Here are my top 10 favorite keyboard shortcuts that I have grown to rely on in Acrobat 9 Professional. You may know all of them, some of them, or maybe none at all. Everyone uses their applications differently. I used to be a mega-mouse-clicker. Over the years, I have grown to use, appreciate and ultimately rely on keyboard shortcuts to help streamline my workflow. So, here they are… My Top Ten Acrobat 9 Professional Keyboard Shortcuts:
Drum roll, please…
10.
Ctrl-6 Insert Sticky Note
9.
Shift-Ctrl-D Delete Pages
8.
Ctrl-R Show/Hide Rulers (yes, Acrobat DOES have rulers!)
7.
Ctrl-U Show/Hide Grid (yep – Acrobat has a design grid too!)
6.
Alt-Left Arrow Previous View
5.
Ctrl-0 (zero) Fit Page
4.
Shift-Ctrl-1 Open Organizer
3.
Shift-Ctrl-F Search
2.
Ctrl-D Document Properties
…and
the number 1 keyboard shortcut is…
1.
Ctrl-K Preferences
There are many, many more waiting to be discovered and learned.
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