While working on a text, or image processing document we all face some major issues. Like if we are sending the document to a person will he have that text or image processing software to see that document? If not he won’t be able to see the document. Secondly, if we are sending the document to a person and he wishes to take a print of the same there is a possibility that due to differences in the versions of software the document or image file will not open. Third, if the recipient has the desired software and the desired version of the software too but when the recipient wishes to print the document he is unable to print it according to the desired format you want to print it.
To overcome all these problems in the year 1992 Adobe has introduced Acrobat Reader and a file format that is known as PDF (Portable Document Format). You can convert any document or image file into PDF and doesn’t matter what device a recipient is using or whether he has the desired software. The person can see the document and take the printout in your desired formatting. It generally happens with the high-end graphic designing software that most of us don’t have the desired versions that support those files for example Adobe PageMaker, Adobe CorelDraw, etc. in such cases the Adobe Reader is a life saver. You can save the files of the above-mentioned software in PDF (Portable Document Format) and send them to the client.
How to download Adobe Reader
For the Windows operating system, there are four simple steps to download and install Adobe Reader.
- Search in the search engine in the browser “adobe reader” or copy-paste the link “https://get.adobe.com/reader “.
- Click on Download Acrobat Reader, and a .exe file will download to your system, by double-clicking the software will get installed on your system.
- In the Adobe Acrobat Reader menu, click Edit, click Preferences, under Categories select General, uncheck the option Show online storage when saving files, and click the OK button.
- The users will be able to complete their Workspace Portable Document Format PDF without issue.
Version List of Adobe Acrobat Reader
| Version |
Release date |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 1.0 |
1993 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.0 |
1994 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 |
1996 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 |
1999 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 |
2001 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 |
2003 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 |
2004 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 |
2006 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 |
2008 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 10.0 |
2010 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0 |
2012 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (2015.0) |
2015 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017 Standard/Pro |
2017 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 2020 Standard/Pro |
2020 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader 2021 |
2021 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader Standard/Pro |
2022 |
This article will teach you some Adobe Reader shortcut keys. Adobe Reader is a desktop and mobile application used for viewing and printing PDF files. Adobe Reader shortcuts help you save time when performing tasks such as signing documents, storing and printing files, working with scanned documents, and many others. You can even download the shortcuts for later use by clicking on the download buttons below.
Adobe Reader Shortcut Keys List
1. Editing:
| Select all content |
Ctrl+A |
| Deselect all content |
Ctrl+Shft+A |
| Fit page |
Ctrl+0 |
2. Working with comments:
| Sticky Note tool |
S |
| Text Edits tool |
E |
| Stamp tool |
K |
| Current highlighting tool |
U |
| Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter, Cross-Out Text, Underline Text |
Shft+U |
| Arrow tool |
D |
| Text Box tool |
X |
| Attach file as comment |
J |
| Cycle through attach tools: Attach File, Attach Sound, Paste Clipboard Image |
Shft+J |
| Move focus to comment |
Tab |
| Move focus to next comment |
Shft+Tab |
| Open pop-up window for comment that has focus |
Enter |
| Send and receive comments in browser-based review |
O |
| Go back online |
I |
3. Navigating a PDF:
| Previous screen |
Page Up |
| Next screen |
Page Down |
| First page |
Home or Shft+Ctrl+Page Up or Shft+Ctrl+Up Arrow |
| Last page |
End or Shft+Ctrl+Page Down or Shft+Ctrl+Down Arr |
| Previous page |
Left Arrow or Ctrl+Page Up |
| Next page |
Right Arrow or Ctrl+Page Down |
| Previous view |
Alt+Left Arrow |
| Next view |
Alt+Right Arrow |
| Previous document (with multiple PDFs open in a single document window) |
Alt+Shft+Left Arrow |
| Next document (with multiple PDFs open in a single document window) |
Alt+Shft+Right Arrow |
| Scroll up |
Up Arrow |
| Scroll down |
Down Arrow |
| Scroll (when Hand tool is selected) |
Spacebar |
| Zoom in |
Ctrl+equal sign |
| Zoom out |
Ctrl+hyphen |
4. General navigating:
| Show/hide menu bar |
F9 |
| Move focus to menus |
F10 |
| Move focus to toolbar in browser |
Shft+F8 |
| Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane) |
Ctrl+F6 |
| Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane) |
Ctrl+Shft+F6 |
| Close current document |
Ctrl+F4 |
| Close all open windows |
Ctrl+Shft+W |
| Move focus to next tabbed page or palette |
F6 |
| Move focus to previous pane or panel |
Shft+F6 |
| 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 |
Shft+Tab |
| Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie or bookmark), or command |
Spacebar or Enter |
| Open context menu |
Shft+F10 |
| Close context menu |
F10 |
| Return to Hand tool or Select tool |
Esc |
| Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box |
Ctrl+Tab |
| Move to next search result and highlight it in the document |
F3 |
| Select text (with Select tool selected) |
Shft+Arrow keys |
| Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected) |
Ctrl+Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
5. Working with navigation panels:
| Show/hide menu bar |
F9 |
| Move focus to menus |
F10 |
| Move focus to toolbar in browser |
Shft+F8 |
| Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane) |
Ctrl+F6 |
| Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane) |
Ctrl+Shft+F6 |
| Close current document |
Ctrl+F4 |
| Close all open windows |
Ctrl+Shft+W |
| Move focus to next tabbed page or palette |
F6 |
| Move focus to previous pane or panel |
Shft+F6 |
| 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 |
Shft+Tab |
| Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie or bookmark), or command |
Spacebar or Enter |
| Open context menu |
Shft+F10 |
| Close context menu |
F10 |
| Return to Hand tool or Select tool |
Esc |
| Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box |
Ctrl+Tab |
| Move to next search result and highlight it in the document |
F3 |
| Select text (with Select tool selected) |
Shft+Arrow keys |
| Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected) |
Ctrl+Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
6. Navigating the Help window:
| Open Help window |
F1 |
| Close Help window |
Ctrl+W or Alt+F4 |
| Move focus between navigation pane and topic pane |
Ctrl+Tab |
| Move focus to the next link within a pane |
Tab |
| Move focus to the previous link within a pane |
Shft+Tab |
7. Navigating the How To panel:
| Open or close How To panel |
Shft+F4 |
| Open and move focus to How To panel |
Shft+F1 |
| Go to How To home page from a How To topic |
Home |
| Move focus between the elements of the How To panel and the header of the How To panel |
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shft+Tab |
| Move focus down through the elements of the How To panel |
Tab |
| Move focus up through the elements of the How To panel |
Shft+Tab |
| Go forward to next page in How To panel viewing history |
Right Arrow |
| Go back to previous page in How To panel viewing history |
Left Arrow |
8. Selecting tools:
| Hand tool |
H |
| Temporarily select Hand tool |
Spacebar |
| Select tool |
V |
| Snapshot tool |
G |
| Current zoom tool |
Z |
| Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) |
Shift |
| Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected) |
Ctrl |
| Select Object tool |
R |
| Object Data tool |
O |
| Article tool |
A |
| Crop tool |
C |
| Link tool |
L |
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