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October 21, 2015
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Move Between Documents Keyboard Shortcut : Acrobat Pro DC

  • October 21, 2015
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Since updating to version 2015.009.20069 of Acrobat Pro DC on Mac Pro (late 2013), I am unable to use any keyboard shortcut to navigate between open documents. Prior to the most recent update to Acrobat Pro DC it was possible to navigate between open documents using keyboard shortcut. So, what has changed with the keyboard shortcut ?

Paul

    Correct answer Samarth_Gupta

    Hi Paul,

    Correct me if I am wrong but I believe that you want to open multiple documents (say 3) in acrobat and then switch between them (i.e. document 1 to document 2 and so on).

    Since the version 2015.009.20069, multiple documents are opened as Tabs instead of Windows of Acrobat.

    You can use Ctrl+Tab to switch to next tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab to switch to previous tab.

    Thanks,

    Samarth

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    Anonymous
    September 30, 2016

    The only option I have found so far is to choose window > cascade. The tabbed files then become separate windows and you can use tab + ~ again to switch between them. It defeats the purpose of tabs in one window, but with full screen display of acrobat reader, this is a better option than having to use the mouse to switch tabs.

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    Anonymous
    September 30, 2016

    Correction: the answer by Samarth_Gupta is actually correct: I misread ctrl + tab for command + tab.

    Ctrl + tab does work.

      jvaladezc
      jvaladezc
      Participant
      May 30, 2023

      And if you add the SHIFT key, it inverts the direction.

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      jiporter
      Inspiring
      November 17, 2015

      Tab Shift doesn't work if that's already being used to cycle through APPS in OS X (I believe that's the default). So, is there a way to modify the keyboard command in Acrobat DC to get it to work?

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        csharesky
        Participant
        January 25, 2016

        There is no update for this? Over a year later and no response? Pathetic.

          Samarth_Gupta
          Adobe Employee
          Samarth_GuptaCorrect answer
          Adobe Employee
          October 21, 2015

          Hi Paul,

          Correct me if I am wrong but I believe that you want to open multiple documents (say 3) in acrobat and then switch between them (i.e. document 1 to document 2 and so on).

          Since the version 2015.009.20069, multiple documents are opened as Tabs instead of Windows of Acrobat.

          You can use Ctrl+Tab to switch to next tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab to switch to previous tab.

          Thanks,

          Samarth

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            SunnysideAuthor
            Participating Frequently
            October 21, 2015

            Hi Samarth,

            Many thanks for your response back about how to move between open documents using keyboard shortcuts between the tabs. I checked the the Adobe document named Acrobat Help / Keyboard Shortcuts and could not find any reference to this new keyboard shortcut so wonder if you could please arrange for an amendment to be made to reflect the change made after the 2015.009.20069 update ?

            Regards,

            Paul

              Samarth_Gupta
              Adobe Employee
              Samarth_Gupta
              Adobe Employee
              October 23, 2015

              Duly noted.

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