You can select some commands and perform some actions with single-key accelerators. To enable single-key accelerators, please go to File > Preferences > General, and check Use single-key accelerators to access tools option in the Basic Tools group.
Keys for Selecting Commands
| Command | Single-key Accelerator |
| Hand | H |
| Select Text and Image | V |
| Select Annotation | R |
| Edit Object | O |
| Crop Pages | C |
| Link | L |
| Cycle through commands in forms authoring mode: Text Field, Check Box, Radio Button, List Box, Combo Box, Push Button, Signature Field | Shift + F |
| Text Field, Check Box, Radio Button, List Box, Combo Box, Push Button, or Signature Field | F |
| Audio & Video | M |
| Cycle through Multimedia commands: Audio & Video, Image Annotation | Shift + M |
| Edit Text | T |
| Text & Images Redaction | Shift + Y |
| Cycle through zoom commands: Marquee, Loupe, Magnifier | Shift + Z |
| Marquee/Loup/Magnifier | Z |
| Temporarily select Hand | Spacebar |
| JavaScript Console | Ctrl + J |
| Insert Blank Page | Shift + Ctrl + T |
| Insert From File | Ctrl + Shift + I |
| Delete pages | Ctrl + Shift + D |
| Reading Order | Shift + Ctrl + U |
| Temporarily zoom out (when the Marquee command is selected) | Ctrl |
| Temporarily select Zoom In | Ctrl+ Spacebar |
Keys for Working with Comments
| Action | Single-key Accelerator |
| Sticky Note | S |
| Replace Text | E |
| Stamp | K |
| Current highlighting command | U |
| Current drawing markup command | D |
| Cycle through drawing markup commands: Cloud, Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Oval, Polygon Line, Polygon, Pencil, Eraser | Shift + D |
| Cloud | Q |
| Text Box | X |
| Current Stamp or Attach File command | J |
| Cycle through Stamp and Attach File | Shift + J |
| Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlight, Underline, Strikeout | Shift + U |
| Move focus to next comment or form field | Tab |
| Move focus to previous comment or form field | Shift + Tab |
| Open pop-up note (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus | Enter |
| Close pop-up (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus | Esc |
Keys for Navigating a PDF Document
| Action | Single-key Accelerator |
| Previous screen | Page Up |
| Next screen | Page Down |
| First page | Home |
| Last page | End |
| Previous page | Left Arrow or Ctrl + Page Up |
| Next page | Right Arrow or Ctrl + Page Down |
| Scroll up | Up Arrow |
| Scroll down | Down Arrow |
| Scroll (when Hand command is selected) | Spacebar |
| Zoom in | Ctrl+ Equal Sign |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + Hyphen |
Keys for Working with Forms
| Action | Single-key Accelerator |
| Align selected fields left | L |
| Align selected fields right | R |
| Align selected fields top | T |
| Align selected fields bottom | B |
| Align selected fields horizontal | H |
| Align selected fields vertical | V |
| Center fields horizontally | Shift + H |
| Center fields vertically | Shift + V |
| Highlight fields | Shift + L |
| Show tab numbers | Shift + N |
| Document JavaScript | P |
Keys for Working with PDF Portfolios
| Action | Single-key Accelerator |
| Move focus to the next or previous row when in the body of the file list on the left | Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one level up from within a folder | Backspace |
| 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. | Enter |
| If in the body of the file list, move to the first or last row | Home or End |
| If in the body of the file list, move to the next or last set of rows to fit the screen | Page Down or Page Up |
| Select or deselect all files | Ctrl + A or Shift + Ctrl + A |
| If in the body of the file list, extend the selection by adding the next row above or below the selected row | Shift + Up Arrow or Shift + Down Arrow |
| Change whether the row with focus is in the selection | Ctrl + Spacebar |
| Move focus up or down one row without changing the selection | Ctrl + Up Arrow or Ctrl + Down Arrow |
Keys for Navigating Task Panes
| Action | Single-key Accelerator |
| Open or close the Task pane | Shift + F4 |
| Navigate to the next item in the panel | Tab |
Keys for General Navigating
| Action | Single-key Accelerator |
| Move focus to document pane | F5 |
| Move focus to Ribbon | F10 |
| Move to next open document tab (when multiple documents are open in same window) | Ctrl + Tab, or Ctrl + Shift + Page Down |
| Move to previous open document tab (when multiple documents are open in same window) | Ctrl + Shift + Tab, or Ctrl + Shift + Page Up |
| Close current document | Ctrl + F4 |
| Close all open documents | Ctrl + Shift + W |
| Move focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane | Tab |
| Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane | Shift + Tab |
| Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie clip or bookmark), or command | Spacebar or Enter |
| Open context menu | Shift + F10 |
| Close context menu | F10 |
| Return to Hand command or Select command | Esc |
| Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box | Ctrl + Tab |
| Move to previous search result and highlight it in the document | Shift + F3 |
| Move to next search result and highlight it in the document | F3 |
| Search previous document (with Search results displaying multiple files) | Alt + Shift + Left Arrow |
| Search next document (with Search results displaying multiple files) | Alt + Shift + Right Arrow |
| Select text (with Select command selected) | Shift + Arrow Keys |
| Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select command selected) | Shift + Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
Keys for Working with Navigation Panels
| Action | Single-key Accelerator |
| Open and move focus to navigation pane | Ctrl + Shift + F5 |
| Move focus to previous pane or panel | Shift + F6 |
| Move focus among the document, status bar and navigation panels | F6 |
| Move among the elements of the active navigation panel | Tab |
| Move to previous or next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is on the panel button) | Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Move to next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is anywhere in the navigation pane) | Ctrl + Tab |
| Expand the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) | Right Arrow, or * (keypad), or Plus Sign (keypad) |
| Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel) | Left Arrow, or Forward Slash (/), or Minus Sign (keypad) |
| Expand all bookmarks | Shift + * |
| Collapse all bookmarks | Shift + Forward Slash (/) (keypad) |
| Move focus to next item in a navigation panel | Down Arrow |
| Move focus to previous item in a navigation panel | Up Arrow |
Keys for Navigating the Help Window
| Action | Single-key Accelerator |
| Open User Manual | F1 |
Keys for Accessibility
| Action | Single-key Accelerator |
| Change reading settings for the current document | Shift + Ctrl + 5 |
| Reflow a tagged PDF, and return to unreflowed view | Ctrl + 4 |
| Activate and deactivate Read Out Loud | Shift + Ctrl + Y |
| Read only the current page out loud | Shift + Ctrl + V |
| Read out loud from the current page to the end of the document | Shift + Ctrl + B |
| Pause reading out loud | Shift + Ctrl + C |
| Stop reading out loud | Shift + Ctrl + E |