Adobe After Effects Shortcuts

SHORTCUT ACTION
General Shortcuts
Ctrl + Alt + N New Project
Ctrl + N New Composition
Ctrl + O Open Project
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P Open a most recent Project
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K Open Project Settings dialog box
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N New folder in Project panel
Ctrl + F Find in Project panel
Ctrl + I Import File
Ctrl + Alt + ; Open After Effects Preferences
Ctrl + A Select all
F2 or Ctrl + Shift + A Deselect all
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo
0 (Numpad) or Space Preview your composition
Hover your mouse over the panel you want
Expand any panel to fit your entire screen
to expand and press ~
Ctrl + Alt + E Interrupt running a script
Hold down the Spacebar, then click and
Access the Hand Tool
drag what you want to move
Select what you want to duplicate, then
Duplicate selected layers, effects, masks…
press Ctrl + D
Ctrl + S Save your project
Ctrl + Shift + S Save As
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S Increment and save your project

Transform Properties Shortcuts

A Anchor Point
P Position
S Scale
R Rotation and Orientation
TT Opacity
T Opacity property (for lights, Intensity)
L Audio Levels
F Mask Feather
M Mask Path
Call out multiple transform properties
Hold Shift + any of the above hotkeys
simultaneously
U + U (double-press U) View all adjusted properties
A + A (double-press A) Show only Material Options property group
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E + E (double-press E) Show only expressions
S + S (double-press S) Show only selected properties and groups
U Show properties with keyframes

Keyframe Shortcuts
Click property name Select all property keyframes
Ctrl + Alt + A Select all visible properties and keyframes
Deselect all keyframes, property groups, and
Shift + F2 or Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A
properties
Alt + Shift + property shortcut Add or remove keyframe at the current time
Convert linear keyframes to Easy Ease
Select the keyframes + F9
keyframes
Convert linear keyframes to Ease In
Shift + F9
keyframes
Convert linear keyframes to Ease Out
Ctrl + Shift + F9
keyframes
U Pull out all your keyframes
J or K Jump between keyframes
Page Up or Page Down Move a single frame
I Jump to the beginning of the layer
O Jump to the end of the layer

Composition Panel Shortcuts

, or . (You can also use the scroll wheel) Zoom in or out
Shift + / Fit the comp window to the entire screen
Toggle between Composition panel and
\
Timeline panel
Ctrl + J Full resolution
Ctrl + Shift + J Half resolution
Ctrl + Alt + J Custom resolution

Layer Shortcuts
Ctrl + Y New Solid Layer
Ctrl + Alt + Y New Adjustment Layer
Ctrl + Alt + Y New Null Layer
Select layers + Ctrl + L Lock certain layers
Ctrl + Shift + L Unlock all layers
Show/hide Modes columns and Layer
F4
Switches
Turn Video switch on/off for a selected
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V
layer/s
Turn Video switch off for all video layers
Ctrl + Shift + V
excluding the selected ones
Ctrl + Alt + V Paste layers at the current time

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 Split selected layers (if you do not select
Ctrl + Shift + D
layers, all layers are split)
Ctrl + Shift + T Open Effect Controls for a selected layer
Double-click a layer Open layer in a Layer panel
Double-click effect selection in Effects &
Add an effect/s to selected layers
Presets panel
Move layers so that their In point is at the
Select layers + Alt + Home
beginning of a composition
Move layers so that their Out point is at the
Select layers + Alt + End
end of a composition

Other Shortcuts
Ctrl + Shift + C Open the Pre-compose box
Ctrl + R Activate Rulers
Ctrl + ; Toggle Guides
Ctrl + Shift + ; Turn on Guide Snapping
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ; Lock Guides
Ctrl + ‘ Activate grid
V Activate Selection Tool
H Activate Hand Tool
C Activate Camera Tool
G Activate Pen Tool

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