In order to use the PDF Editor in the best possible way, keyboard shortcuts have been assigned to some important functions. In this article, you will learn
- which keyboard shortcuts are available in the PDF Editor, and
- which keyboard shortcuts are used for macOS and Windows.
1. Select and Edit
| Function | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Menu item «Edit» | ||
Undo |
Ctrl + Z
|
cmd + Z
|
| Redo |
Ctrl + Shift + Z
|
cmd + Shift + Z
|
| Cut |
Ctrl + X
|
cmd + X |
| Copy |
Ctrl + C
|
cmd + C
|
| Paste |
Ctrl + V
|
cmd + V
|
| Paste into original position |
Ctrl + Shift + V
|
cmd + Shift + V
|
| Delete | Backspace |
Backspace |
| Select All |
Ctrl + A
|
cmd + A
|
| Deselect All |
Ctrl + Shift + A
|
cmd + Shift + A
|
| Select Objects... |
Ctrl + E
|
cmd + E
|
| Convert Text to Outline... |
Ctrl + Shift + O
|
cmd + Shift + O
|
| Menu item «Arrange» | ||
| Align Left |
Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow ←
|
cmd + Shift + Left Arrow ←
|
| Align Right |
Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow →
|
cmd + Shift + Right Arrow →
|
| Align Top |
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow ↑
|
cmd + Shift + Up Arrow ↑
|
| Align Bottom |
Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow ↓
|
cmd + Shift + Down Arrow ↓
|
| Move Frontward |
Ctrl + Shift + +
|
cmd + Shift + +
|
| Move Backward |
Ctrl + Shift + -
|
cmd + Shift + -
|
| Manual Selection | ||
| Select the next object in the PDF hierarchy | Tab |
Tab |
| Select the previous object in the PDF hierarchy |
Shift + Tab
|
Shift + Tab
|
| Select object behind |
Ctrl + Click
|
cmd + Click
|
| Determine as a reference object |
Ctrl + Shift + Click
|
cmd + Shift + Click
|
2. Display, Zoom and Navigation
| Function | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Menu item «View» | ||
| Display Mode | ||
| Toogle between Print Preview and Outline View |
Ctrl + Shift + Y |
cmd + Y |
| Reset View Settings |
Ctrl + Shift + X
|
cmd + Shift + X
|
| Zoom | ||
| Zoom In * |
Ctrl + +
|
cmd + +
|
| Zoom Out |
Ctrl + -
|
cmd + -
|
| Fit Page |
Ctrl + 0
|
cmd + 0
|
| Original Size (100%) |
Ctrl + 1
|
cmd + 1
|
| Fit Width |
Ctrl + 2 | W |
cmd + 2 | W |
| Fit Height |
Ctrl + 3 | H |
cmd + 3 | H |
| Zoom to selected objects |
Ctrl + 4
|
cmd + 4
|
| Show / Hide Ruler |
Ctrl + R
|
cmd + R
|
| Show tooltip for PDF object(s) |
Ctrl + T
|
cmd + T
|
Menu item «Page» | ||
| First Page | Start |
|
| Last Page | End |
|
| Previous Page | Page up |
|
| Next Page | Page down |
|
| Menu item «Window» | ||
| Navigation | ||
| Switch to Next object |
Ctrl + Tab
|
cmd + <
|
| Switch to Previous object |
Ctrl+ Shift + Tab
|
cmd + Shift + >
|
| Close |
Ctrl+ W
|
cmd+ W |
| Close All Files |
Ctrl+ Shift + W
|
cmd+ Shift + W
|
3. Tools
| Function | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Tools | ||
| Selection Tool | V |
V |
| Direct Selection Tool | A |
A |
| Crop Tool | C |
C |
| Pipette Tool | P |
P |
| Measure Tool | M |
M |
| Hand Tool | G |
G |
| Zoom Tool | Z |
Z |
| Fit Width | W |
W |
| Fit Height | H |
H |
| Quick Access Tools | ||
| Quick access – Zoom In |
Spacebar + Ctrl
|
Spacebar + cmd
|
| Quick access – Zoom Out | – |
Spacebar + cmd + Option
|
| Quick access – Hand Tool | Spacebar |
Spacebar |
| Switch between «Select by Touching» and «Select by Enclosing» | E |
E |
4. General
| Function | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Settings |
Ctrl + ,
|
cmd + ,
|
| Open |
Ctrl + O
|
cmd + O
|
| Save |
Ctrl + S
|
cmd + S
|
| Save As... |
Ctrl + Shift + S
|
cmd + Shift + S
|
| Close |
Ctrl + W
|
cmd + W
|
| Close All Files |
Ctrl + Shift + W
|
cmd + Shift + W
|
| Document Info... |
Ctrl + D
|
cmd + D
|
Artikel update: PDF Editor 1.12.6 – 05/2025