Keys for general navigating

bookmark

 

Result

Windows/UNIX Action

macOS Action

Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX); expand first menu item (UNIX)

F10

Control+F2

Move focus to toolbar in browser and application

(In application, sets focus to the first button in the top bar - Home)

Shift+F8

Shift+F8

Navigate through the other controls in the top bar - Home, Tools, Document Right/Left Arrow or Tab/Shift Tab

Right/Left Arrow or Tab/Shift Tab

Select a highlighted control in the top bar Enter or Spacebar

Return or Spacebar

Move to next open document tab (when multiple documents are open in same window)

Ctrl+Tab

Control+Tab

Move to previous open document tab (when multiple documents are open in same window)

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Control+Shift+Tab

Move to next open document window (when focus is on document pane)

Ctrl+F6

Command+F6

Move to previous open document window (when focus is 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 form field in the document pane

Tab

Tab

Move focus to document pane

F5

F5

Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane

Shift+Tab

Shift+Tab

Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie clip 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 the previous search result and highlight it in the document

Shift+F3 or

Ctrl+Shift+G

Shift+Command+G

 

Find in document Ctrl+F

Command+F

Move to next search result and highlight it in the document

F3 or

Ctrl+G

Command+G

Search the previous document (with Search results displaying multiple files)

Alt+Shift+Left Arrow (Windows only)

Command+Shift+Left Arrow

Search next document (with Search results displaying 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 or Left Arrow

Not available

Increase or decrease the value of a slider Right Arrow or Left Arrow

 

Control+Option+Right Arrow or Left Arrow

 

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Keys for working with navigation panels
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