Highlighting Text in Adobe Acrobat Without Using a Mouse

Adobe Acrobat is a popular document viewer and editor that supports various features, including text highlighting. However, some users might prefer to use keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse to highlight text. In this article, we will discuss how to highlight text in Adobe Acrobat using keyboard shortcuts.

Prerequisites

To follow the steps below, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat Pro DC installed on your computer.

Steps to Highlight Text in Adobe Acrobat Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Here are the steps to highlight text in Adobe Acrobat using the keyboard:

1. Open the PDF document in Adobe Acrobat.
2. Press and hold the Shift key and press the Right Arrow key to select text. Release both keys when you have selected the text you want to highlight.
3. Press the Spacebar to toggle the highlight color. Adobe Acrobat uses yellow as the default highlight color, but you can change it to another color by going to Edit > Preferences > Accessibility > Highlight Color.
4. Press Shift+F5 to view the text highlighting toolbar. You can use the toolbar to customize the highlight color, add notes, or change the font style.

Additional Tips

Here are some additional tips for using text highlighting in Adobe Acrobat:

• To remove the highlighting, select the text and press Shift+F5 to open the text highlighting toolbar, and then click the Clear Highlights button.
• You can also use other keyboard shortcuts to navigate through the document, such as Ctrl+F to search for text, Ctrl+Page Down to go to the next page, and Ctrl+Page Up to go to the previous page.

References

For more information on using Adobe Acrobat, you can refer to the following resources:

• Adobe Acrobat Help: Highlight Text
• Adobe Acrobat Learning Center