Adobe Reader for Mac is an essential application for reading, printing, marking up, and commenting on PDF files. ProsGood functionality: With Adobe Reader for Mac, you can do more than just view PDF files - you can edit them as well, adding text and placing check marks and initials. It also lets you submit forms created with fillable form fields.
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This is especially helpful since nowadays many forms that you download from the Internet require you to use it to fill in the blanks.Supports signatures: With this app you can add your signature onto files. This is an especially useful feature when you need to fill in and return a form or sign a document, but you don't have a working printer close. You can choose to either type your signature, import a picture of your signature, or draw it using a mouse or trackpad.Streamlined interface: Although the amount of features is impressive for a free application, the interface is clearly laid out and easy to navigate.Reliable: It opens and displays files of all sizes, even large ones with many detailed images, quickly and smoothly.
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We have not experienced any technical glitches. Also, updates are released regularly. ConsSome advanced features require subscription: Adobe Reader doesn't have a paid version.
Instead, if you want to take advantage of some of the more advanced features, you must sign up for a monthly subscription that starts at $1.99 a month. Two of these advanced features are emailing files directly from the application, and converting PDF files to other formats, including to Word.
Bottom LineAdobe Reader proves to be the most functional, free PDF reader and editor available. Admittedly, Preview for Mac does share some of the features available on Adobe Reader, but not all of them. Besides, most fillable forms that you download from the Internet were originally created using other Adobe products and therefore must be filled out using Adobe Reader. This is a must-have application for all Mac users.
Adobe Reader for Mac is an essential application for reading, printing, marking up, and commenting on PDF files. ProsGood functionality: With Adobe Reader for Mac, you can do more than just view PDF files - you can edit them as well, adding text and placing check marks and initials. It also lets you submit forms created with fillable form fields. This is especially helpful since nowadays many forms that you download from the Internet require you to use it to fill in the blanks.Supports signatures: With this app you can add your signature onto files.
This is an especially useful feature when you need to fill in and return a form or sign a document, but you don't have a working printer close. You can choose to either type your signature, import a picture of your signature, or draw it using a mouse or trackpad.Streamlined interface: Although the amount of features is impressive for a free application, the interface is clearly laid out and easy to navigate.Reliable: It opens and displays files of all sizes, even large ones with many detailed images, quickly and smoothly.
We have not experienced any technical glitches. Also, updates are released regularly.
ConsSome advanced features require subscription: Adobe Reader doesn't have a paid version. Instead, if you want to take advantage of some of the more advanced features, you must sign up for a monthly subscription that starts at $1.99 a month.
Two of these advanced features are emailing files directly from the application, and converting PDF files to other formats, including to Word. Bottom LineAdobe Reader proves to be the most functional, free PDF reader and editor available. Admittedly, Preview for Mac does share some of the features available on Adobe Reader, but not all of them. Besides, most fillable forms that you download from the Internet were originally created using other Adobe products and therefore must be filled out using Adobe Reader.
This is a must-have application for all Mac users. Adobe Reader is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on a variety of hardware and operating system platforms. This new version of the familiar Adobe Acrobat Reader provides a host of rich features that enable you to:. Submit Adobe PDF forms that are created with fillable form fields in such applications as Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe Form Designer.
Play back a variety of embedded multimedia content, such as QuickTime and MP3 files. Read and organize high-fidelity eBooks. Activate search and accessibility capabilities built into your PDF files. Display Adobe Photoshop? Album slide shows and electronic cards and export images for online photo processing (online photo services vary regionally)Download for previous versions or older systems:screenshots.
Notes:.New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster,.To learn more about screen readers, go to.In this topic.Navigate the main viewThe Word main view contains the following main elements:.The Quick Access Toolbar and title bar, at the top of the screen.The row of ribbon tabs under the Quick Access Toolbar, which contains tabs such as File, Home, Insert, Layout, Review, and View, as well as the Tell Me search field and the Share button.
The ribbon containing the options specific to the currently selected tab is located immediately below the row of ribbon tabs.The main content area is below the ribbon, and contains the document content. There are also optional panes that can be opened to the side of the main content area or below it.The status bar at the bottom of the screen, which contains document statistics such as page count, word count, text language, and zoom level.To cycle between the main view elements, press the F6 key until you hear 'Ribbon tabs,' the name of your document, the name of an open pane, or 'Status bar,' respectively.To navigate the Quick Access toolbar and title bar, press Alt once. You hear: 'Ribbon tabs.' Then press Shift+Tab until you hear the option you want, and then press Enter to select it.To navigate the ribbon tabs, press the Left or Right arrow keys until you hear the name of the tab or control you want and press Enter to select it. You can also use keyboard shortcuts to move between ribbon tabs.To navigate from the ribbon tabs to the ribbon, press the Tab key once. You hear the name of the first option in the ribbon.
To navigate between options on the ribbon, press the Tab key until you hear the option you want and press Enter to select it. You can also use keyboard shortcuts to select options directly.To navigate the status bar, press the Up or Down arrow keys until you hear the name of the tab or control you want and press Enter to select it. Navigate between viewsIn addition to the main view, Word has the following commonly used views:.The File menu, which contains commands such as New, Open, and Save.To open the File menu, press Alt+F. You hear 'File, info,' and the Info tab is opened. To navigate the File menu, press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the menu item you want, and then press Enter to open the tab.
To navigate inside the File menu tab, press Tab or Shift+Tab until you hear the option you want.To exit the File menu and return to the main view, press Esc.The Options window, which contains Word settings, such as personalization, proofreading settings, and language preferences.To open the Options window, press Alt+F, T. You hear: 'Word options.' To navigate the option categories, press the Down arrow key until you hear the name of the name of the category you want, then press the Tab key to move the focus to the content pane of the window. To navigate inside the content pane, press the Up and Down arrow keys until you hear the option you want and then press Enter to select it.To exit the Options window and return to the main view, press the Tab key until you hear 'OK,' and press Enter.
To return to the main view without making changes, press Esc.The Read Mode view, which is designed to make reading text easier and includes tools for reading instead of writing.To enable Read Mode, press Alt+W, F. For information on using Read Mode, see.To exit Read Mode, press Esc.The Navigation pane, which lets you quickly move from one part of the document to another. You can move around the document based on headings, pages, or search results.To toggle the Navigation pane on or off, press Alt+W, K. For information on using the Navigation Pane, see.Explore a document. Tip: To quickly move the focus to the first floating shape such as a text box or an image, press Ctrl+Alt+5. Then, to cycle through the floating shapes, press the Tab key.
To return to the normal navigation, press Esc. Use scan modeTo navigate the text of your document, enable scan mode in your screen reader. With Narrator, press Caps lock+Spacebar.With scan mode enabled, you can use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate your document and to cycle between paragraphs and other elements. Your screen reader reads any formatting on the text, and then the paragraph itself. Use Read ModeRead Mode in Word contains features optimized for reading the text, including Read Aloud.To enable Read Mode, press Alt+W, F.To navigate to the full screen reading menu in Read Mode, press Alt, and then press the Tab key until you hear the name of the menu tab you want, and then press Enter to select it.To use Read Aloud, press Alt+W, R in Read Mode.
To access the reading controls, press the Tab key until you hear the option you want, then press Enter to select it. Note: For best results, it may be helpful to turn off your screen reader before using Read Aloud.Use the Navigation paneYou can use the Navigation pane to quickly navigate between headings or search results in a document.To turn on the Navigation pane, press Alt+W, K.To move the focus from the main view to the Navigation pane, press the F6 key until you hear: 'Navigation.' .Do one of the following:.To move to a desired heading, use the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the one you want, and then press Enter to return the focus to the document in the main view at the desired point.To use the Search field in the Navigation pane, press the Up arrow key until you hear 'Search document,' then type your search term, and then press Enter. You hear: 'Next result.' To cycle between search results, press Enter until you land on the one you want.Zoom to magnify or shrink what you seeZoom in to get a close-up view of your document or zoom out to see more of the page at a reduced size.Press Alt+W, Q.
If you're using a screen reader, you hear “Zoom dialog” or “Zoom window.”.Press the Tab key until you reach the Percent spinner, and then type a percentage or use the Up or Down arrow key to change the percentage.Press the Tab key until you reach the OK button and press Enter.Use SearchTo find an option or perform an action quickly, use the Search text field. To learn more about the Search feature, go to.Select the item or place in your document, presentation, or spreadsheet where you want to perform an action. For example, in an Excel spreadsheet, select a range of cells.To go to the Search text field, press Alt+Q.Type the search words for the action that you want to perform. For example, if you want to add a bulleted list, type bullets.Press the Down arrow key to browse through the search results.Once you've found the result that you want, press Enter to select it and to perform the action.See also. Notes:.New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet.
To learn how you can get new features faster,.This topic assumes that you are using the built-in macOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, go to.To learn more about screen readers, go to.In this topic.Navigate the main viewTo navigate the main view in Word, press F6 (forward) and Shift+F6 (backward). The focus moves through the following areas in the main view:.The document content area.Currently selected tab on the ribbon.Quick access toolbar.Status bar.Navigation pane if enabledNavigate the ribbon tabsThe ribbon tabs are the main menu bar of Word.
To reach the ribbon tabs, press F6 until you hear the currently selected tab on the ribbon, for example, 'Home, selected, tab.' To move between the tabs, use the Left and Right arrow keys. To select a tab, press Spacebar. A tab-specific ribbon appears below it. Tip: It is often faster to use keyboard shortcuts to access the commands and options on each ribbon.
For more information, go to. Navigate between viewsIn addition to the main view, Word has the following commonly used views:.When you open Word app, you land on the start page. From the start page, you can create a new document, browse templates, open an existing document, and access your account info.To return to the Start menu later, press F6 until you hear 'File button' and then press Spacebar. You hear: 'Open new and recent files.' To navigate in the menu, press the Tab key or the Right or Left arrow key. To make a selection, press Spacebar.The app menu contains additional menus and commands, for example, for editing text and formatting tables.
To move the focus to the app menu, press Control+Option+M, and then press the Tab key until you hear the menu you want.For example, in the File menu, you can start a new document, open an existing document, save, share, or print the file you're currently working with, and access Word options. To open File menu, press Control+Option+M.
Press the Tab key until you hear 'File,' and then press Spacebar. To navigate the File menu, use the Up and Down arrow keys. To open a submenu, press the Right arrow key. To select, press Spacebar.To close the File menu and return to your worksheet, press Esc.In the Word Preferences window, you can access Word settings such as AutoCorrect and ribbon options.To open the Word Preferences window, press Command+Comma (,). Press the Tab key to move in the window.
To select a setting, press Spacebar. The setting dialog opens. To navigate the setting dialog, press the Tab key or the arrow keys. To make a selection, press Spacebar.To close the Word Preferences window and return to your worksheet, press Esc.Explore a documentWhen you open a Word document, the focus is on the content area. If you have moved the focus out of the content area, press F6 until you hear 'Edit text,' followed by the insertion point in the document. Notes:.New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet.
To learn how you can get new features faster,.For touch capabilities in Word for iOS, go to.This topic assumes that you are using the built-in iOS screen reader, VoiceOver. Notes:.New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster,.For touch capabilities in Word for Android, go to.This topic assumes that you are using the built-in Android screen reader, TalkBack. To learn more about using TalkBack, go to.To learn more about screen readers, go to.In this topic.Navigate the main viewThe Word main view contains the following main elements:.The top menu bar which contains options such as Save and close, Undo, and Menu.Document content area, which appears under the top menu and takes up the majority of the screen.The quick tool bar, which contains document formatting options such as Bold, Underline, and List. It appears at the bottom of the screen when an editable element is selected in the content area.The ribbon menu, which pops up from the bottom of the screen as required and contains several tabs which contain different tools.To go to the top menu bar from the document content, swipe left until you hear 'Menu'. To select a top bar button, swipe left and right until you hear the name of the one you want, and then double-tap the screen.To go to the quick tool bar, select an editable element in the document, then swipe right until you hear the option you want, and then double-tap the screen to select it.To go to the ribbon menu, navigate to the quick tool bar, swipe right until you hear 'More options,' and double-tap the screen. You hear the currently selected ribbon menu tab.
To change tabs, double-tap the screen, then swipe left or right until you hear the name of the tab you want, and then double-tab the screen. To navigate the ribbon menu, swipe left or right until you hear the option you want and double-tap the screen to select it. Navigate between viewsIn addition to the main view, Word has the following commonly used views:.The File menu, which contains file commands such as Save a Copy, Export, and Print.To open the File menu, swipe left until you hear 'File,' and then double-tap the screen.
To navigate the menu, swipe left or right until you hear the item you want, then double-tap the screen. To leave the menu, swipe left until you hear 'Done,' and then double-tap the screen.The Find bar, which lets you browse search results in your document.To use the Find bar, swipe left until you hear 'Find,' and then double-tap the screen. Enter the term you want to search for using the on screen keyboard. To cycle the search results in the document, swipe left until you hear 'Find previous' or 'Find next,' and double-tap the screen.
To close the Find bar, swipe right you hear 'Close Find bar,' and then double-tap the screen.Explore a documentTo explore the text of a document, swipe right or left until you hear the screen reader announce the currently open page, then 'content'. Swipe up or down to change the screen reader navigation mode, such as headings, paragraphs, lines, or words, and swipe right or left to navigate. Use TalkBack screen reader and touch gesturesWord for Android works with the built-in Android screen reader, TalkBack. When TalkBack is on, you hear a spoken description of whatever you select or activate on your device. This includes commands, locations, lists, and buttons, in addition to the contents of Word screens, menus, and pop-up windows. Use global and local context menusAs you navigate using TalkBack, two context menus are available to help you find settings and controls. The global context menu contains commands that work anywhere.
The local context menu commands depend on the item in focus.To learn more about the global and local context menu, refer to. Notes:.New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. Notes:.New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster,.To learn more about screen readers, go to.Because Word for the web runs in your web browser, the keyboard shortcuts are different from those in the desktop program.
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For example, you’ll use Ctrl+F6 instead of F6 for jumping in and out of the commands. Also, common shortcuts like F1 (Help) and Ctrl+O (Open) apply to the web browser – not Word for the web.In this topicNavigate the main viewThe Word for the web main view contains the following main elements:.The title bar, which contains the List of Microsoft services button for launching other applications, and the name and path of the currently open file.The ribbon tabs at the top of the screen, which include the File, Home, Insert, Page Layout, References, Review, View, and Help tabs, as well as the Tell me what you want to do field.
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