---
title: "Adobe Reader (PDF) Shortcut keys"  
description: "In this article I am trying to explain Adobe Reader (PDF) Keyboard Shortcut keys."  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-17  
updated: 2017-11-30  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1255/adobe-reader-pdf-shortcut-keys  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 4 minutes  

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# Adobe Reader (PDF) Shortcut keys

In this article I [am trying](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36834/which-two-programming-languages-should-i-master-in-if-i-am-trying-to-get-into-google-or-facebook) to explain Adobe Reader (PDF) [Keyboard Shortcut](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102815/how-to-set-up-a-custom-keyboard-shortcut-on-a-laptop) keys.

##### Basic Shortcut key for Adobe Reader (PDF)

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl+R | Add Item To Library |
| Ctrl + Shift + H | Automatically Scroll |
| Hyphen or minus (-) key | Change scrolling direction reverse/forward |
| Ctrl+C | Copy |
| Ctrl+F6 | Cycle through open [documents](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/156931/the-main-types-of-business-documents) |
| Delete | Del |
| Right Arrow | Expand the current bookmark |
| Ctrl+F | Find |
| F3 | Find Next |
| Shift+F3 | Find Previous |
| Alt, then Ctrl+Tab | Focus to the toolbar area |
| Ctrl+End | Go To Last Page |
| F1 | Help |
| Ctrl+I | Item Info |
| Page Down | Next Screen/Page |
| F6 | Open/close the navigation pane |
| Left or right arrow key | Previous/next page |
| Ctrl+P | Print |
| Ctrl+Home | To First Page |
| Ctrl+Spacebar, then click | Zoom in temporarily |

##### Select Tools

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| h | Use hand tool |
| v | Use select tool |
| g | Use snapshot tool |

##### Zoom Features

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl+[+]/Ctrl+- | Zoom in / zoom out (or ctrl + mouse scroll) |
| Ctrl+0 (zero) | Zoom to fit page |
| Ctrl+1 | Zoom to 100% |
| Ctrl+2/Ctrl+3 | Zoom to fit width / zoom to fit visible |
| Ctrl+4 | Reflow document. May make it easier to read |
| Ctrl+y | Zoom to specific Magnification |

##### Navigation

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Scroll down / scroll up |
| Page Down/Page Up | Jump one screen down / one screen up |
| Home/End | Jump to beginning/ jump to end of document |
| Ctrl+Page Down/Ctrl+Page Up | Jump [one page](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/118/problem-in-display-content-of-one-page-to-another-page) down / one page up |
| Alt+Arrow Left/Alt+Arrow Right | Jump to previously visited page / next page or view |
| Ctrl+Shift+n | Goto page number specified |
| Ctrl+Shift+h | Turn [automatic](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45147/what-is-the-rule-relating-to-automatic-suspension-of-a-member) scrolling on or off. Use arrow up / arrow down to control speed and direction |

##### Change View

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl+Shift+[+] | Rotate page clockwise |
| Ctrl+Shift+- | Rotate page counter-clockwise |
| Ctrl+h | Turn [Reading Mode](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/109708/how-to-permit-reading-mode-on-oxygen-os) on or off (hide toolbar and menu bar) |
| Ctrl+l | Turn Full Screen Mode on or off |
| F4 | Show/hide Navigation Pane |
| F8 | Show/hide Toolbar |
| F9 | Show/hide Menu (file, edit, etc.) |

##### Find and Select

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl+f | Find box (use F6 to jump between window elements to get back to document) |
| F3/Shift+F3 | Find next / find previous ([alternative](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/2324/what-is-the-alternative-to-the-mvc) is Ctrl+g / Ctrl+Shift+g) |
| Ctrl+a | Select all |
| Ctrl+Shift+a | De-select all |

##### Acrobat Features

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl+d | Document [properties](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81845/now-it-s-possible-to-predict-properties-of-any-molecule) |
| Ctrl+Shift+s | Save a copy |
| Ctrl+p | Print Page menu |
| Ctrl+Shift+p | Print Setup menu |
| Ctrl+o | Open File |
| Ctrl+w | Close current document |
| Ctrl+q | Exit (close all documents) |
| Ctrl+k | Access Preferences |

##### The Rest

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl+Shift+j | Cascase all windows |
| Ctrl+Shift+k | Tile all windows horizontally |
| Ctrl+Shift+l | Tile all windows vertically |
| Ctrl+Shift+5 | Change Accessability Reading Options |
| Ctrl+Shift+6 | Accessability Quick Check |

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