Keyboard Support

Updated on Mar 26, 2026

The PdfViewer allows you to interact with the PDF document by using the keyboard.

The utilization of the predefined key bindings can entirely replace the usage of the mouse by providing shortcuts for navigation and editing.

Shortcuts

The PdfViewer supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

Hotkey	Action
Ctrl + C	Copy the content.
Ctrl + A	Select all of the content.
Left Arrow	Move the caret to the previous position.
Right Arrow	Move the caret to the next position.
Ctrl + Left Arrow	Move the caret to the previous word.
Ctrl + Right Arrow	Move the caret to the next word.
Up Arrow	Move the caret to the previous line.
Down Arrow	Move the caret to the next line.
Home	Move the caret to the line start.
End	Move the caret to the line end.
Ctrl + Home	Move the caret to the start of the document.
Ctrl + End	Move the caret to the end of the document.
Shift + Arrow keys	Select the text.

Adding Custom Key Binding

To add a custom key action, use the KeyBindings collection property of the RadPdfViewer.

Execute a Save As command on Ctrl+S

C#

ICommand command = this.pdfViewer.CommandDescriptors.SaveAsCommandDescriptor.Command;
var keyboardAccelerator = new KeyboardAcceleratorWithCommand(command)
{
	Key = VirtualKey.S,
	Modifiers = VirtualKeyModifiers.Control
};
this.pdfViewer.KeyBindings.Add(keyboardAccelerator);

See Also

• Getting Started with the Telerik UI for WinUI PdfViewer
• Opening Files
• ToolBar