Keyboard short for Acrobat "Add text comment" tool?

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August 5, 2020
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I'm using the latest Windows version of Acrobat and I use the "Add text comment" (Typewriter) tool a lot (not the Text box" tool). I've looked at the Acrobat shortcuts Web page and cannot find a shortcut for it. Can someone please tell me what it is? Thanks 🙂

Correct answer try67

There is no shortcut for this tool.

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wayne_worldwide

Participant

To restore the full "Add Comments" toolbar with all options (text, text box, shapes, etc), the solution is here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/add-comments-tool-not-available-on-all-tools-menu/m-p/14957305

TL;DR version: File >> "Disable New Acrobat."

I don't mind the floating toolbar, but as a quick tool only. The full "Add Comments" should be in the list of all tools down the left side. The old method where you select a toolbar on the left and all options appear on top was MUCH better than.....taking away the most used tool. I was going crazy trying to figure out why "Add Comments" would show in the "Add to toolbar" but not in the list of tools.

Hossein ShokouhiFar

Participant

Hi, I had the same issue like you and I looked up in adobe shortcuts and surfed the net but I couldn't catch anything worthy. However I kept testing all the keys of keyboard in Adobe acrobat DC pro and found something intresting. If you press W key then switch it to another tool by shift+W, you might be able to type and it works as finely as add text comment tool. Just give it a try and let me know whether it worked or not.

Hope you enjoy it.

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fayster01

Participant

Actually, just W worked for me. Not sure if it's new or if the answers above were incorrect. Thanks Hossein!

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BenevolentDeityAuthor

Known Participant

Neither W nor Shift+W do anything in my Acrobat Pro 2020 application 😞 I'm hoping Adobe will implement an appropriate shortcut by 2030 🙂

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fayster01

Participant

I know this is an old thread, but I sure wish this shortcut was availabe. Like the OP, I use "Add Text" all the time. Yes, I had already added it to my toolbar - but I am so often coming from another Adobe product - Illustrator or Photoshop - and without thinking will hit the T for text and, unfortunately, that opens the Edit Text tool. Frustrating

Amal.

Community Manager

Hi Fayster

Hope you are doing well and sorry for the trouble.

You may submit your feedback to the engineering team using the link - https://acrobat.uservoice.com/

Regards

Amal

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BenevolentDeityAuthor

Known Participant

Thank all of you for your input. However, what I had hoped for was a definitive answer that simply provided the shortcut or stated that there was no shortcut for this tool.