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Projects Panels
New............................................................................................Ctrl + Alt + N Open/Close Render Queue.................................................................. Ctrl + Alt + 0
Open ..........................................................................................Ctrl + O Open/Close Tools ............................................................................... Ctrl + 1
New Folder.................................................................................Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N Open/Close Info ................................................................................. Ctrl + 2
Open Project Settings.................................................................Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K Open/Close Preview ........................................................................... Ctrl + 3
Open/Close Audio .............................................................................. Ctrl + 4
Tools
Open/Close Effects & Presets............................................................. Ctrl + 5
Selection .................................................................................................. V
Open/Close Character ........................................................................ Ctrl + 6
Hand ........................................................................................................ H
Open/Close Paragraph........................................................................ Ctrl + 7
Zoom In.................................................................................................... Z
Open/Close Paint ............................................................................... Ctrl + 8
Zoom Out ................................................................................................. Alt
Open/Close Brushes........................................................................... Ctrl + 9
Rotation ................................................................................................... W
Open/Close Effect Controls ................................................................ Ctrl + Shift + T
Camera..................................................................................................... C
Open Flowchart .................................................................................. Ctrl + F11
Mask And Shape....................................................................................... Q
Type ......................................................................................................... Ctrl + T Maximize Panel .................................................................................. ` (accent grave)

Pen and Mask Feather.............................................................................. G Fit To Screen ...................................................................................... Ctrl + \

Brush ....................................................................................................... Ctrl + B

Puppet ..................................................................................................... Ctrl + P
3D Layers
View 1 ...................................................................................... F10
Composition View 2 ...................................................................................... F11
View 3 ...................................................................................... F12
New................................................................................................... Ctrl + N
Composition Settings ........................................................................ Ctrl + K New Light ................................................................................. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L

Trim To Work Area ............................................................................. Ctrl + Shift + X New Camera............................................................................. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C

New From Selection........................................................................... Alt + \ Cast Shadows........................................................................... Alt + Shift + C

Modifying Layers Footage

Import File..........................................................................................Ctrl + I
Auto-Orientation..............................................................................Ctrl + Alt + O
Import Multiple Files ..........................................................................Ctrl + Alt + I
Opacity............................................................................................Ctrl + Shift + O
Add Selected Items ............................................................................Ctrl + /
Rotation ..........................................................................................Ctrl + Shift + R
Replace Source Footage .....................................................................Ctrl + Alt + /
Position...........................................................................................Ctrl + Shift + P
Open Interpret Footage ......................................................................Ctrl + Alt + G

Remember Footage Interpretation ......................................................Ctrl + Alt + C

Time Navigation Edit Selected Footage.........................................................................Ctrl + E

Specific Time ............................................. Alt + Shift + J Replace Selected Footage ..................................................................Ctrl + H

Beginning ................................................... Shift + Home Reload Selected Footage ....................................................................Ctrl + Alt + L

End............................................................. Shift + End Set Proxy for Selected Footage...........................................................Ctrl + Alt + P

Layer In Point ............................................. I

Layer Out Point........................................... O Effects/Animation

Previous In/Out Point ................................. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left Arrow
Delete All Effects..................................................................... Ctrl + Shift + E
Next In/Out Point........................................ Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right Arrow
Apply Most Recent Effect ........................................................ Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E
Current Time .............................................. D
Apply Most Recent Animation.................................................. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F
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Previews Layers
Start/Stop ....................................................... Spacebar New Solid Layer.......................................................... Ctrl + Y

Only Audio....................................................... Alt + . (Period) New Null Layer ........................................................... Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Y

Show Alpha Boundary...................................... Alt + 5 New Adjustment Layer................................................ Ctrl + Alt + Y

Show Alpha Overlay......................................... Alt + 6 Next Layer.................................................................. Ctrl + Down Arrow

Zoom in/out Time ............................................ =/- Previous Layer............................................................ Ctrl + Up Arrow

Show/Hide Safe Zones ....................................' (Apostrophe) Deselect All Layers ..................................................... Ctrl + Shift + A

Show/Hide Grid ............................................... Ctrl + ' (Apostrophe) Show/Hide Parent Column.......................................... Shift + F4

Show/Hide Proportional Grid ........................... Alt + ' (Apostrophe) Show/Hide Layer Switches and Modes Column .......... F4

Show/Hide Rulers............................................ Ctrl + R Best/Bilinear .............................................................. Alt + B

Show/Hide Guides ........................................... Ctrl + ; Best/Bicubic............................................................... Alt + Shift + B

Snapping To Grid On/Off .................................. Ctrl + Shift + ' (Apostrophe) On/Off Video Switch ................................................... Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V

Snapping To Guides On/Off.............................. Ctrl + Shift + ; Settings...................................................................... Ctrl + Shift + Y

Lock/Unlock Guides ........................................ Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ; Paste Layers At Current Time ..................................... Ctrl + Alt + V

Show/Hide Layer Controls ............................... Ctrl + Shift + H Split Selected Layers .................................................. Ctrl + Shift + D
Precompose Selected Layers ..................................... Ctrl + Shift + C
Effects Controls.......................................................... Ctrl + Shift + T
Properties Reverse Layers ........................................................... Ctrl + Alt + R
Anchor Point ............................................................................................A Enable Time Remapping ............................................. Ctrl + Alt + T
Audio Levels.............................................................................................L Lock Layers ................................................................ Ctrl + L
Mask Feather ...........................................................................................F Unlock Layers............................................................. Ctrl + Shift + L
Mask Path ................................................................................................M Set Quality to Best ...................................................... Ctrl + U
Mask Opacity ...........................................................................................TT Set Quality to Draft ..................................................... Ctrl + Shift + U
Opacity.....................................................................................................T Set Quality to Wireframe............................................. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U
Position....................................................................................................P Find in Timeline .......................................................... Ctrl + F
Rotation and Orientation...........................................................................R
Scale ........................................................................................................S Mask
Time Remap .............................................................................................RR
New............................................................. Ctrl + Shift + N
Missing Effects ........................................................................................FF
Select Next.................................................. Alt + ` (Accent Grave)
Effects......................................................................................................E
Select Previous ........................................... Alt + Shift + ` (accent grave)
Mask ........................................................................................................MM
Invert .......................................................... Ctrl + Shift + I
Material Options.......................................................................................AA
Open/Close Mask Feather ........................... Ctrl + Shift + F
Expressions..............................................................................................EE
Open/Close Mask Shape ............................. Ctrl + Shift + M
Keyframes ................................................................................................U
Subtract Mode............................................. S
Modified Properties..................................................................................UU
Darken Mode ............................................... D Provided by
Paint Strokes............................................................................................PP
Difference Mode.......................................... F
Audio Waveform .......................................................................................LL
Add Mode.................................................... A
Selected Properties/Groups......................................................................SS
Intersect Mode ............................................ I
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