You can customize keyboard shortcuts. Also see standard Windows keyboard shortcuts for controls like tree view or edit fields.

File menu

  • Ctrl + N - Open a new window
  • Ctrl + O - Open a file
  • Ctrl + W - Close current file
  • Ctrl + S - Save current file as
  • F2 - Rename current file
  • Ctrl + P - Print
  • Ctrl + D - Properties
  • Ctrl + Q, Alt-F4 - Quit app

Go To menu

  • Right Arrow / Left Arrow- Next / Previous Page
    • scrolls left / right if page width > window width
  • Home - First Page
  • End - Last Page
  • Ctrl + G - Go To Page...
  • Alt + Left Arrow - Back
  • Alt + Right Arrow - Forward
  • Ctrl + F - Find...

Favorites menu

  • Ctrl + B - Add current page to favorites

View menu

  • Ctrl + 6 - Single Page
  • Ctrl + 7 - Facing
  • Ctrl + 8 - Book View
  • Ctrl + Shift + -, [- Rotate Left (anti-clockwise)
  • Ctrl + Shift + +, ]- Rotate Right (clockwise)
  • F5 - Enter / Exit Presentation
  • F11 - Enter / Exit Full Screen
  • F12 - Show / Hide Bookmarks
  • F8 - Show / Hide Toolbar
  • Ctrl + A - Select All
  • Ctrl + C - Copy Selection

Zoom menu

  • Ctrl + 0 - Fit Page
  • Ctrl + 1 - Actual Size
  • Ctrl + 2 - Fit Width
  • Ctrl + 3 - Fit Content
  • Ctrl + Y - Custom Zoom...

Navigation

  • j / k - Scroll up / down by line
  • h / l - Scroll left / right
  • Up / Down - Scroll up/down by line
  • Shift + Left / Shift + Right- Scroll left /right faster
  • space - Scroll by screen
  • Shift + space - Scroll back by screen
  • n / p - Next / previous page
  • Page Down / Page Up - Next / previous page
  • Ctrl + Down / Ctrl + Up - Next / previous page
  • Alt + Left - Go back
  • Alt + Right - Go forward
  • Ctrl + G - Go to page
  • g - Go to page
  • Home - Go to first page
  • End - Go to last page
  • b - Flip a page in book mode
  • Ctrl + Shift + Right - Open next document in the directory
  • Ctrl + Shift + Left - Open previous document in the directory

Viewing state

  • + / - - zoom in/out
  • Ctrl + scroll wheel - zoom in/out
  • z - toggle zoom between Fit Page, Fit Width, Fit Content
  • c - toggle between continuous/non-continuous mode
  • Ctrl + Shift + - - rotate left
  • / on numeric keypad - rotate left
  • Ctrl + Shift + + - rotate right
  • * on numeric keypad - rotate left
  • F12 - show/hide bookmarks (table of contents)
  • F6 - switch focus between bookmarks window and main window
  • Ctrl + L, F5, Shift + F11- Enter / exit presentation mode (minimal full screen mode)
  • F11, Ctrl + Shift + L- Enter / Exit full screen mode
  • ESC - exit full screen or presentation mode
  • i - invert colors in the document
  • Shift + i - show current page number
  • m - show cursor position in document coordinates
  • F8 - show/hide toolbar
  • F9 - show/hide menu
  • w - in presentation mode, make whole screen white
  • . - in presentation mode, make whole screen black

Actions

  • Ctrl + O - Open a new document
  • Ctrl + W - Close current document
  • Ctrl + F4 - Also close current document
  • Ctrl + S - Save current document as...
  • Ctrl + Shift + S - Create a link to current document
  • Ctrl + P - Print
  • F2 - Rename file and reopen with new name
  • Ctrl + Shift + N - Open current document in new window
  • r - Reload document
  • Ctrl + F - Find text
  • / - Find text
  • F3 - Find next
  • Shift + F3 - Find previous
  • Alt + F4 - Close window (and all documents in it). Quit app if last window.
  • q - Close current document (tab). Close window if last tab. Quit app if last window.
  • Ctrl + Q - Quit app (close all windows and opened documents)
  • Ctrl + Left Mouse - Select area (can then use with copy, print or +/- zoom)
  • Ctrl + B - Add current page to favorites
  • Right Mouse - Grab and pan page in any direction
  • Alt + Scroll Wheel - Increase vertical scroll wheel steps (faster)
  • Shift + Scroll Wheel - Pan horizontally with scroll wheel
  • Ctrl + Y - Show dropdown zoom control

Tabs

  • Ctrl + Tab - go to next tab
  • Ctrl + Shift + Tab - go to previous tab
  • Alt + 1 - go to tab 1. Use Alt + 2, etc. up to Alt + 8
  • Alt + 9 - go to last tab

Annotations

only available since version 3.3, some from 3.4
  • a - create highlight annotation from selected text
  • A - like a plus opens annotation editor
  • u - create underline annotation from selected text
  • Delete - delete annotation under mouse cursor
  • Ctrl-Shift-S - save annotations to current PDF file

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