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Adobe Acrobat

Zoom out

Ctrl-

Windows Desktop app Acrobat desktop

Practice this

To zoom out in Adobe Acrobat, press Ctrl + Minus. On a Mac, press Cmd + Minus instead.

Where it works: Document open

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`Cmd-`
Windows	Desktop app	`Ctrl-`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts - Adobe Acrobat

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Zoom out Audacity Ctrl + 3
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Zoom out of the browser, viewer or timeline Final Cut Pro Cmd + -
Zoom out of the image GIMP -
Zoom out GitHub Desktop Cmd + -
Zoom out Google Earth Page Down
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Zoom out Inkscape -

More Adobe Acrobat shortcuts

Switch between editing and previewing the form P
Turn guides on or off G
Show the tab order Shift + N
Move to the next document tab Ctrl + Tab
Move to the previous document tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Close the current document Cmd + F4
Close all open documents Cmd + Option + W
Move the focus to the document pane F5

See every Adobe Acrobat shortcut

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