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Keyboard Shortcuts and Single-key Accelerators

Keyboard Shortcuts

There are number of keyboard shortcuts that you can use to speed up your navigation within Foxit PDF Reader. You can both use the default keyboard shortcuts and customize your own shortcuts.

Customize Keyboard Shortcuts

To customize the keyboard shortcuts, please do as below:

Check the Default Keyboard Shortcuts

To check the default keyboard shortcuts, click Help menu > Keyboard Mapping. Some particularly important ones are listed here:

File Keys

Action Shortcut
Open File Command + O
Close File Command + W
Save As Command + Shift + S
Print a Document Command + P
Exit Foxit PDF Reader Command + Q
Save Command + S
Document Properties Command + D

 

View Keys

Action Shortcut
Zoom In Command + =
Zoom Out Command + -
Zoom To Command + M
Actual Size Command + 1
Fit Page Command + 2
Fit Width Command + 3
Fit Visible Command + 4
Single Page Command + 7
Continuous Command + 8
Facing Command + 9
Continuous Facing Command + 0
Rotate Right Shift + Command + =
Rotate Left Shift + Command + -
Go to Page Command + G
First Page Fn + Left Arrow
Last Page Fn + Right Arrow
Previous View Command + Left Arrow
Next View Command + Right Arrow
Full Screen Command + L
AutoScroll Command + Shift + H
Marquee Zoom Option + 5
Show or Hide Rulers Command + Option + R
Line Weights Control + Command + 5
Show or Hide Navigation Panel F4 or Fn + F4 (if F4 is assigned to open the Launchpad on your device)

 

Edit Keys

Action Shortcut
Copy Command + C
Cut Command + X
Paste Command + V
Undo Command + Z
Redo Command + Shift + Z
Select All Command + A
Preferences Command + K
Delete the word before the cursor’s current position Command + Backspace
Connect to Digital Rights Management Servers and Get Templates Command + Option + G
Custom Templates Command + Option + T
Unrestricted Access Command + U

 

Tool Keys

Action Shortcut
Hand Tool Command + 5
Select Text and Image Command + 6
Select Annotation Control + 6

 

Comment Keys

Action Shortcut
Area Highlight Control + I
Typewriter Control + T
Textbox Control + X
Callout   Control + J
Note Control + N
Pin a File Control + B
Rectangle Control + R
Arrow Control + A 
Line Control + L
Oval Control + O
Polyline Control + Y
Polygon Control + G
Cloud Control + C
Pencil Control + P
Eraser Control + E
Measure Distance Control + Shift + D
Measure Perimeter Control + Shift + P
Measure Area Control + Shift + A
Keep Tool Selected Control + Z
Export All Comments Control + Shift + L
Export Highlighted Text Control + Shift + I
Show All Comments Control + U
Hide All Comments Control + H
Open All Popups Control + K
Close All Popups Control + M

 

Help Keys

Action Shortcut
User Manual F1

Single-key Accelerators

You can select some commands and perform some actions with single-key accelerators. To enable single-key accelerators, please choose File in the Ribbon (or Foxit PDF Reader in the menu bar) > 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
Temporarily select Hand Spacebar
Select Text and Image V
Marquee Z
Cycle through zoom commands: Marquee, Loupe, Magnifier Shift + Z
Temporarily zoom out (when the Marquee command is selected) Command
Temporarily select Zoom In Command + Spacebar
Select Annotation R

 

Keys for Working with Comments

Action Single-key Accelerator
Sticky Note S
Replace Text E
Stamp K
Current highlighting command U
Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlight, Underline, Strikeout Shift + 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
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 Command + Left Arrow
Next screen Command + Right Arrow
First page Fn + Left Arrow
Last page Fn + Right Arrow
Previous page Left Arrow or Command + Up Arrow
Next page Right Arrow or Command + Down Arrow
Scroll up Up Arrow
Scroll down Down Arrow
Scroll (when Hand command is selected) Spacebar
Zoom in Command + Equal Sign
Zoom out Command + Hyphen

 

Keys for Working with Forms

Action Single-key Accelerator
Highlight fields Shift + L

 

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 Fn + Left Arrow or Fn + Right Arrow
If in the body of the file list, move to the next or last set of rows to fit the screen Command + Left Arrow or Command + Right Arrow
Select or deselect all files Command + A or Shift + Command + 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 Command + Spacebar
Move focus up or down one row without changing the selection Command + Up Arrow or Command + Down Arrow

 

Keys for Navigating Task Panes

Action Single-key Accelerator
Navigate to the next item in the panel Tab
Open or close the Task pane Shift + F4

 

Keys for General Navigating

Action Single-key Accelerator
Close current document Command + Fn + F4
Close all open documents Command + Shift + W
Move focus to document pane Fn + F5
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 + Fn + F10
Close context menu Fn + F10
Return to Hand command or Select command Esc
Move to previous search result and highlight it in the document Shift + Fn + F3
Move to next search result and highlight it in the document Fn + F3
Search previous document (with Search results displaying multiple files) Option + Shift + Left Arrow
Search next document (with Search results displaying multiple files) Option + Shift + Right Arrow
Select text (with Select command selected) Shift + Arrow Keys
Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select command selected) Shift + Command + Right Arrow or Left Arrow

 

Keys for Working with Navigation Panels

Action Single-key Accelerator
Open and move focus to navigation pane Command + Shift + Fn + F5
Move focus among the document, status bar and navigation panels Fn + F6
Move focus to previous pane or panel Shift + Fn + 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) Command + 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 Help window F1