Macromedia Acrobat - XI Professional User Manual
ADOBE® ACROBAT® XI
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Edit text and images in PDF files
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Edit text, reflow paragraphs, and change images.
Create PDF and web forms
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Combine files into single PDF
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Sign documents electronically
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Password protect PDFs
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What's new in Acrobat XI
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What’s new in Acrobat XI
Edit PDFs
Create and distribute forms
Create and combine PDFs
Sign and distribute for signatures
Customize your tools and workspace
Protect PDFs
Make PDFs accessible (Acrobat Pro only)
Export formats and options
Edit PDFs
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Edit text and images
Correct, update, and enhance PDFs using a new point-and -click interface. Add or replace content or images. Change fonts and typeface size,
adjust alignment, or add superscripts or subscripts. Easily flip, rotate, crop, or resize images. Choose Tools > Content Editing > Edit Text &
Images. Outlines identify the text and images you can edit. Select the text or images you want to edit. Type new text or set options in the Format
panel
Format panel lets you change font settings or manipulate images. Click the plus sign in the panel to expose additional options.
For more information, watch How to edit text in a PDF file and How to edit images in PDF files, or see Editing text in PDFs or Edit images or
objects in a PDF.
Reflow text on a page
Reflow paragraph text on a page by inserting new text or resizing a paragraph with a simple drag. The text in the paragraph automatically reflows
to accommodate the edited content. Choose Tools > Content Editing > Edit Text & Images to outline the text boxes. Then click where you want to
insert text. To resize the text box, place the pointer over a selection handle. When the cursor changes to the Resize pointer
to resize. For more information, see Move, rotate, or resize a text box.
, drag the handle
Find and replace
Find and Replace text throughout your document. Replace misspelled, incorrect, or outdated words or phrases using the enhanced Find tool.
Choose Edit > Find to open the Find dialog box. Click Replace With to expose the Replace With text box. Type the text you want to find and enter
the replacement text. Click Next to locate the first instance of the word or phrase, or click Replace to automatically find and replace the first
instance.
Find dialog lets you replace words or phrases.
Rearrange pages
Rearrange, insert, rotate, or delete pages in the improved Page Thumbnails panel. Use the zoom slider to adjust the size of thumbnails. Easily
drag-and-drop pages from one location to another.
Page Thumbnails panel lets you rearrange, insert, rotate, or delete pages.
For more information, watch How to manipulate pages in Acrobat.
Improved Action Wizard
Simplify routine, multistep tasks using the Action Wizard . Stop, restart, skip, or rerun tasks as needed. Acrobat includes several actions to
automate common tasks, such as archiving, redacting sensitive content, and optimizing for the web. You can easily customize these actions or set
up your own. The Action Wizard lets you run Actions on documents stored locally or hosted in online repositories, such as SharePoint or Office
365. Choose Tools > Action Wizard to create, start, or import an action.
For more information, watch How to create and share Actions, or see Action Wizard.
Create and distribute forms
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FormsCentral desktop application
Create new PDF forms in minutes with the included Adobe FormsCentral desktop application. Easily customize templates or start from scratch
using the intuitive drag -and-drop form editor. Choose from a wide range of predesigned form templates to create fillable PDF forms. To open the
FormsCentral desktop application, choose Tools > Forms > Create. In the Create Form dialog box, choose From Scratch Or Template.
Easily create forms from templates. Change field names, properties, and labels to meet your needs.
For more information, watch How to create forms in FormsCentral desktop app, or see Create forms from scratch or templates.
Distribute and collect form data online
With the Adobe FormsCentral subscription service, you can post forms on the web that users can complete online. Monitor response data in real
time with easy-to-understand tables and charts in FormsCentral. Share and publish summary reports and customize charts for your needs. Export
data to a spreadsheet for further analysis.
For more information, watch How to distribute PDF and web forms and How to analyze data in FormsCentral, or see Distribute forms and View
responses.
Create EchoSign-aware forms
Create EchoSign-ready forms within Acrobat to speed signing processes. Easily drag and drop EchoSign form fields, such as signatures or initials,
configure the fields, and then send for signature with EchoSign.
For more information, watch How to create EchoSign-aware forms, or see Create Forms for EchoSign.
Create and combine PDFs
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Thumbnail preview for combining files
Use the new thumbnail view to preview and rearrange pages before merging them into a single PDF. Drag-and- drop files and emails directly into
the dialog box. Expand multipage documents to view all its pages. To combine files, choose Create > Combine Files Into a Single PDF.
Combine Files dialog box lets you drag-and-drop documents and rearrange pages.
A. Plus sign to display all pages in a document B. Thumbnail and list view buttons C. Slider to resize thumbnails D. Undo and Redo buttons E.
Remove Selected Items button
For more information on combining files, see Merging files into a single PDF.
Microsoft Office 2010
(Windows) Create PDF files with one click from select Microsoft Office 2010 applications for Windows, including 64-bit versions of Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, and Outlook. Now with enhanced create-and-send options.
For more information, watch Convert Word, Excel, or PowerPoint Files to PDF, or See Convert Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files to
PDF.
Working with documents in the cloud
Seamlessly store and retrieve documents from cloud repositories, such as Acrobat.com, Office 365, and SharePoint. Each Open and Save dialog
box includes an option to open or save from an online account.
For more information, watch How to work with files in the cloud and How to work with SharePoint and Office 365.
Sign and distribute for signatures
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Sign PDFs where you want, how you want
Place your signature anywhere on a PDF. Choose from a typewritten or hand-drawn appearance, or import an image of your signature. Choose
Sign > Place Signature.
Place the signature of your choice anywhere in a document.
For more information, watch Sign PDF files electronically, or see Sign a PDF.
Send and track signatures with Adobe EchoSign service
Send documents for signature approval with the Adobe EchoSign online subscription service. Easily keep track of the signing process. Recipients
can sign without downloading a plug-in or creating an EchoSign account.
Long-term validation and ECC-based credentials
Embed long -term validation information automatically when using certificate signatures. Use certificate signatures that support elliptic curve
cryptography (ECC) based credentials.
Customize your tools and workspace
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Create tool sets
Quickly access the tools and commands you use most with tool sets. Tool sets let you define the tools and panels you need for different types of
tasks, such as creating forms, commenting, or preparing legal documents. Group tools in the toolbar and customize the task panes to include just
the panels you need for each task. To get started, click Customize > Create New Tool Set in the toolbar. For more information, see Tool Sets.
Customize your toolbar and Tools pane by defining tool sets for different tasks.
Undock the Comments List
Detach the Comments List from the Comments pane. Resize and reposition the Comments List to streamline your workflow. Choose Comment >
Comments List. Then from the Options menu
the next time you undock it.
in the Comments List , choose Undock Comment List. Acrobat remembers the size and position
Touch mode for tablet and mobile devices
Touch mode makes it easier to use Acrobat and Reader on touch devices. Toolbar buttons, panels, and menus shift apart slightly to accommodate
selecting with your fingers. The Touch reading mode optimizes viewing and supports most common gestures. Acrobat and Reader automatically
switch to Touch mode when on a touch-enabled device. You can display a toolbar button to toggle Touch mode on and off. Choose View >
Show/Hide > Toolbar Items > Touch Mode .
For more information, watch How to use Acrobat XI on touch devices, or see Touch mode for tablet and mobile devices.
Protect PDFs
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Delete sensitive information
Permanently delete sensitive information from PDF files. Use redaction tools to delete specific text and illustrations. (Acrobat Pro) Easily sanitize
documents by finding and deleting hidden data with a single click. To access the redaction tools, choose Tools > Protection.
For more information, watch Remove and Redact Sensitive Information from PDF Files, or see Removing sensitive content from PDFs.
Add password protection
Prevent others from editing your PDF files without being a security expert. The new Restrict Editing tool lets you add a password to a PDF. Choose
Tools > Protection > Restrict Editing.
For more information, watch Protect PDF Files with Passwords and Permissions, or see Securing PDFs with passwords.
Add passwords when creating PDFs in Microsoft Office
Add password protection to PDFs while creating them from within Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, or PowerPoint. The Protect PDF options helps
prevent others from editing your PDF files.
Make PDFs accessible (Acrobat Pro only)
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Guided action to create accessible PDFs
Create accessible PDFs for people with disabilities using the Make Accessible guided action. Make Accessible walks you through the most
important steps for making PDFs accessible, then validates the results using the Full Check Accessibility Checker.
Make Accessible guided action walks you through the steps to make PDFs accessible.
For more information, watch Create Accessible PDF Files for People with Disabilities, or see Make PDFs accessible.
Validate the accessibility of a PDF
The Full Check option steps through your PDF to see if it conforms to accessibility standards, such as PDF/UA and WCAG 2.0. Choose which
accessibility issues to analyze and review the results in the Accessibility Checker panel or in a PDF report. For more information, see Check
Accessibility of PDFs.
Export formats and options
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PDF to PowerPoint
(Acrobat Pro) Convert PDF files to fully editable Microsoft PowerPoint files. The PowerPoint files retain the formatting and layout of the PDF. Easily
edit or update bulleted text, tables, objects, master layouts, transitions, and speaker notes. Select File > Save As Other > Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation.
For more information, watch Convert PDF Files to Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
PDF to HTML web pages
Turn PDF files into single or multiple web pages, complete with editable style elements for quick reformatting. Select File > Save As Other > HTML
Web Page.
Export PDF selections
Export selected parts of a file to Microsoft PowerPoint format (Acrobat Pro), as well as Word, Excel, or HTML. Select any combination of text,
images, and tables in your PDF document, then choose an export format from the File > Save As Other menu.
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Acrobat tutorials & getting started
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Getting started with Acrobat XI
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How to edit text in a PDF
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How to edit images in PDF files
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How to create PDF forms from existing documents
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How to scan documents
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How to work with comment tools
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Workspace
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Workspace basics
Workspace overview
Welcome Screen
Menus and context menus
Toolbars
Task panes
Tool sets
Navigation pane
Document message bar
Set preferences
Restore (re-create) preferences
Workspace overview
Adobe® Acrobat® XI opens in two different ways: as a stand-alone application, and in a web browser. The associated work areas differ in small
but important ways.
The menu bar and two toolbars are visible at the top of the work area. The work area for the stand-alone application includes a document pane, a
navigation pane, and a group of task panes on the right side. The document pane displays Adobe® PDFs. The navigation pane on the left side
helps you browse through the PDF and perform other options on PDF files. Toolbars near the top of the window provide other controls that you
can use to work with PDFs.
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Work area as it appears in Acrobat
A. Menu bar B. Toolbars C. Navigation pane (Bookmarks panel displayed) D. Document pane E. Task panes
When you open a PDF inside a web browser, the toolbars, navigation pane, and task panes are not available. You can display those items by
clicking the Acrobat icon
Note: Some, but not all, PDFs appear with a document message bar. PDF Portfolios appear with a specialized work area.
Welcome Screen
The Welcome Screen is a window in the document pane that appears when no document is open. You can quickly access the recently opened
files, open a file, and launch some commonly used workflows with a single click.
in the semi-transparent floating toolbar near the bottom of the window.
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Acrobat X Welcome Screen
Note: In Mac OS, you can turn off the Welcome Screen by setting a preference. Choose Acrobat/Reader > Preferences. In the Categories on the
left, click General. In the Application Startup section, deselect Show Welcome Screen. There is no similar option in Windows.
Menus and context menus
Ordinarily, it’s a good idea to keep the Acrobat menus visible so that they are available as you work. It is possible to hide them, using the View >
Show/Hide > Menu Bar command. However, the only way to display and use them again is by pressing F9 (Windows) or Shift+Command+M (Mac
OS).
Unlike the menus that appear at the top of your screen, context-sensitive menus display commands related to the active tool or selection. You can
use context menus as a quick way to choose commonly used commands. For example, when you right-click the toolbar area, that context menu
displays the same commands as the View > Show/Hide > Toolbar Items menu.
1. Position the pointer over the document, object, or panel.
2. Click the right mouse button.
Note: (Mac OS) If you don’t have a two-button mouse, you can display a context menu by pressing the Control key as you click with the mouse.
Toolbars
The default toolbars—Quick Tools and Common Tools—contain commonly used tools and commands for working with PDFs. Most available tools
are included in the Tools pane at the right side of the window. You can add tools to the toolbars for easy access.
The toolbars also include the Create button. Click the arrow to the right of the Create button
creating PDFs.
to display a menu of commands related to
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Toolbars open by default
A. Create button B. Quick Tools toolbar C. Common Tools toolbar D. Page Navigation commands E. Select & Zoom commands F. Page
Display commands
Position the pointer over a tool to see a description of the tool. All tools are identified by name in the View > Tools menu and View >
Show/Hide > Toolbar Items menu.
Quick tools
You can add tools you use frequently from the Tools and Comment panes to the Quick Tools toolbar.
1. In the Quick Tools toolbar, click the Customize Quick Tools button .
2. Do any of the following:
To add a tool, select it in the left pane and click the Up Arrow icon.
To remove a tool, select its icon and click the Delete icon.
To change a tool’s position in the toolbar, select its icon and click either .or ..
To add a vertical line to separate groups of tools in the toolbar, click .
To quickly add a tool from the Tools or Comment pane, drag the tool’s grabber bar to the location you want on the Quick Tools toolbar. You
can also right-click the tool and select Add to Quick Tools.
Common Tools
You can add tools to the Common Tools toolbar.
1. Right-click an empty space in the toolbar.
2. Select a tool from the menu.
3. To remove a tool from the toolbar, right-click the tool and deselect it from the menu.
Hide and show toolbars
When your work does not involve using the tools in a toolbar, you can close the toolbar to tidy up the work area. If several PDFs are open, you can
customize the toolbars for each PDF independently. The different customized states persist as you switch between PDFs.
To hide all toolbars, choose View > Show/Hide > Toolbar Items > Hide Toolbars.
To return toolbars to their default configuration, choose View > Show/Hide > Toolbar Items > Reset Toolbars.
If you have hidden all the toolbars, you can show them again by pressing F8.
Select a tool
By default, the Select tool is active when Acrobat opens, because it is the most versatile tool.
Do one of the following:
Select a tool in a toolbar.
Choose View > Show/Hide > Toolbar Items > [toolbar name] > [tool].
Switch temporarily to the Zoom In or Hand tool
You can use these tools temporarily, without deselecting the current tool.
To select the Hand tool temporarily, hold down the spacebar.
To select the Zoom In tool temporarily, hold down Ctrl+spacebar.
When you release the keys, Acrobat reverts to the previously active tool.
Task panes
Most commands are now organized into the Tools, Sign, and Comment task panes on the right side of the application window. Most tools are now
located in these task panes. Click Tools, Sign, or Comment to display the respective task panels.
You can customize which panels appear in the Tools and Comment panes.
Do any of the following:
To toggle a panel’s visibility, click the Show Or Hide Panels icon in the upper-right corner of the task pane, and click a panel. A check
mark indicates that the panel is visible.
To open a panel and add it to the Tools pane, choose View > Tools and select a panel.
To keep panels open as you select them, choose Allow Multiple Panels Open in the Show Or Hide Panels menu. By default, an open panel
closes when you open a different panel.
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Tool sets
Quickly access the tools and commands you use most with tool sets. Tool sets let you define the tools and panels you need for different types of
tasks, such as creating forms, commenting, or preparing legal documents. Group tools in the toolbar and customize the task panes to include just
the panels you need for each task. You can share tool sets with others and download tool sets directly from AcrobatUsers.com
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Customize your toolbar and Tools pane by defining tool sets for different tasks
To add a tool to a panel, select the panel on the right, select the tool on the left, and click the Add To Tools Pane icon.
Create a tool set
1. Choose Customize > Create New Tool Set.
2. To customize the Quick Tools Toolbar, do any of the following:
To add a tool to the toolbar, click the panel on the left, select the tool, and click the Add To Toolbar icon.
To remove a tool from the toolbar set, select its icon, and click the Delete icon.
To change a tool’s position in the toolbar, select its icon, and click either the move left .or move right .icon.
To add a vertical line to separate groups of tools in the toolbar, click the Add Vertical Line icon.
Create New Tool Set dialog box
A. Arrange or delete tools in Quick Tools Toolbar B. Add custom panels, instructions, or divider line between tools C. Rename, arrange, or
delete tools or panels D. Add to Quick Tools Toolbar above or Custom Tools pane on right
3. To customize the Tools pane, do any of the following:
To add a panel to the Custom Tools pane, click the panel on the left, and then click the Add To Tools Pane icon.
To create your own panel, click the Add Panel icon on the right. Give the panel a name, and click Save.
To remove a tool from a panel, select its icon and click the Delete icon.
To change the position of a tool or panel, select it on the right, and click the Up or Down Arrow icons.
To add a horizontal line to separate groups of tools, click the Add Divider icon.
To edit instructions or panel name, select it, and click the Edit icon.
4. When your tool set is complete, click Save, type its name, and click Save again.
Edit, delete, rename, or share tool sets
Use the Manage Tool Sets dialog box to edit, rename, copy, delete, rearrange, or share tool sets. You can specify the order the tool sets appear in
the Customize menu by moving them up or down in the list. You can share tool sets with your workgroup using the Import and Export options.
Choose Customize > Manage Tool Sets.
Navigation pane
The navigation pane is an area of the workspace that can display different navigation panels. Various functional tools can appear in the navigation
pane. For example, the Page Thumbnails panel contains thumbnail images of each page; clicking a thumbnail opens that page in the document.
When you open a PDF, the navigation pane is closed by default. Buttons along the left side of the work area provide easy access to various
panels, such as the Page Thumbnails button
navigation pane is unavailable.
and the Bookmarks panel button . When Acrobat is open but empty (no PDF is open), the
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Show or hide the navigation pane
1. To open the navigation pane, do one of the following:
Click any panel button on the left side of the work area to open that panel.
Choose View > Show/Hide > Navigation Panes > Show Navigation Pane.
2. To close the navigation pane, do one of the following:
Click the button for the currently open panel in the navigation pane.
Choose View > Show/Hide > Navigation Panes > Hide Navigation Pane.
Note: The creator of the PDF can control the contents of some navigation panels and may make them empty.
Change the display area for navigation panels
All navigation panels, such as Bookmarks, appear in a column on the left side of the work area.
To change the width of the navigation pane, drag its right border.
To view a different panel, on the left side of the navigation pane, select the button for the panel
Options in a navigation panel
All navigation panels have an options menu in the upper-left corner. The commands available in these menus vary.
Some panels also contain other buttons that affect the items in the panel. Again, these buttons vary among the different panels, and some panels
have none.
Navigation panels and options menu
Document message bar
The document message bar appears only in certain types of PDFs. Typically, you see this area when you open a PDF form, a PDF that has been
sent to you for signing or review, a PDF with special rights or security restrictions, or a PDF that is compliant with PDF/A standards. The document
message bar appears immediately below the toolbar area. To show or hide the document message bar, click its button
work area. The button varies depending on the type of message bar.
Look on the document message bar for instructions on how to proceed and for any special buttons associated with the task. The bar is color
coded: purple for forms, yellow for reviews or security alerts, and blue for certified PDFs, PDF Portfolios, or PDFs with password security or
document restrictions.
Document message bar for a form
Document message bar for a security alert
on the left side of the
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Document message bar for a certified PDF Portfolio
Set preferences
Many program settings are specified in the Preferences dialog box, including settings for display, tools, conversion, signatures, and performance.
Once you set preferences, they remain in effect until you change them.
1. Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat/Adobe Reader > Preferences (Mac OS ).
2. Under Categories, select the type of preference you want to change.
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Restore (re-create) preferences
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Restore the Acrobat Preferences folder (Windows)
Restore the Acrobat Preferences folder to eliminate problems that damaged preferences cause. Most preference problems are caused by these
file-based preferences, although most Acrobat preferences are stored within the registry.
Note: This solution removes custom settings for Collaboration, JavaScripts, Security, Stamps, Color Management, Auto Fill, Web Capture, and
Updater.
1. Quit Acrobat.
2. In Windows Explorer, go to the Preferences folder:
(Windows 7/Vista) C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\[version]
(XP) C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Adobe\Acrobat\[version]
3. Move the Preferences folder to another location (for example, C:\Temp).
4. Restart Acrobat.
If the problem recurs after you restore the Acrobat Preferences folder, then the problem isn’t related to the Preferences folder. To restore custom
settings, drag the folder you moved in step 2 back to its original location. Then click Yes To All to replace the new Preferences folder.
Restore the Acrobat preferences files (Mac OS)
Restore the Acrobat preferences files to eliminate problems caused by a damaged preferences file.
Note: Re-creating the Acrobat preferences files restores settings to their defaults.
1. Quit Acrobat.
2. Drag the following files from the Users/[Username]/Library/Preferences folder to the Desktop:
Acrobat WebCapture Cookies
com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro.plist or com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro_x86_9.0.plist
Acrobat Distiller Prefs and com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro.plist (if you are troubleshooting an issue with Distiller)
The Acrobat folder, which contains preferences for forms (MRUFormsList), collaboration (OfflineDocs), and color settings (AcrobatColor
Settings.csf)
3. Restart Acrobat
If the problem recurs after you restore the Acrobat preferences files, then the problem isn’t related to preferences files. To restore custom settings,
drag the files you moved in step 2 back to their original location. Then click OK to the alert “A newer item named ‘[filename]’ already exists in this
location. Do you want to replace it with the older one you're moving?”
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Viewing PDFs and viewing preferences
View PDFs in Read mode
View PDFs in Full Screen mode
Set the Full Screen navigation bar preference
Read a document in Full Screen mode
Touch mode for tablet and mobile devices
Change the PDF/A viewing mode
Display PDFs in Line Weights view
Compare a revised PDF to an earlier version (Acrobat Pro)
Preferences for viewing PDFs
The initial view of the PDF depends on how its creator set the document properties. For example, a document may open at a particular page or
magnification.
Note: The Organizer and Organizer -related commands are not available in Acrobat X and later.
View PDFs in Read mode
When you’re reading a document, you can hide all the toolbars and task panes to maximize the viewing area on your screen.
The basic reading controls, such as page navigation and zoom, appear in a semi-transparent floating toolbar near the bottom of the window.
To open Read mode, choose View > Read Mode, or click the Read Mode button in the upper-right corner of the toolbar.
To restore the work area to its previous view, choose View > Read Mode again. You can also click the close button in the floating toolbar.
Note: Read mode is the default viewing mode when you open a PDF in a web browser.
Read mode with semi-transparent floating toolbar
View PDFs in Full Screen mode
In Full Screen mode, only the document appears; the menu bar, toolbars, task panes, and window controls are hidden. A PDF creator can set a
PDF to open in Full Screen mode, or you can set the view yourself. Full Screen mode is often used for presentations, sometimes with automatic
page advancement and transitions.
The pointer remains active in Full Screen mode so that you can click links and open notes. There are two ways to advance through a PDF in Full
Screen mode. You can use keyboard shortcuts for navigational and magnification commands, and you can set a Full Screen preference to display
Full Screen navigation buttons that you click to change pages or exit Full Screen mode.
Set the Full Screen navigation bar preference
1. In the Preferences dialog box under Categories, select Full Screen.
2. Select Show Navigation Bar, then click OK.
3. Select View > Full Screen Mode.
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The Full Screen navigation bar contains Previous Page
lower-left corner of the work area.
Read a document in Full Screen mode
If the Full Screen navigation bar is not shown, you can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate through a PDF.
Note: If you have two monitors installed, the Full Screen mode of a page sometimes appears on only one of the monitors. To page through the
document, click the screen displaying the page in Full Screen mode.
1. Choose View > Full Screen Mode.
2. Do any of the following:
, Next Page , and Close Full Screen View buttons. These buttons appear in the
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To go to the next page, press the Enter, Page Down, or Right Arrow key.
To go to the previous page, press Shift+Enter, Page Up, or the Left Arrow key.
3. To close Full Screen mode, press Ctrl+L or Esc. (Escape Key Exits must be selected in the Full Screen preferences.)
To show a Full Screen tool in the Common Tools toolbar, right-click the toolbar area and choose Page Display > Full Screen Mode. Then click
the Full Screen tool to switch to Full Screen mode.
Touch mode for tablet and mobile devices
Touch mode makes it easier to use Acrobat and Reader on touch devices. Toolbar buttons, panels, and menus shift apart slightly to accommodate
selecting with your fingers. The Touch reading mode optimizes viewing and supports most common gestures. Acrobat and Reader automatically
switch to Touch mode when on a touch-enabled device. You can add a Touch mode toggle button to the toolbar or change the default preference
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Display Touch mode button on toolbar
You can display a toolbar button to toggle Touch mode on and off.
Choose View > Show/Hide > Toolbar Items > Touch Mode .
Set Touch Mode preference
You can set how Acrobat enters Touch mode, if at all, for touch enabled-devices.
1. Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat/Adobe Reader > Preferences (Mac OS ).
2. Under Categories, select General.
3. In Basic Tools, choose the desired default setting from the Touch Mode menu.
Change the PDF/A viewing mode
PDF/A is an ISO standard for long-term archiving and preservation of electronic documents. Documents you scan to PDF are PDF/A-compliant.
You can specify whether you want to view documents in this viewing mode.
When you open a PDF/A compliant document in PDF/A viewing mode, the document is opened in Read mode to prevent modification. A message
is displayed in the document message bar. You will be unable to make changes and add annotations to the document. If you turn off PDF/A mode,
you can edit the document.
1. In the Preferences dialog box under Categories, select Documents.
2. Choose an option for View Documents In PDF/A Mode: Never, or Only For PDF/A Documents.
You can switch in or out of PDF/A viewing mode by changing this preference setting.
For a video on working with PDF/A files, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_acr_pdfa_en.
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Display PDFs in Line Weights view
The Line Weights view displays lines with the weights defined in the PDF. When Line Weights view is off, it applies a constant stroke width (1
pixel) to lines, regardless of zoom. When you print the document, the stroke prints at the true width.
Choose View > Show/Hide > Rulers & Grids > Line Weights . To turn off Line Weights view, choose View > Show/Hide > Rulers & Grids > Line
Weights again.
Note: You cannot turn off Line Weights view when viewing PDFs within a web browser.
Compare a revised PDF to an earlier version (Acrobat Pro)
Use the Compare Documents feature to show the differences between two versions of a PDF. You can customize many options for displaying the
compare results. For a video on comparing PDFs, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid_011_acrx_en. (Video applies to both Acrobat X and Acrobat XI.)
1. Choose View > Compare Documents.
2. Specify the two documents to compare. If one or both of the documents is in a PDF Portfolio, select the PDF Portfolio. Under Package Item,
select the component PDF.
3. As needed, specify the page ranges in the documents to compare in the First Page and Last Page boxes.
4. Select the Document Description that best describes the documents you are comparing, and click OK.
Once the two documents are analyzed, a results document appears with the Compare panel open. The new document is shown with
annotations indicating the changes. The first page shows a summary of the comparison results.
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5. From the Compare panel, do any of the following:
To hide the annotations that display changes, click Hide Results.
results appear in a dialog box, and you can remove any type of item that appears there.
To specify the display options for compare results, click Show Options. You can specify the type of changes to display, and the color
scheme and opacity of the annotations. To return to the page thumbnails, click Hide Options.
To show each of the documents in its own window, from the options menu , choose Show Documents Tiled or Show Documents
Side By Side . To synchronize the relevant pages while showing the documents in their own windows, from the options menu, choose
Synchronize Pages.
Click a page thumbnail to go directly to that page. To change the size of the page thumbnails, from the options menu, choose Thumbnail
Size > [option].
Drag the splitter bar at the bottom of the Compare panel up to show thumbnails of the old document. Click a thumbnail from the old
document to open it in a new window.
Document Description options
Reports, Spreadsheets, Magazine Layouts Compares the content as one continuous text body, from end to end.
Presentation Decks, Drawings Or Illustrations Looks at each slide or page as a mini-document, and matches ones that are similar. Then
compares the content of each matching document. Identifies documents that have moved, such as slides in presentation.
Scanned Documents Creates an image capture of each scanned page and compares pixels. Looks at each scanned page and matches ones
that are similar. Also identifies pages that are in a different order. This option is useful for comparing images or architectural drawings.
Compare Text Only Use this option with any document type. This option is designed for comparing text in large documents (250 pages or more).
This option also compares text between documents that have background artwork on each page, which slows processing.
With either the reports or presentation options selected, the Compare Text Only option identifies only the text differences between two
documents.
With Scanned Documents selected, the text is compared separately from the graphics, and then the results are combined. In documents
containing magazine advertisements that have text on top of background image art, a reflowed passage is compared in text-only mode. The
artwork is compared separately in the background. The differences (both text and line art and images) are combined into a single results
document.
Preferences for viewing PDFs
The Preferences dialog box defines a default page layout and customizes your application in many other ways. For viewing PDFs, examine the
preferences options for Documents, General, Page Display , and 3D & Multimedia.
The preferences settings control how the application behaves whenever you use it; they are not associated with any particular PDF document.
Note: If you install any third-party plug-ins, set these preferences using the Third- Party Preferences menu item.
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Documents preferences
Open Settings
Restore Last View Settings When Reopening Documents Determines whether documents open automatically to the last viewed page within a
work session.
Open Cross-document Links In Same Window Closes the current document and opens the document being linked to in the same window,
minimizing the number of windows open. If the document being linked to is already open in another window, the current document is not closed
when you click a link to the open document. If you do not select this option, a new window opens each time you click a link to a different
document.
Allow Layer State To Be Set By User Information Allows the author of a layered PDF document to specify layer visibility based on user
information.
Allow Documents To Hide The Menu Bar, Toolbars, And Window Controls Allows the PDF to determine whether the menu bar, toolbar, and
window controls are hidden when the PDF is opened.
Documents In Recently Used List Sets the maximum number of documents listed in the File menu.
Save Settings
Automatically Save Document Changes To Temporary File Every _ Minutes Determines how often Acrobat automatically saves changes to an
open document.
Save As Optimizes For Fast Web View Restructures a PDF document for page-at- a-time downloading from web servers.
PDF/A View Mode
View Documents In PDF/A Mode Specifies when to use this viewing mode: Never, or Only For PDF/A Documents.
Hidden Information
Searches the PDF for items that may not be apparent, such as metadata, file attachments, comments, and hidden text and layers. The search
Remove Hidden Information When Closing Document (Not selected by default.)
Remove Hidden Information When Sending Document By Email (Not selected by default.)
Redaction
Adjust Filename When Saving Applied Redaction Marks Specifies a prefix or suffix to use when saving a file to which redaction marks have
been applied.
Choose Localization For Search and Redact Patterns Specifies which installed language version of Acrobat to use for the patterns. For
example, if you installed both the English and German versions, then you can choose either language for the patterns. The Patterns option
appears in the Search and Redaction dialog boxes.
Full Screen preferences
Full Screen Setup
Current Document Only Specifies whether the display is limited to a single PDF.
Fill Screen With One Page At A Time Sets the page view to the maximum screen coverage by a single page.
Alert When Document Requests Full Screen Displays a message before going into Full Screen mode. Selecting this option overrides a previous
selection of Do Not Show This Message Again in that message.
Which Monitor To Use Specifies the monitor on which full-screen display appears (for users with multiple-monitor configurations).
Full Screen Navigation
Escape Key Exits Lets you exit Full Screen mode by pressing the Esc key. If this option is not selected, you can exit by pressing Ctrl+L.
Show Navigation Bar Shows a minimal navigation toolbar regardless of the document settings.
Left Click To Go Forward One Page; Right Click To Go Back One Page Lets you page through an Adobe PDF document by clicking the
mouse. You can also page through a document by pressing Return, Shift-Return (to go backward), or the arrow keys.
Loop After Last Page Lets you page through a PDF document continuously, returning to the first page after the last. This option is typically used
for setting up kiosk displays.
Advance Every _ Seconds Specifies whether to advance automatically from page to page every set number of seconds. You can page through a
document using mouse or keyboard commands even if automatic paging is selected.
Full Screen Appearance
Background Color Specifies the window’s background color in Full Screen mode. You can select a color from the color palette to customize the
background color.
Mouse Cursor Specifies whether to show or hide the pointer when Full Screen mode is in operation.
Full Screen Transitions
Ignore All Transitions Removes transition effects from presentations that you view in Full Screen mode.
Default Transition Specifies the transition effect to display when you switch pages in Full Screen mode and no transition effect has been set for
the document.
Direction Determines the flow of the selected default transition on the screen, such as Down, Left, Horizontal, and so on. The available options
vary according to the transition. If no directional options affect the selected default transition, this option is not available.
Navigation Controls Direction Mimics the user’s progress through the presentation, such as transitioning from top to bottom when the user
proceeds to the next page and from bottom to top when the user backtracks to the previous page. Available only for transitions with directional
options.
General preferences
Basic Tools
Use Single Key Accelerators To Access Tools Enables you to select tools with a single keystroke. This option is deselected by default.
Create Links From URLs Specifies whether links that weren’t created with Acrobat are automatically identified in the PDF document and become
clickable links.
Make Hand Tool Select Text & Images Enables the Hand tool to function as the Select tool when it hovers over text in an Adobe PDF.
Make Hand Tool Read Articles Changes the appearance of the Hand tool pointer when over an article thread. Upon the first click, the article
zooms to fill the document pane horizontally; subsequent clicks follow the thread of the article.
Make Hand Tool Use Mouse-wheel Zooming Changes the action of the mouse wheel from scrolling to zooming.
Make Select Tool Select Images Before Text Changes the order in which the Select tool selects.
Use Fixed Resolution For Snapshot Tool Images Sets the resolution used to copy an image captured with the Snapshot tool.
Touch Mode Sets how Acrobat enters the Touch mode, if at all, for touch enabled-devices. In Touch mode, Toolbar buttons, panels, and menus
shift apart slightly to accommodate selecting with your fingers. The Touch reading mode optimizes viewing and supports most common gestures.
Warnings
Do Not Show Edit Warnings Disables warning boxes that would normally appear when you delete items such as links, pages, page thumbnails,
and bookmarks.
Reset All Warnings Restores default settings for warnings.
Messages From Adobe
Show Me Messages When I Launch Acrobat Allows in-product marketing messages from Adobe to appear in the Welcome Screen when you
launch the application without a document open. Click a message to get information about features, updates, or online services, or to open an
element in the application, such as a task pane. Deselect the option to prevent in-product marketing messages from appearing.
Note: Transactional messages, which facilitate the Adobe Online Service, cannot be turned off.
Application Startup
Show Splash Screen (Mac OS) Determines whether the application startup screen appears each time the application starts.
Use Only Certified Plug-Ins Ensures that only Adobe-certified third-party plug-ins are loaded. The notation Currently in Certified Mode indicates
either Yes or No depending on its status.
Check 2D Graphics Accelerator (Windows only) (Appears only if your computer hardware supports 2D graphics acceleration.) When selected,
allows hardware acceleration usage when the first document is opened. When deselected, hardware acceleration usage starts after the first
document is opened. This option can slow startup time, so it is deselected by default.
Note: This option is available only when the option Use 2D Graphics Acceleration in the Page Display preferences is selected.
Select Default PDF Handler (Windows only) Specifies which PDF application is used to open PDFs in a web browser or the Windows shell (by
double-clicking a PDF on the desktop, for example). A browser uses this setting only if it is using the Adobe plug-in or add- on for viewing PDF
files. This setting applies if you have multiple versions of Acrobat or Adobe Reader or both installed on your computer. For example, if you choose
Reader X, PDFs open in Protected Mode--a secure, confined environment for viewing PDFs.
Page Display preferences
Default Layout And Zoom
Page Layout Sets the page layout used for scrolling when you first open a document. The default setting is Automatic. The Page Layout setting
in File > Properties > Initial View overrides this value.
Zoom Sets the magnification level for PDF documents when they are first opened. The default setting is Automatic. The Magnification setting in
File > Properties > Initial View overrides this value.
Note: Two conditions can affect page layout and zoom. 1) Someone has already set an individual PDF to a different initial view in File >
Properties. 2) You have the option Restore Last View Settings When Reopening Documents selected in Edit > Preferences > Document category.
Resolution
Use System Setting Uses the system settings for monitor resolution.
Custom Resolution Sets the monitor resolution.
Rendering
Smooth Text Specifies the type of text-smoothing to apply.
Smooth Line Art Applies smoothing to remove abrupt angles in lines.
Smooth Images Applies smoothing to minimize abrupt changes in images.
Use Local Fonts Specifies whether the application uses or ignores local fonts installed on your system. When deselected, substitute fonts are
used for any font not embedded in the PDF. If a font cannot be substituted, the text appears as bullets and an error message appears.
Enhance Thin Lines When selected, clarifies thin lines in the display to make them more visible.
Use Page Cache Places the next page in a buffer before the current page is viewed to reduce the time required to page through a document.
Use 2D Graphics Acceleration (Windows only) (Appears only if your computer hardware supports 2D graphics acceleration.) Speeds up
zooming, scrolling, and redrawing of page content, and speeds the rendering and manipulation of 2D PDF content. This option is selected by
default.
Note: If this option is not available in the Page Display preferences, you may need to update your GPU card driver to enable this hardware
feature. Contact your card vendor or computer manufacturer for an updated driver.
Page Content And Information
Show Large Images Displays large images. If your system is slow to display image- intensive pages, deselect this option.
Use Smooth Zooming (Windows only) When deselected, turns off animation effects, which improves performance.
Show Art, Trim, & Bleed Boxes Displays any art, trim, or bleed boxes defined for a document.
Show Transparency Grid Displays the grid behind transparent objects.
Use Logical Page Numbers Enables the Number Pages command for matching the position of the page in the PDF to the number printed on the
page. A page number, followed by the page position in parentheses, appears in the Page Navigation toolbar and in the Go To Page and Print
dialog boxes. For example, i (1 of 1) if the printed number of the first page is i. If this option is not selected, pages are numbered with arabic
numbers starting at 1. Selecting this option helps prevent unexpected behavior when clicking Back or Go Back in your web browser.
Always Show Document Page Size Displays the page measurements beside the horizontal scroll bar.
Use Overprint Preview Specifies whether Overprint Preview mode is on only for PDF/X files, never on, always on, or set automatically. When set
to Automatic, if a document contains overprints, then Overprint Preview mode is activated. The Overprint Preview mode lets you see (onscreen)
the effects of ink aliasing in the printed output. For example, a printer or service provider could create an ink alias if a document contains two
similar spot colors and only one is required.
Default Transparency Blending Color Space Sets the default color space, Working RGB or Working CMYK, for transparency blending.
Reference XObjects View Mode
Show Reference XObject Targets Specifies the type of documents in which reference XObjects can be viewed.
Location Of Referenced Files (Optional) Specifies a location for the referenced documents.
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Keyboard shortcuts
Keys for selecting tools
Keys for working with comments
Keys for navigating a PDF
Keys for working with PDF Portfolios
Keys for navigating task panes
Keys for general navigating
Keys for working with navigation panels
Keys for navigating the Help window
Keys for accessibility
For common keyboard shortcuts you can use with Windows, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449.
Keys for selecting tools
To enable single-key shortcuts, open the Preferences dialog box, and under General, select the Use Single-Key Accelerators To 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,Dynamic Zoom, Loupe
Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool
(when Marquee Zoom tool is selected)
Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee
Zoom tool is selected)
Temporarily select Zoom In tool Ctrl+spacebar Spacebar+Command
Select Object tool R R
Shift+Z Shift+Z
Shift Shift
Ctrl Option
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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, List Box, Dropdown Box, Button,
Digital Signature, Barcode
3D tool M M
Cycle through Multimedia tools: Flash,
Video
Shift+F Shift+F
Shift+M Shift+M
Edit Document Text tool T T
Redaction Y Y
Cycle through Touch Up tools: Touch Up
Text, Touch Up Reading Order, Touch Up
Object
JavaScript Debugger Ctrl+J Command+J
Insert Blank Pages tool Shift+Ctrl+T Shift+Command+T
Shift+T Shift+T
Insert Files Ctrl+Shift+I
Delete pages Ctrl+Shift+D
Open Output Preview ~ ~
Keys for working with comments
To enable single-key shortcuts, select the Use 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,Underline Text, Cross Out Text
Current drawing markup tool D D
Shift+U (Windows only) Shift+U
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Cycle through drawing markup tools:
Cloud, Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Oval,
Polygon Line, Polygon, Pencil Tool,
Eraser Tool
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
Move focus to next comment or form field Tab Tab
Move focus to previous comment or form
field
Open pop-up note (or text field in
Comments List) for comment that has
focus
Closes pop- up (or text field in Comments
List) for comment that has focus
Shift+D (Windows only) Shift+D
Shift+J Shift+J
Shift+Tab Shift+Tab
Enter Return
Esc Esc
Keys for navigating a PDF
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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+Up Arrow
Last page End or Shift+Ctrl+Page Down or
Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow
Previous page Left Arrow or Ctrl+Page Up Left Arrow or Command+Page Up
Next page Right Arrow or Ctrl+Page Down 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
Home or Shift+Command+ Up Arrow
End or Shift+Command+Down Arrow
Keys for working with PDF Portfolios
These keys are available in the files list of the Details pane.
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Result Windows Action Mac OS Action
Move forward or backward among the
current column header selected for
sorting, the current row with focus, and the
Go Back button if in a folder
Move focus to the next or previous row
when in the body of the file list on the left
Selects the next or previous column
header for sorting
If pressed in the body of the file list,
navigate one level up from within a folder
Press the Go Back button in a folder if
focus is on the button.
If pressed when focus is on a row in the
file list representing a subfolder, navigate
to a subfolder, or open an attachment in
Preview mode.
If in the body of the file list, move to the
first or last row
If in the body of the file list, move to the
next or last set of rows to fit the screen
Tab or Shift+Tab Tab or Shift+Tab
Up Arrow or Down Arrow Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Left Arrow or Right Arrow Left Arrow or Right Arrow
Backspace Delete
Enter or Spacebar Enter or Spacebar
Enter Enter
Home or End Home or End
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, extend the Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow
selection by adding the next row above or
below the selected row
Change whether the row with focus is in
the selection
Move focus up or down one row without
changing the selection
Reverse the sort order when focus is on a
column header
Keys for navigating task panes
Result Windows Action Mac OS Action
Move focus to the next item among
Document pane, Task panes, Message
bar, and Navigation bar
Move focus to the previous item among
Document pane, Task panes, message
bar, and Navigation bar
Move focus to the next panel in the Task
pane
Move focus to the previous panel in the
Task pane
Ctrl+Spacebar Command+Spacebar
Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow Command+Up Arrow or Command+Down
Arrow
Spacebar Spacebar
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F6 F6
Shift+F6 Shift+F6
Ctrl+Tab Command+Tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Command+ Shift+Tab
Navigate to the next panel and panel
control within an open Task pane
Navigate to the previous panel and panel
control within an open Task pane
Navigate to the next command button
within a panel
Navigate to the previous command button
within a panel
Expand or collapse panel in focus (press
F6 to move focus to Tools pane, then tab
to desired panel)
Open or close the Task pane Shift+F4 Shift+F4
Close the pane that lists the tasks of an
Action
Open the menu and move the focus to the
first menu option when focus is on a
command with a submenu or submenu
element with a flyout
Move the focus back to the parent
command button with a submenu or
submenu element with a flyout
Tab Tab
Shift+Tab Shift+Tab
Down Arrow Down Arrow
Up Arrow Up Arrow
Spacebar or Enter
Left Arrow or Right Arrow
Ctrl+Shift+F4 Ctrl+Shift+F4
Spacebar or Enter Spacebar or Enter
Esc Esc
Spacebar or Enter
Left Arrow or Right Arrow
Run the command in focus Spacebar or Enter Spacebar or Enter
Navigate to the next item in the active
panel in the Create New Action, Edit
Action, Create New Tool Set, or the Edit
Tool Set dialog boxes
Tab Tab
Navigate to the previous item in the active
panel in the Create New Action, Edit
Shift+Tab Shift+Tab
Action, Create New Tool Set, and the Edit
Tool Set dialog boxes
Keys for general navigating
Result Windows/UNIX Action Mac OS Action
Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX);
expand first menu item (UNIX)
Move focus to toolbar in browser and
application
Move to next open document (when focus
is on document pane)
Move to previous open document (when
focus is on document pane)
Close current document Ctrl+F4 Command+F4
Close all open documents Not available Command+Option+W
Move focus to next comment, link, or form
field in the document pane
Move focus to document pane F5 F5
Move focus to previous comment, link, or
form field in the document pane
F10 Control+F2
Shift+F8 Shift+F8
Ctrl+F6 Command+F6
Ctrl+Shift+F6 Command+Shift+F6
Tab Tab
Shift+Tab Shift+Tab
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Activate selected tool, item (such as a
movie clip or bookmark), or command
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
Move to previous search result and
highlight it in the document
Move to next search result and highlight it
in the document
Search previous document (with Search
results displaying multiple files)
Search next document (with Search
results displaying multiple files)
Select text (with Select tool selected) Shift+arrow keys Shift+arrow keys
Select next word or deselect previous
word (with Select tool selected)
Spacebar or Enter Spacebar or Return
Ctrl+Tab Not available
Shift + F3 Not available
F3 F3
Alt+Shift+Left Arrow (Windows only) Command+Shift+Left Arrow
Alt+Shift+Right Arrow (Windows only) Command+Shift+Right Arrow
Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow or Left Arrow Not available
Keys for working with navigation panels
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Result Windows/UNIX Action Mac OS Action
Open and move focus to navigation pane Ctrl+Shift+F5 Command+Shift+F5
Result Windows Action Mac OS Action
Move focus among the document,
message bar, and navigation panels
Move focus to previous pane or panel Shift+F6 Shift+F6
F6 F6
Move among the elements of the active
navigation panel
Move to previous or next navigation panel
and make it active (when focus is on the
panel button)
Move to next navigation panel and make it
active (when focus is anywhere in the
navigation pane)
Expand the current bookmark (focus on
Bookmarks panel)
Collapse the current bookmark (focus on
Bookmarks panel)
Expand all bookmarks Shift+* Shift+*
Collapse selected bookmark Forward Slash (/) Forward Slash (/)
Move focus to next item in a navigation
panel
Move focus to previous item in a
navigation panel
Tab Tab
Up Arrow or Down Arrow Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Ctrl+Tab Not available
Right Arrow or Shift+plus sign Right Arrow or Shift+plus sign
Left Arrow or minus sign Left Arrow or minus sign
Down Arrow Down Arrow
Up Arrow Up Arrow
Keys for navigating the Help window
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
Activate highlighted link Enter Not available
Print Help topic Ctrl+P Command+P
Shift+Tab Not available
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Keys for accessibility
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Change reading settings for the current
document
Shift+Ctrl+5 Shift+Command+5
Reflow a tagged PDF, and return to
Ctrl+4 Command+4
unreflowed view
Activate and deactivate Read Out Loud 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
Shift+Ctrl+B Shift+Command+B
the end of the document
Pause reading out loud Shift+Ctrl+C Shift+Command+C
Stop reading out loud Shift+Ctrl+E Shift+Command+E
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