Adobe Reader Command Line Reference
Answer : You can find something about this in the Adobe Developer FAQ. (It's a PDF document rather than a web page, which I guess is unsurprising in this particular case.) The FAQ notes that the use of the command line switches is unsupported. To open a file it's: AcroRd32.exe <filename> The following switches are available: /n - Launch a new instance of Reader even if one is already open /s - Don't show the splash screen /o - Don't show the open file dialog /h - Open as a minimized window /p <filename> - Open and go straight to the print dialog /t <filename> <printername> <drivername> <portname> - Print the file the specified printer. I found this: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/commandlineswitches.php#Acrobat Open a PDF file with navigation pane active, zoom out to 50%, and search for and highlight the word "batch": AcroRd32.exe /A "zoom=50&navpanes=1=OpenActions&search=batch...