe Acrobat). Keyboard shortcuts are special keys (such as F1 and ESC) that you use either alone or in combination with SHIFT, CTRL, or CTRL+SHIFT. These keyboard shortcuts enable you to access various types of help and execute certain menu commands. The keyboard shortcuts list for Adobe Reader for both Windows and MAC OS. Keys for general navigating, Keys for navigating a PDF. Show/hide menu bar.
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This document provides instructions for Acrobat XI. If you're using Acrobat DC, see Acrobat DC Help.
Adobe Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts Pdf
For common keyboard shortcuts you can use with Windows,see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449.
To enable single-key shortcuts, open the Preferencesdialog box, and under General, select the Use Single-Key AcceleratorsTo Access Tools option.
Tool | Windows/UNIX action | Mac OS action |
---|---|---|
Hand tool | H | H |
Temporarily select Hand tool | Spacebar | Spacebar |
Select tool | V | V |
Marquee Zoom tool | Z | Z |
Cycle through zoom tools: Marquee Zoom,DynamicZoom, Loupe | Shift+Z | Shift+Z |
Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when MarqueeZoom tool is selected) | Shift | Shift |
Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom toolis selected) | Ctrl | Option |
Temporarily select Zoom In tool | Ctrl+spacebar | Spacebar+Command |
Select Object tool | R | R |
Edit Object tool | O | O |
Enter/Exit Forms editing | A | A |
Crop tool | C | C |
Link tool | L | L |
Text Field tool | F | F |
Cycle through tools in forms authoring mode:Text Field, Check Box, Radio Button, ListBox, Dropdown Box, Button, DigitalSignature, Barcode | Shift+F | Shift+F |
3D tool | M | M |
Cycle through Multimedia tools: Flash, Video | Shift+M | Shift+M |
Edit Document Text tool | T | T |
Redaction | Y | Y |
Cycle through Touch Up tools: TouchUp Text, Touch Up Reading Order, TouchUp Object | Shift+T | Shift+T |
JavaScript Debugger | Ctrl+J | Command+J |
Insert Blank Pages tool | Shift+Ctrl+T | Shift+Command+T |
Insert Files | Ctrl+Shift+I | |
Delete pages | Ctrl+Shift+D | |
Open Output Preview | ~ | ~ |
Touch Up Reading Order tool (or if already selected,return focus to dialog box) | Shift+Ctrl+U | Shift+Command+U |
To enable single-key shortcuts, select theUse Single-Key Accelerators To Access Tools option in General preferences.
Result | Windows/UNIX Action | Mac OS Action |
---|---|---|
Sticky Note tool | S | S |
Text Edits tool | E | E |
Stamp tool | K | K |
Current highlighting tool | U | U |
Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter,UnderlineText, Cross Out Text | Shift+U (Windows only) | Shift+U |
Current drawing markup tool | D | D |
Cycle through drawing markup tools: Cloud,Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Oval, Polygon Line,Polygon, Pencil Tool, Eraser Tool | Shift+D (Windows only) | Shift+D |
Cloud tool | Q (Windows only) | Q |
Text Box tool | X | X |
Current Stamp or Attach tool | J | J |
Cycle through Stamp, Attach File,Record Audio Comment | Shift+J | Shift+J |
Move focus to next comment or form field | Tab | Tab |
Move focus to previous comment or form field | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
Open pop-up note (or text field in CommentsList) for comment that has focus | Enter | Return |
Closes pop-up (or text field in Comments List)for comment that has focus | Esc | Esc |
Result | Windows/UNIX Action | Mac OS Action |
---|---|---|
Previous screen | Page Up or Shift+Enter | Page Up or Shift+Return |
Next screen | Page Down or Enter | Page Down or Return |
First page | Home or Shift+Ctrl+Page Up or Shift+Ctrl+UpArrow | Home or Shift+Command+Up Arrow |
Last page | End or Shift+Ctrl+Page Down or Shift+Ctrl+DownArrow | End or Shift+Command+Down Arrow |
Previous page | Left Arrow or Ctrl+Page Up | Left Arrow or Command+Page Up |
Next page | Right Arrow or Ctrl+PageDown | Right Arrow or Command+Page Down |
Previous open document | Ctrl+F6 (UNIX) | Command+F6 |
Next open document | Shift+Ctrl+F6 (UNIX) | Shift+Command+F6 |
Scroll up | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
Scroll down | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
Scroll (when Hand tool is selected) | Spacebar | Spacebar |
Zoom in | Ctrl+equal sign | Command+equal sign |
Zoom out | Ctrl+hyphen | Command+hyphen |
These keys are available in the files listof the Details pane.
Result | Windows Action | Mac OS Action |
---|---|---|
Move forward or backward among the currentcolumn header selected for sorting, the current row with focus,and the Go Back button if in a folder | Tab or Shift+Tab | Tab or Shift+Tab |
Move focus to the next or previous row whenin the body of the file list on the left | Up Arrow or DownArrow | Up Arrow or DownArrow |
Selects the next or previous column headerfor sorting | Left Arrow or Right Arrow | Left Arrow or Right Arrow |
If pressed in the body of the file list,navigate one level up from within a folder | Backspace | Delete |
Press the Go Back buttonin a folder if focus is on the button. | Enter or Spacebar | Enter or Spacebar |
If pressed when focus is on a row in thefile list representing a subfolder, navigate to a subfolder, oropen an attachment in Preview mode. | Enter | Enter |
If in the body of the file list, move tothe first or last row | Home or End | Home or End |
If in the body of the file list, move tothe next or last set of rows to fit the screen | Page Down or Page Up | Page Down or Page Up |
Select or deselect all files | Ctrl+A or Shift+Ctrl+A | Command+A or Shift+Command+A |
If in the body of the file list, extendthe selection by adding the next row above or below the selectedrow | Shift+Up Arrow orShift+Down Arrow | Shift+Up Arrow orShift+Down Arrow |
Change whether the row with focus is in theselection | Ctrl+Spacebar | Command+Spacebar |
Move focus up or down one row without changingthe selection | Ctrl+Up Arrow orCtrl+Down Arrow | Command+Up Arrow orCommand+Down Arrow |
Reverse the sort order when focus is ona column header | Spacebar | Spacebar |
Result | Windows Action | Mac OS Action |
---|---|---|
Move focus to the next item among Documentpane, Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar | F6 | F6 |
Move focus to the previous item among Documentpane, Task panes, message bar, and Navigation bar | Shift+F6 | Shift+F6 |
Move focus to the next panel in the Task pane | Ctrl+Tab | Command+Tab |
Move focus to the previous panel in the Taskpane | Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Command+ Shift+Tab |
Navigate to the next panel and panel controlwithin an open Task pane | Tab | Tab |
Navigate to the previous panel and panel controlwithin an open Task pane | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
Navigate to the next command button withina panel | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
Navigate to the previous command buttonwithin a panel | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
Expand or collapse panel in focus (press F6to move focus to Tools pane, then tab to desired panel) | Spacebar or Enter Left Arrow or RightArrow | Spacebar or Enter Left Arrow or RightArrow |
Open or close the Task pane | Shift+F4 | Shift+F4 |
Close the pane that lists the tasks of an Action | Ctrl+Shift+F4 | Ctrl+Shift+F4 |
Open the menu and move the focus to thefirst menu option when focus is on a command with a submenu or submenu elementwith a flyout | Spacebar or Enter | Spacebar or Enter |
Move the focus back to the parent commandbutton with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout | Esc | Esc |
Run the command in focus | Spacebar or Enter | Spacebar or Enter |
Navigate to the next item in the active panelin the Create New Action, Edit Action, Create New Tool Set, or theEdit Tool Set dialog boxes | Tab | Tab |
Navigate to the previous item in the activepanel in the Create New Action, Edit Action, Create New Tool Set,and the Edit Tool Set dialog boxes | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
Result | Windows/UNIX Action | Mac OS Action |
---|---|---|
Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX); expandfirst menu item (UNIX) | F10 | Control+F2 |
Move focus to toolbar in browser and application | Shift+F8 | Shift+F8 |
Move to next open document (when focus ison document pane) | Ctrl+F6 | Command+F6 |
Move to previous open document (when focusis on document pane) | Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Command+Shift+F6 |
Close current document | Ctrl+F4 | Command+F4 |
Close all open documents | Not available | Command+Option+W |
Move focus to next comment, link, or formfield in the document pane | Tab | Tab |
Move focus to document pane | F5 | F5 |
Move focus to previous comment, link, or formfield in the document pane | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
Activate selected tool, item (such as a movieclip or bookmark), or command | Spacebar or Enter | Spacebar or Return |
Open context menu | Shift+F10 | Control+click |
Close context menu | F10 | Esc |
Return to Hand tool or Select tool | Esc | Esc |
Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box | Ctrl+Tab | Not available |
Move to previous search result and highlightit in the document | Shift + F3 | Not available |
Move to next search result and highlightit in the document | F3 | F3 |
Search previous document (with Search resultsdisplaying multiple files) | Alt+Shift+Left Arrow (Windows only) | Command+Shift+Left Arrow |
Search next document (with Search resultsdisplaying multiple files) | Alt+Shift+Right Arrow (Windows only) | Command+Shift+Right Arrow |
Select text (with Select tool selected) | Shift+arrow keys | Shift+arrow keys |
Select next word or deselect previous word(with Select tool selected) | Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow orLeft Arrow | Not available |
Result | Windows/UNIX Action | Mac OS Action |
---|---|---|
Open and move focus to navigation pane | Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Command+Shift+F5 |
Move focus among the document, message bar,and navigation panels | F6 | F6 |
Move focus to previous pane or panel | Shift+F6 | Shift+F6 |
Move among the elements of the active navigationpanel | Tab | Tab |
Move to previous or next navigation paneland make it active (when focus is on the panel button) | Up Arrow or DownArrow | Up Arrow or DownArrow |
Move to next navigation panel and make itactive (when focus is anywhere in the navigation pane) | Ctrl+Tab | Not available |
Expand the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarkspanel) | Right Arrow or Shift+plussign | Right Arrow or Shift+plussign |
Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarkspanel) | Left Arrow or minus sign | Left Arrow or minus sign |
Expand all bookmarks | Shift+* | Shift+* |
Collapse selected bookmark | Forward Slash (/) | Forward Slash (/) |
Move focus to next item in a navigation panel | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
Move focus to previous item in a navigationpanel | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
Result | Windows/UNIX Action | Mac OS Action |
---|---|---|
Open Help window | F1 | F1 or Command+? |
Close Help window | Ctrl+W (Windows only) or Alt+F4 | Command+W |
Move back to previously opened topic | Alt+Left Arrow | Command+Left Arrow |
Move forward to next topic | Alt+Right Arrow | Command+Right Arrow |
Move to next pane | Ctrl+Tab | See Help for your default browser |
Move to previous pane | Shift+Ctrl+Tab | See Help for your default browser |
Move focus to the next link within a pane | Tab | Not available |
Move focus to the previous link within a pane | Shift+Tab | Not available |
Activate highlighted link | Enter | Not available |
Print Help topic | Ctrl+P | Command+P |
Result | Windows Action | Mac OS Action |
---|---|---|
Change reading settings for the current document | Shift+Ctrl+5 | Shift+Command+5 |
Reflow a tagged PDF, and return to unreflowedview | Ctrl+4 | Command+4 |
Activate and deactivate Read OutLoud | Shift+Ctrl+Y | Shift+Command+Y |
Read only the current page out loud | Shift+Ctrl+V | Shift+Command+V |
Read out loud from the current page to theend of the document | Shift+Ctrl+B | Shift+Command+B |
Pause reading out loud | Shift+Ctrl+C | Shift+Command+C |
Stop reading out loud | Shift+Ctrl+E | Shift+Command+E |
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Illustrator keyboard shortcuts: A cheat sheet
- Ishita Arun
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- Adobe Illustrator CC cheat sheet keyboard shortcuts macOS Windows
In collaboration with Samartha Vashishtha and Gauri Arankalle/ Panicker
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Whether you are a new Illustrator user or a seasoned one, using keyboard shortcuts can save you much time. While many shortcuts appear when you hover over tool icons, remembering the right shortcut right when you need it remains a challenge. There are simply so many of them!
We thought we’d take some stress off your memory and give you a cheat sheet. While it includes many of the popular shortcuts in Illustrator, all you need to access the full keyboard shortcut list is scan the QR code on the sheet. That simple!
Click the icon for your platform (macOS or Windows) to view the cheat sheet for it:
You use Illustrator every day to do stellar work. We thought we’d lend a little helping hand to make it faster. Happy creating!
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