Keyboard shortcuts — Nixt PDF docs

Document shortcuts work as soon as a document opens, before you click anything. On a Mac, both ⌘ and Control work as the modifier; on Windows and Linux, use Ctrl.

Document commands

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Save	`⌘S`	`Ctrl+S`
Undo	`⌘Z`	`Ctrl+Z`
Open or close the find bar	`⌘F`	`Ctrl+F`
Print	`⌘P`	`Ctrl+P`
Bookmark the current page	`⌘D`	`Ctrl+D`
Show or hide the side panel	`⌘</kbd>`	`Ctrl+</kbd>`

Save does nothing when there are no unsaved changes. Undo and Bookmark the current page do nothing on a document that is Read only.

Getting around

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Zoom in	`⌘=` or `⌘+`	`Ctrl+=` or `Ctrl++`
Zoom out	`⌘-`	`Ctrl+-`
Go to the first page	`⌘↑`	`Ctrl+↑`
Go to the last page	`⌘↓`	`Ctrl+↓`
Leave read mode or presentation mode	`Esc`	`Esc`

Find bar

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Next match	`Enter`	`Enter`
Close the find bar	`Esc`	`Esc`

These work while you’re typing in Find in document.

Tools

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Put the current tool away and go back to Select	`Esc`	`Esc`
Select a word (with the Select tool)	Double-click	Double-click

Stamps and signatures on the page

With the Stamp or Sign tool in use and a stamp, signature or initials picked up:

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Move one point	`←` `→` `↑` `↓`	`←` `→` `↑` `↓`
Move ten points	`Shift+←` `Shift+→` `Shift+↑` `Shift+↓`	`Shift+←` `Shift+→` `Shift+↑` `Shift+↓`
Change it (Change…)	`Enter`	`Enter`
Delete it	`Delete` or `Backspace`	`Delete` or `Backspace`
Let go of it	`Esc`	`Esc`
Resize without keeping its proportions	Hold `Shift` while dragging a handle	Hold `Shift` while dragging a handle

Pictures on the page

With the Move pictures tool in use:

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Resize keeping the proportions	Hold `Shift` while dragging a corner handle	Hold `Shift` while dragging a corner handle

Stamps keep their proportions unless you hold Shift; pictures change them unless you hold Shift.

Editing a line of text

With a line open in the Edit text tool:

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Keep the change	`Enter`	`Enter`
Leave the line as it was	`Esc`	`Esc`

Dialogs

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Confirm a one-line dialog, such as naming a bookmark or typing a password	`Enter`	`Enter`
Fill in a form answer in the Form view	`Enter`, or move out of the box	`Enter`, or move out of the box