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MrsEmSalerno
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June 12, 2018
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Acrobat DC keyboard shortcuts not working?

  • June 12, 2018
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I have AcrobatPro DC (Continuous Release 2018.011.20040) Mac Sierra (I can't upgrade per corporate's IT just yet)

I cannot get ANY of the keyboard shortcuts found on this page Keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Acrobat to work at all.

All I can do is 4 common ones, copy, paste, save, close. I would LOVE to be able to marquee zoom or switch to select tool by keyboard, or even assign shortcuts would be a great help. I'm not sure why Command+spacebar to select an area to zoom into doesn't work universal across all Adobe platforms.

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    Correct answer Adorobat

    Hi MrsEmSalerno,

    As per the issue description mentioned above, keyboard shortcuts not working in Acrobat, could you check if single key accelerators option is turned on by opening the Preferences dialog box (Edit > Preferences), and under General > Use Single-Key Accelerators To Access Tools. If its not, try enabling the option and check if that helps.

    Let us know if you need any help.

    Shivam

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    GoFishRich
    GoFishRich
    New Participant
    May 25, 2023

    SOLVED:

     

    I tried all of the recommendations above but they did not work in my case.

     

    I was trying to use the Right Arrow as the Next Page Navigation keyboard shortcut but it was only moving the cusor arround.

     

    I then scoured the Preferences and found that the Accessibility setting "Always display the keyborad selection cursor" was enabled.

     

    Once disabled the Navigation keyboard shortcuts worked as expected.

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      elisabethw66933865
      New Participant
      August 12, 2024

      SOLVED:
      Same for me but the other way around...? I enabled that box and it worked.

      S_S
      Community Manager
      S_SCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      January 14, 2025

      Hi @elisabethw66933865,

       

      Hope you are doing well. 

       

      Thanks for letting us know what worked for you.

       

      -Souvik

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      Rainbowitch
      New Participant
      March 4, 2022

      I just figured out my keyboard somehow was in game mode and it fixed it!

       

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      default4u69ya8hgarb
      New Participant
      February 28, 2021

      what if all the shortcuts only perform the strikethrough text action instead of things like highlight 

       

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        Anonymous
        May 1, 2021

        Even I am facing the same problem.

        All the shortcut keys are performing the same function ( Strikethrough in my case ).

        This is quite frustrating for a user, when the user has to perform a review work which requires using multiple commenting tools for multiple instances in each document.

         

        Application - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC ( Continuous Release I Version 2021.001.20150 )

         

         

         

         

        YUGAL P

          Adorobat
          Community Manager
          AdorobatCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
          Community Manager
          June 19, 2018

          Hi MrsEmSalerno,

          As per the issue description mentioned above, keyboard shortcuts not working in Acrobat, could you check if single key accelerators option is turned on by opening the Preferences dialog box (Edit > Preferences), and under General > Use Single-Key Accelerators To Access Tools. If its not, try enabling the option and check if that helps.

          Let us know if you need any help.

          Shivam

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            MrsEmSalernoAuthor
            New Participant
            June 19, 2018

            That worked!

            Who knew "Single-Key Accelerators" is the new Adobe term for "Keyboard Shortcuts"

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              eric@ericgermanart.com
              Participating Frequently
              September 19, 2023

              Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every shortcut rewritten, every icon has been redesigned, every toolbar and panel has been moved, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which Adobe is always right.

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