Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in Nixt PDF — document commands, getting around, tools, stamps and signatures, editing text, and dialogs.
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 |
| ⌘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 |
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