Why can’t I use the arrow keys on my Smart Keyboard folio to navigate a pdf?

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January 20, 2019
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I use my arrow keys to navigate Acrobat when on my Mac desktop, why doesn’t the app for Ipad allow my Smart Keyboard arrow keys to perform the same function? I need a way to click or tap directly to the next/previous page, I cannot figure out how to do this.

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wmm1

Participant

ADOBE, WAKE UP. this issue has been going on for years. FIX IT!! why cant we simply use our keyboards to move through a pdf, as computer users have done for decades???????????

S_S

Community Manager

Hi @wmm1, There are differences regarding the behavior of mobile and desktop due to the architecture and the processing powers.

The feature has been in contention for deployment with the dev team for some time now.

I'll check with them to see if there has been any update.

-Souvik

adamfilipow

Participating Frequently

5 months later..

jayashreen2222992

Participant

And its still not working on the Smart Keyboard ... why can't u guys just resolve it , what's the purpose of a keyboard if I can't use half of it

Harsh Vardhan Pareek

Community Manager

Hi @jayashreen2222992

Sorry for the trouble. Could you please share a few more details?

1. Application version?

2. iOS version?

Make sure that the application is up to date.

Thanks,

Harsh

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jamztradamus

Participant

Hi, I think I'm experiencing the same issue. Using Acrobat on an older iPad Pro, the arrow keys on the apple Smart Keyboard used to work when editing a document, but several months ago the functionality stopped. The arrow keys simply don't work anymore. I have experienced this over many versions of acrobat and with two different smart keyboards on the same ipad. My ipad model is: iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation). Thanks!

Adorobat

Community Manager

Hi kristenm,

As per the issue description mentioned above, you want to navigate acrobat using arrow keys on the keyboard, is that correct?

This functionality is not available in acrobat reader app. However, you may share your feedback using this link: Adobe Acrobat for iPhone and iPad - Feature Request/Bug Report Form

You may also refer to the following forum threads discussing the similar issue:

Re: Why does Acrobat Reader for iPad not allow third party products like iRig Blue Turn to turn pages over Bluetooth?

Re: How to use keyboard when select dropdown list in IPHONE/IPAD with Adobe Acrobat PDF

Re: Bluetooth keyboard support

Let us know if you have any query.

Shivam