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Getting started Keyboard shortcuts in After Effects

Get started Use this handy list to reference keyboard shortcuts for
with After After Effects and even print a PDF of the keyboard
Effects shortcuts. You can also use the visual keyboard shortcut
editor to customize the shortcuts and assign multiple
What's new
shortcuts to a command.
in After
Effects

Release
Notes | After
Visual Keyboard Shortcut Editor
Effects
You can work visually when you lay out your keyboard
After Effects shortcuts with the visual keyboard shortcut editor. You can
system use the keyboard user interface to view the keys that have
requirements been assigned shortcuts, available keys for assignment, and
modify assigned shortcuts.
Keyboard
shortcuts in Work with Visual Keyboard Shortcut Editor
After Effects
To open the editor, select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts
Planning and (Ctrl+Alt+').
setup
The editor is divided into three parts:
Setup and
installation

Keyboard shortcut UI

Keyboard layout: A representation of the hardware

keyboard where you can view which keys have been
assigned a shortcut, and which are available.
Command list: The list displays all the commands that
can be assigned shortcuts.
Key modifier list: The list displays all the modifier
combinations and assigned shortcuts associated with the
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key you select on the keyboard layout.

Color coding

Gray: In the keyboard layout, keys shaded gray do not have

any shortcuts assigned to them.

Purple: In the keyboard layout, keys shaded purple are

assigned application-wide shortcuts.

Green: In the keyboard layout keys shaded green are

assigned panel-specific shortcuts.

Application Shortcuts

The keyboard layout displays application-wide shortcuts by

default. These shortcuts work irrespective of which panel is
selected. The Command list displays the entire set of
commands available. When you select a key in the keyboard
layout for application-wide commands, the key is outlined
with a blue focus indicator. The Command list displays the
Application command assigned to it. The Key modifier list
inspects and it displays a list of all the commands assigned to
the key and each of the possible modifier combinations.

Panel shortcuts

You can switch to panel-specific view from the Command

drop-down list. The keyboard layout only displays keys
shaded green. These shortcuts only work when the specific
panel is active. When you view a set of Panel shortcuts, only
the commands specific to that panel are displayed.

Panel shortcuts

Assigning shortcuts

You can assign shortcuts to commands in the Command list

shortcut column. Select the command and type the shortcut
in the text field. You can search for commands in the
Command List, which is filtered by the search criteria. You
can also assign shortcuts by clicking in the shortcut column
and tapping keys on their keyboard to create the shortcut
(including adding modifiers).

You can also assign shortcuts by dragging a command from

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the Command list onto a key in the keyboard layout or to the
Key modifier list. You can drag keys in the keyboard layout
onto a command in the Command List to assign them to the
command. When a Panel shortcut has the same assigned
shortcut as an Application shortcut, the application-wide
shortcut does not function when that panel is active.

When After Effects detects a non-supported keyboard, the

default view is to display the U.S. English keyboard. By
default, the After Effects Default preset is displayed.

Exceptions

After Effects does not allow you to reassign the following

keys:

A
AA
E
EE
F
FF
L
LL
M,
MM
P
PP
R
RR
S
SS
T
TT
U
UU

Key tool tips

Long commands assigned to keys are abbreviated. Hover

over a key to view a tool tip containing the full name of the
command, and information whether it is an Application or
Panel shortcut.

Conflicts and resolutions

Conflicts

A warning indicating a shortcut conflict appears when:

An Application shortcut already in use by another

Application shortcut
 Application shortcut.
A Panel shortcut is already in use by another command
in the same panel.
A Panel shortcut overrides an Application shortcut when
that panel has focus.

Resolution

When you type a shortcut that is already in use with

another command, a warning message is displayed at the
bottom of the editor.
Undo and Clear buttons in the lower right corner are
enabled.
The command in conflict is highlighted in blue, and
clicking this automatically selects the command in the
Command List.

Saving custom keyboard shortcut sets

You can modify the shortcuts and save them using the Save
As button.

General

Result Windows Mac OS

Select all Ctrl+A Command+A

Deselect all F2 or Ctrl+Shift+A F2 or Command+S

Rename Enter on main Return

selected layer, keyboard
composition,
folder, effect,
group, or
mask

Open selected Enter on numeric Enter on numeric

layer, keypad
composition,
or footage
item

Move Ctrl+Alt+Down Command+Optio

selected Arrow or Arrow or
layers, masks, Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow Command+Optio
effects, or
render items
down (back)
or up
(forward) in
stacking order

Move Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Command+Optio

selected Arrow or Arrow or
layers, masks, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Command+Optio
effects, or Arrow Arrow
render items
to bottom
(back) or top
(front) of
stacking order

Extend Shift+Down Arrow Shift+Down Arrow

selection to
next item in
Project panel,
Render Queue
panel, or
Effect
Controls
panel

Extend Shift+Up Arrow Shift+Up Arrow

selection to
previous item
in Project
panel, Render
Queue panel,
or Effect
Controls
panel

Duplicate Ctrl+D Command+D

selected
layers, masks,
effects, text
selectors,
animators,
puppet
meshes,
shapes,
render items,
output
modules, or
compositions

Quit Ctrl+Q Command+Q

 Undo Ctrl+Z Command+Z

Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Command+Shift+

Purge All Ctrl+Alt+/ (on Command+Optio

Memory numeric keypad) numeric keypad)

Interrupt Esc Esc

running a
script

Display Ctrl+Alt+E Command+Optio

filename
corresponding
to the frame
at the current
time in the
Info panel

Projects

Result Windows Mac OS

New Ctrl+Alt+N Command+Option+N

project

Open Ctrl+O Command+O

project

Open Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P Command+Option+Shift+P

most
recent
project

New Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N Command+Option+Shift+N

folder
in
Project
panel

Open Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K Command+Option+Shift+K

Project
S i
 Settings
dialog
box

Find in Ctrl+F Command+F

Project
panel

Cycle Alt-click bit- Option-click bit-depth

through depth button at button at bottom of Project
color bottom of panel
bit Project panel
depths
for
project

Open Click bit-depth Click bit-depth button at

Project button at bottom of Project panel
Settings bottom of
dialog Project panel
box

Preferences

Result Windows Mac OS

Open Ctrl+Alt+; Command+Option+;

Preferences (semicolon) (semicolon)
dialog box

Restore Hold down Hold down

default Ctrl+Alt+Shift Command+Option+Shift
preferences while starting while starting After
settings After Effects Effects

Panels, viewers, workspaces, and windows

Note:

(Mac OS) Shortcuts involving function keys F9-F12 may

conflict with shortcuts used by the operating system. See
Mac OS Help for instructions to reassign Dashboard &
Expose shortcuts.
Result Windows Mac OS

Open or close Ctrl+0 Command+0

Project panel

Open or close Ctrl+Alt+0 Command+Option+

Render Queue
panel

Open or close Ctrl+1 Command+1

Tools panel

Open or close Ctrl+2 Command+2

Info panel

Open or close Ctrl+3 Command+3

Preview panel

Open or close Ctrl+4 Command+4

Audio panel

Open or close Ctrl+5 Command+5

Effects & Presets
panel

Open or close Ctrl+6 Command+6

Character panel

Open or close Ctrl+7 Command+7

Paragraph panel

Open or close Ctrl+8 Command+8

Paint panel

Open or close Ctrl+9 Command+9

Brushes panel

Open or close F3 or F3 or Command+Sh

Effect Controls Ctrl+Shift+T
panel for
selected layer
Open Flowchart Ctrl+F11 Command+F11
panel for project
flowchart

Switch to Shift+F10, Shift+F10, Shift+F11,

workspace Shift+F11, or Shift+F12
Shift+F12

Close active Ctrl+W Command+W

viewer or panel
(closes content
first)

Close active Ctrl+Shift+W Command+Shift+W

panel or all
viewers of type
of active viewer
(closes content
first). For
example, if a
Timeline panel
is active, this
command
closes all
Timeline panels.

Split the frame Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N Command+Option+

containing the
active viewer
and create a
viewer with
opposite
locked/unlocked
state

Maximize or ` (accent grave) ` (accent grave)

restore panel
under pointer

Resize Ctrl+\ Command+\ (backs

application (backslash)
window or
floating window
to fit screen.
(Press again to
resize window
so that contents
fill the screen.)
 Move Ctrl+Alt+\ Command+Option+
application (backslash) (backslash)
window or
floating window
to main
monitor; resize
window to fit
screen. (Press
again to resize
window so that
contents fill the
screen.)

Toggle \ (backslash) \ (backslash)

activation
between
Composition
panel and
Timeline panel
for current
composition

Cycle to Shift+, (comma) Shift+, (comma) or S

previous or next or Shift+. (period)
item in active (period)
viewer (for
example, cycle
through open
compositions)

Cycle to Alt+Shift+, Option+Shift+, (com

previous or next (comma) or Option+Shift+. (peri
panel in active Alt+Shift+.
frame (for (period)
example, cycle
through open
Timeline panels)

Activate a view Click with Click with middle m

in a multi-view middle mouse button
layout in the button
Composition
panel without
affecting layer
selection

Activate tools
Activate tools

Note:

You can activate some tools only under certain

circumstances. For example, you can activate a camera
tool only when the active composition contains a camera
layer.

Note:

To momentarily activate a tool with a single-letter

keyboard shortcut, hold down the key; release the key to
return to the previously active tool. To activate a tool and
keep it active, press the key and immediately release it.

Result Windows Mac OS

Cycle through tools Alt-click Option-click tool

tool button in Tools
button in panel
Tools
panel

Activate Selection tool V V

Activate Hand tool H H

Temporarily activate Hold Hold down

Hand tool down spacebar or the
spacebar middle mouse
or the button
middle
mouse
button

Activate Zoom In tool Z Z

Activate Zoom Out Alt Option (when

tool (when Zoom In tool is
Zoom In active)
tool is
active)

Activate Rotation tool W W

Activate Roto Brush Alt+W Option+W
tool

Activate Refine Edge Alt+W Option+W

tool

Activate and cycle C C

through Camera tools
(Unified Camera, Orbit
Camera, Track XY
Camera, and Track Z
Camera)

Activate Pan Behind Y Y

tool

Activate and cycle Q Q

through mask and
shape tools
(Rectangle, Rounded
Rectangle, Ellipse,
Polygon, Star)

Activate and cycle Ctrl+T Command+T

through Type tools
(Horizontal and
Vertical)

Activate and cycle G G

between the Pen and
Mask Feather tools.
(Note: You can turn off
this setting in the
Preferences dialog
box.)

Temporarily activate Ctrl Command

Selection tool when a
pen tool is selected

Temporarily activate Ctrl+Alt Command+Option

Pen tool when the
Selection tool is
selected and pointer is
over a path (Add
Vertex tool when
pointer is over a
segment; Convert
 seg e t; Co e t
Vertex tool when
pointer is over a
vertex)

Activate and cycle Ctrl+B Command+B

through Brush, Clone
Stamp, and Eraser
tools

Activate and cycle Ctrl+P Command+P

through Puppet tools

Temporarily convert Alt (in Option (in shape

Selection tool to shape layer)
Shape Duplication tool layer)

Temporarily convert Ctrl (in Command (in

Selection tool to shape shape layer)
Direct Selection tool layer)

Compositions and the work area

Result Windows Mac OS

New Ctrl+N Command+N

composition

Open Ctrl+K Command+K

Composition
Settings dialog
box for selected
composition

Set beginning or B or N B or N
end of work area
to current time

Set work area to Ctrl+Alt+B Command+Option+B

duration of
selected layers
or, if no layers
are selected, set
work area to
composition
 duration

Open
Tab Tab
Composition
Mini-Flowchart
for active
composition

Activate the Shift+Esc Shift+Esc

most recently
active
composition that
is in the same
composition
hierarchy
(network of
nested
compositions) as
the currently
active
composition

Trim Ctrl+Shift+X Command+Shift+X

Composition to
work area

New Alt+\ Option+\

Composition
from selection

Time navigation

Result Windows Mac OS

Go to Alt+Shift+J Option+Shift+J
specific time

Go to Shift+Home or Shift+Home or Shift+

beginning or Shift+End
end of work
area

Go to J or K J or K
previous or
next visible
item in time
ruler
(keyframe,
layer marker,
work area
beginning or
end)

(Note: Also
goes to
beginning,
end, or base
frame of
Roto Brush
span if
viewing
Roto Brush
in Layer
panel.)

Go to Home or Home or
beginning of Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow Command+Option+
composition,
layer, or
footage item

Go to end of End or End or

composition, Ctrl+Alt+Right Command+Option+
layer, or Arrow Arrow
footage item

Go forward 1 Page Down or Page Down or

frame Ctrl+Right Arrow Command+Right Ar

Go forward Shift+Page Down or Shift+Page Down or

10 frames Ctrl+Shift+Right Command+Shift+Rig
Arrow

Go Page Up or Page Up or Comman

backward 1 Ctrl+Left Arrow Arrow
frame

Go Shift+Page Up or Shift+Page Up or
backward 10 Ctrl+Shift+Left Command+Shift+Le
frames Arrow

Go to layer I I
In point

Go to layer O O
Out point
 Go to Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left Command+Option+
previous In Arrow Arrow
point or Out
point

Go to next In Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Command+Option+

point or Out Arrow Arrow
point

Scroll to D D
current time
in Timeline
panel

Previews

Result Windows Mac OS

Start or stop Spacebar, 0 on Spacebar, 0 on

preview numeric numeric
keypad, Shift+0 keypad, Shift+0 on
on numeric numeric keypad
keypad

Reset preview Alt-click Reset Option-click Reset in

settings to in Preview Preview panel
replicate RAM panel
Preview and
Standard
Preview
behaviors

Preview only . (decimal . (decimal point) on

audio, from point) on numeric keypad* or
current time numeric Control+. (period) on
keypad* main keyboard

Preview only Alt+. (decimal Option+. (decimal

audio, in work point) on point) on numeric
area numeric keypad* or
keypad* Control+Option+.
(period) on main
keyboard

ll l O i d
Manually Drag or Alt- Drag or Option-drag
preview drag current- current-time
(scrub) video time indicator, indicator, depending
depending on on Live Update
Live Update setting
setting

Manually Ctrl-drag Command-drag

preview current-time current-time
(scrub) audio indicator indicator

Preview Alt+0 on Option+0 on

number of numeric numeric keypad* or
frames keypad* Control+Option+0
specified by (zero) on main
Alternate keyboard
Preview
preference
(defaults to 5)

Toggle / (on numeric / (on numeric

Mercury keypad) keypad), Control+/
Transmit on main keyboard
video preview

Take Shift+F5, Shift+F5, Shift+F6,

snapshot Shift+F6, Shift+F7, or Shift+F8
Shift+F7, or
Shift+F8

Display F5, F6, F7, or F8 F5, F6, F7, or F8

snapshot in
active viewer

Purge Ctrl+Shift+F5, Command+Shift+F5,

snapshot Ctrl+Shift+F6, Command+Shift+F6,
Ctrl+Shift+F7, Command+Shift+F7,
or or
Ctrl+Shift+F8 Command+Shift+F8

Fast Previews Ctrl+Alt+1 Command+Option+1

> Off

Fast Previews Ctrl+Alt+2 Command+Option+2

> Adaptive
Resolution

Fast Previews Ctrl+Alt+3 Command+Option+3

> Draft
 Fast Previews Ctrl+Alt+4 Command+Option+4
> Fast Draft

Fast Previews Ctrl+Alt+5 Command+Option+5

> Wireframe

Note:

Some shortcuts are marked with an asterisk (*) to remind

you to make sure that Num Lock is on when you use the
numeric keypad.

Views

Result Windows Mac OS

Turn display Shift+/ (on Shift+/ (on numeric

color numeric keypad)
management keypad)
on or off for
active view

Show red, Alt+1, Alt+2, Option+1, Option+2,

green, blue, Alt+3, Alt+4 Option+3, Option+4
or alpha
channel as
grayscale

Show Alt+Shift+1, Option+Shift+1,

colorized red, Alt+Shift+2, Option+Shift+2,
green, or Alt+Shift+3 Option+Shift+3
blue channel

Toggle Alt+Shift+4 Option+Shift+4

showing
straight RGB
color

Show alpha Alt+5 Option+5

boundary
(outline
between
transparent
and opaque
regions) in
Layer panel
 y p

Show alpha Alt+6 Option+6

overlay
(colored
overlay on
transparent
regions) in
Layer panel

Show Refine Alt+X Option+X

Edge X-ray

Center Double-click Double-click Hand tool

composition Hand tool
in the panel

Zoom-in in . (period) on . (period) on main

Composition, main keyboard keyboard
Layer, or
Footage
panel

Zoom-out in , (comma) , (comma)

Composition,
Layer, or
Footage
panel

Zoom to / (on main / (on main keyboard)

100% in keyboard)
Composition,
Layer, or
Footage
panel

Zoom to fit Shift+/ (on Shift+/ (on main

in main keyboard)
Composition, keyboard)
Layer, or
Footage
panel

Zoom up to Alt+/ (on main Option+/ (on main

100% to fit in keyboard) keyboard)
Composition,
Layer, or
Footage
panel
Set Ctrl+J, Command+J,
resolution to Ctrl+Shift+J, Command+Shift+J,
Full, Half, or Ctrl+Alt+J Command+Option+J
Custom in
Composition
panel

Open View Ctrl+Alt+U Command+Option+U

Options
dialog box
for active
Composition
panel

Zoom in = (equal sign) = (equal sign) on main

time on main keyboard
keyboard

Zoom out - (hyphen) on - (hyphen) on main

time main keyboard keyboard

Zoom in ; (semicolon) ; (semicolon)

Timeline
panel to
single-frame
units (Press
again to
zoom out to
show entire
composition
duration.)

Zoom out in Shift+; Shift+; (semicolon)

Timeline (semicolon)
panel to
show the
entire
composition
duration
(Press again
to zoom
back in to
the duration
specified by
the Time
Navigator.)

Prevent Caps Lock Caps Lock

images from
images from
being
rendered for
previews in
viewer
panels

Show or hide ' (apostrophe) ' (apostrophe)

safe zones

Show or hide Ctrl+' Command+' (apostrophe

grid (apostrophe)

Show or hide Alt+' Option+' (apostrophe)

proportional (apostrophe)
grid

Show or hide Ctrl+R Command+R

rulers

Show or hide Ctrl+; Command+; (semicolon

guides (semicolon)

Turn Ctrl+Shift+' Command+Shift+'

snapping to (apostrophe) (apostrophe)
grid on or off

Turn Ctrl+Shift+; Command+Shift+;

snapping to (semicolon) (semicolon)
guides on or
off

Lock or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+; Command+Option+Shift

unlock (semicolon) (semicolon)
guides

Show or hide Ctrl+Shift+H Command+Shift+H

layer controls
(masks,
motion
paths, light
and camera
wireframes,
effect control
points, and
layer
handles)
Footage

Result Windows Mac OS

Import one Ctrl+I Command+I

file or image
sequence

Import Ctrl+Alt+I Command+Option+I

multiple files
or image
sequences

Open movie Double-click Double-click the

in an After the footage footage item in the
Effects item in the Project panel
Footage Project panel
panel

Add selected Ctrl+/ (on main Command+/ (on

items to most keyboard) main keyboard)
recently
activated
composition

Replace Ctrl+Alt+/ (on Command+Option+/

selected main (on main keyboard)
source keyboard)
footage for
selected
layers with
footage item
selected in
Project panel

Replace Alt-drag Option-drag footage

source for a footage item item from Project
selected layer from Project panel onto selected
panel onto layer
selected layer

Delete a Ctrl+Backspace Command+Delete

footage item
without a
i
 warning

Open Ctrl+Alt+G Command+Option+G

Interpret
Footage
dialog box for
selected
footage item

Remember Ctrl+Alt+C Command+Option+C

footage
interpretation

Edit selected Ctrl+E Command+E

footage item
in application
with which
it’s associated
(Edit
Original)

Replace Ctrl+H Command+H

selected
footage item

Reload Ctrl+Alt+L Command+Option+L

selected
footage items

Set proxy for Ctrl+Alt+P Command+Option+P

selected
footage item

Effects and animation presets

Result Windows Mac OS

Delete all Ctrl+Shift+E Command+Shift+E

effects
from
selected
layers

Apply Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E Command+Option+Shift+E

most
 most
recently
applied
effect to
selected
layers

Apply Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F Command+Option+Shift+F

most
recently
applied
animation
preset to
selected
layers

Layers

Note:

Some operations do not affect shy layers.

Result Windows Mac OS

New solid layer Ctrl+Y Command+Y

New null layer Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Command+Option+S

New Ctrl+Alt+Y Command+Option+Y

adjustment
layer

Select layer (1- 0-9 on numeric 0-9 on numeric keyp

999) by its keypad*
number (enter
digits rapidly
for two-digit
and three-digit
numbers)

Toggle Shift+0-9 on Shift+0-9 on numeric

selection of numeric keypad*
layer (1-999) by keypad*
its number
(enter digits
(enter digits
rapidly for two-
digit and three-
digit numbers)

Select next Ctrl+Down Command+Down Ar

layer in Arrow
stacking order

Select previous Ctrl+Up Arrow Command+Up Arrow

layer in
stacking order

Extend Ctrl+Shift+Down Command+Shift+Do

selection to Arrow Arrow
next layer in
stacking order

Extend Ctrl+Shift+Up Command+Shift+Up

selection to Arrow
previous layer
in stacking
order

Deselect all Ctrl+Shift+A Command+Shift+A

layers

Scroll topmost X X
selected layer
to top of
Timeline panel

Show or hide Shift+F4 Shift+F4

Parent column

Show or hide F4 F4
Layer Switches
and Modes
columns

Setting the Alt+B Option+B

sampling
method for
selected layers
(Best/Bilinear)

Setting the Alt+Shift+B Option+Shift+B

sampling
method for
selected layers
(Best/Bicubic)

Turn off all Alt-click solo Option-click solo swi

other solo switch
switches

Turn Video Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V Command+Option+S

(eyeball) switch
on or off for
selected layers

Turn off Video Ctrl+Shift+V Command+Shift+V

switch for all
video layers
other than
selected layers

Open settings Ctrl+Shift+Y Command+Shift+Y

dialog box for
selected solid,
light, camera,
null, or
adjustment
layer

Paste layers at Ctrl+Alt+V Command+Option+V

current time

Split selected Ctrl+Shift+D Command+Shift+D

layers. (If no
layers are
selected, split
all layers.)

Precompose Ctrl+Shift+C Command+Shift+C

selected layers

Open Effect Ctrl+Shift+T Command+Shift+T

Controls panel
for selected
layers

Open layer in Double-click a Double-click a layer

Layer panel layer
(opens source
composition for
co pos t o o
precomposition
layer in
Composition
panel)

Open source of Alt-double-click Option-double-click

a layer in a layer
Footage panel
(opens
precomposition
layer in Layer
panel)

Reverse Ctrl+Alt+R Command+Option+

selected layers
in time

Enable time Ctrl+Alt+T Command+Option+T

remapping for
selected layers

Move selected [ (left bracket) or [ (left bracket) or ] (ri

layers so that ] (right bracket) bracket)
their In point or
Out point is at
the current
time

Trim In point or Alt+[ (left Option+[ (left bracke

Out point of bracket) or Alt+] Option+] (right brack
selected layers (right bracket)
to current time

Add or remove Alt-click Option-click stopwat

expression for a stopwatch
property

Add an effect Double-click Double-click effect

(or multiple effect selection selection in Effects &
selected in Effects & Presets panel
effects) to Presets panel
selected layers

Set In point or Ctrl+Shift+, Command+Shift+,

Out point by (comma) or (comma) or
time-stretching Ctrl+Alt+, Command+Option+,
(comma) (comma)
 Move selected Alt+Home Option+Home
layers so that
their In point is
at beginning of
composition

Move selected Alt+End Option+End

layers so that
their Out point
is at end of
composition

Lock selected Ctrl+L Command+L

layers

Unlock all Ctrl+Shift+L Command+Shift+L

layers

Set Quality to Ctrl+U, Command+U,

Best, Draft, or Ctrl+Shift+U, or Command+Shift+U,
Wireframe for Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U Command+Option+S
selected layers

Cycle forward Shift+- (hyphen) Shift+- (hyphen) or S

or backward or Shift+= (equal (equal sign) on the m
through sign) on the keyboard
blending main keyboard
modes for
selected layers

Find in Ctrl+F Command+F

Timeline panel

Note:

Some shortcuts are marked with an asterisk (*) to remind

you to make sure that Num Lock is on when you use the
numeric keypad.

Showing properties and groups in the Timeline

panel

Note:
 ote:

This table contains double-letter shortcuts (for example,

LL). To use these shortcuts, press the letters in quick
succession.

Result Windows Mac OS

Find in Ctrl+F Command+F

Timeline panel

Toggle Ctrl+` (accent Command+`

expansion of grave) (accent grave)
selected layers
to show all
properties

Toggle Ctrl-click triangle Command-click

expansion of to the left of the triangle to the
property group property group left of the
and all child name property group
property name
groups to
show all
properties

Show only A A
Anchor Point
property (for
lights and
cameras, Point
Of Interest)

Show only L L
Audio Levels
property

Show only F F
Mask Feather
property

Show only M M
Mask Path
property

Show only TT TT
Mask Opacity
property

Show only T T
Opacity
property (for
lights,
Intensity)

Show only P P
Position
property

Show only R R
Rotation and
Orientation
properties

Show only S S
Scale property

Show only RR RR
Time Remap
property

Show only FF FF
instances of
missing effects

Show only E E
Effects
property group

Show only MM MM
mask property
groups

Show only AA AA
Material
Options
property group

Show only EE EE
expressions

Show U U
properties with
 keyframes

Show only UU UU
modified
properties

Show only PP PP
paint strokes,
Roto Brush
strokes, and
Puppet pins

Show only LL LL
audio
waveform

Show only SS SS
selected
properties and
groups

Hide property Alt+Shift-click Option+Shift-

or group property or group click property or
name group name

Add or remove Shift+property or Shift+property

property or group shortcut or group
group from set shortcut
that is shown

Add or remove Alt+Shift+property Option+property

keyframe at shortcut shortcut
current time

Showing properties in the Effect Controls panel

Result Windows Mac OS

Toggle expansion of Ctrl+` Command+`

selected effects to (accent (accent grave)
show all properties grave)

Toggle expansion of Ctrl-click Command-

property group and triangle to click triangle to
 all child property the left of the the left of the
groups to show all property property group
properties group name name

Modifying layer properties

Result Windows Mac OS

Modify Drag property Drag property value

property value
value by
default
increments

Modify Shift-drag Shift-drag property valu

property property value
value by 10x
default
increments

Modify Ctrl-drag Command-drag proper

property property value value
value by 1/10
default
increments

Open Auto- Ctrl+Alt+O Command+Alt+O

Orientation
dialog box for
selected
layers

Open Opacity Ctrl+Shift+O Command+Shift+O

dialog box for
selected
layers

Open Ctrl+Shift+R Command+Shift+R

Rotation
dialog box for
selected
layers

Open Ctrl+Shift+P Command+Shift+P

Position
dialog box for
dialog box for
selected
layers

Center- Ctrl+Home Command+Home

selected
layers in view
(modifies
Position
property to
place anchor
points of
selected
layers in
center of
current view)

Center Ctrl+Alt+Home Command+Option+Ho

anchor point
in the visible
content

Move Arrow key Arrow key

selected
layers 1 pixel
at current
magnification
(Position)

Move Shift+arrow key Shift+arrow key

selected
layers 10
pixels at
current
magnification
(Position)

Move Alt+Page Up or Option+Page Up or

selected Alt+Page Down Option+Page Down
layers 1 frame
earlier or
later

Move Alt+Shift+Page Option+Shift+Page Up

selected Up or Option+Shift+Page Dow
layers 10 Alt+Shift+Page
frames earlier Down
or later

Increase or + (plus) or - + (plus) or - (minus) on

( )
 decrease (minus) on numeric keypad
Rotation (Z numeric keypad
Rotation) of
selected
layers by 1°

Increase or Shift++ (plus) or Shift++ (plus) or Shift+

decrease Shift+- (minus) (minus) on numeric
Rotation (Z on numeric keypad

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