The ability to edit PDF (portable document format) files is a must for many businesses! The most well-known software for editing PDF files is Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro, but this software is priced at a premium and has limited automated installation options. Instead, we have found the Tracker Software’s PDF-xChange Editor Plus is a great alternative for many of our clients. Since many of our clients have made the switch, we wanted to focus this article on some keyboard shortcuts within PDF-xChange Editor. These keyboard shortcuts are similar to the ones for Microsoft Office which we talked about in a previous article. The table below lists some common key combinations that can be used within PDF-xChange Editor on Windows. If you are using a Mac, these will not be an option for you.
|
Action |
Details |
Keystrokes |
|
Actual Size |
Set the zoom
level to 100% and show document pages at their actual size. |
Ctrl+1 |
|
Add Bookmark |
Create a new
bookmark that points to the current page. |
Ctrl+Shift+B |
|
Align Text
Left |
Align text to
the left. |
Ctrl+L |
|
Align Text
Right |
Align text to
the right. |
Ctrl+R |
|
Auto-Scroll |
Enable/Disable
the auto-scroll feature. |
Ctrl+Shift+H |
|
Back |
Navigate
Backward. |
Alt+Left |
|
Center Text |
Center selected
text. |
Ctrl+E |
|
Close |
Close the
active document. |
Ctrl+W |
|
Contents |
Launch online
manual. |
F1 |
|
Create New
Document |
Create a new,
blank document. |
Ctrl+N |
|
Delete Pages |
Delete pages
from the active document. |
Ctrl+Shift+D |
|
Document
Info Bar |
Show/Hide the
Document Info Bar. |
Ctrl+Alt+I |
|
Edit Form |
Edit/create form
fields. |
Ctrl+Shift+7 |
|
Enable
Snapping |
Enable the
snapping feature. |
Ctrl+Shift+; |
|
Exit |
Exit the
application. |
Ctrl+Q |
|
Find |
Find text in
the active document. |
Ctrl+F |
|
First Page |
Move to the
first page of the document. |
Home |
|
Fit Page |
Fit the active
page(s) to the document window. |
Ctrl+0 |
|
Full Screen
Mode |
View document
in full screen. |
F11 |
|
Go to Page |
Move to
specific page of the active document. |
Ctrl+Shift+N |
|
Menu Toolbar |
F9 |
|
|
Next
Document |
Move to the
next open document. |
Ctrl+Tab |
|
Next Page |
Move to the
next page of the active document. |
Ctrl+Right |
|
Open |
Open an
existing document. |
Ctrl+O |
|
Previous
Document |
Move to the
previous document. |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
|
Redo |
Reverse the
most recent undo action. |
Ctrl+Y |
|
Reopen
Recently Closed Document |
Reopen closed
documents. |
Ctrl+Shift+W |
|
Rotate Counterclockwise |
Rotate the
current view counterclockwise. Please note that this feature is intended for
viewing purposes - the original document is not modified. |
Ctrl+Shift+"Num-" |
|
Rotate
Clockwise |
Rotate the
current view clockwise. Please note that this feature is intended for viewing
purposes - the original document is not modified. |
Ctrl+Shift+"Num+" |
|
Rotate Pages |
Rotate pages of
the active document. |
Ctrl+Shift+R |
|
Save |
Save the active
document. |
Ctrl+S |
|
Save As |
Save the active
document with a new name/location. |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
|
Search Pane |
Show/Hide the Search pane. |
Ctrl+Alt+F |
|
Show Guides |
Show/Hide
guides to assist in content placement. Click and drag from rulers (see Show
Rulers, below) to create guides. |
Ctrl+; |
|
Show Rulers |
Ctrl+R |
|
|
Spell Check |
Activate
the Spell Check feature and move to the first misspelling. |
F7 |
|
Undo |
Undo the most
recent action. |
Ctrl+Z |
|
Zoom In |
Zoom in on the
page. |
Ctrl+"Num+" |
|
Zoom Out |
Zoom out from
the page. |
Ctrl+"Num-" |
|
Zoom To |
Zoom to a
custom level. |
Ctrl+Shift+M |
Are you still looking for more tricks to use in PDF-xChange Editor? Tracker Software has a fantastic online manual with a convenient search and helpful how to articles. To get to the Online Manual, open PDF-xChange editor and select F1 or you can click this link: https://help.tracker-software.com/pdfxe8/.
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