Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)

Modify Layer Properties

Center Layers in view

Ctrl + Home

All hotkeys for Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)

Basics
Select all

Ctrl + A

Basics
Deselect all

F2 / Ctrl + Shift + A

Basics
Rename selected Layer, Composition, Folder, etc

Enter

Basics
Open selected Layer, Composition, or Footage item

Enter on numeric keypad

Basics
Move selected Layers or other elements backwards / forwards in stacking order

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Basics
Move selected Layers or other elements backwards / forwards in stacking order

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Basics
Extend selection to next item / to previous item in Project Panel and other Panels

Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Down

Basics
Duplicate selected Layers, Masks, effects, etc.

Ctrl + D

Basics
Quit

Ctrl + Q

Basics
Undo / Redo

Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Shift + Z

Basics
Purge All Memory

Ctrl + Alt + / on numeric keypad

Basics
Interrupt running a script

Esc

Basics
Display filename corresponding to Frame at current time in Info Panel

Ctrl + Alt + E

Basics
Open Preferences dialog box

Ctrl + Alt + ;

Basics
Restore default preferences settings

Press and hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift while starting After Effects

Projects
New Project

Ctrl + Alt + N

Projects
Open Project

Ctrl + O

Projects
Open most recent Project

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P

Projects
New Folder in Project Panel

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N

Projects
Open Project Settings dialog box

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K

Projects
Find in Project Panel

Ctrl + F

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Project Panel

Ctrl + 0 (zero)

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Render Queue Panel

Ctrl + Alt + 0 (zero)

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Tools Panel

Ctrl + 1

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Info Panel

Ctrl + 2

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Preview Panel

Ctrl + 3

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Audio Panel

Ctrl + 4

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Effects and Presets Panel

Ctrl + 5

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Character Panel

Ctrl + 6

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Paragraph Panel

Ctrl + 7

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Paint Panel

Ctrl + 8

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Brushes Panel

Ctrl + 9

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Effect Controls Panel for selected Layer

F3 (or Ctrl + Shift + T )

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open Flowchart Panel for Project flowchart

Ctrl + F11

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Switch between Workspaces

Shift + F10 / F11 / F12

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Close active Viewer or Panel (closes content first)

Ctrl + W

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Close active Panel or all Viewers of type of active Viewer

Ctrl + Shift + W

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Split the Frame containing the active Viewer and create a new Viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Maximize or restore Panel under pointer

`

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Resize application (floating) window to fit screen. Press again to resize window for contents to fill screen

Ctrl + \

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Move (floating) window to main monitor; resize window to fit screen. Press again to resize window for contents to fill screen

Ctrl + Alt + \

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Toggle activation between Composition Panel and Timeline Panel for current Composition

\

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Cycle to previous / next item in active Viewer

Shift + , / .

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Cycle to previous / next Panel in active Frame

Alt + Shift + , / .

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Activate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition Panel without affecting Layer selection

Middle-click

Activating Tools
Cycle through Tools

Alt +Click Tool button in Tools Panel

Activating Tools
Activate Selection Tool

V

Activating Tools
Activate Hand Tool

H

Activating Tools
Temporarily activate Hand Tool

Hold down spacebar

Activating Tools
Activate Zoom In / Zoom Out Tool

Z / Alt (when Zoom In Tool is active)

Activating Tools
Activate Rotation Tool

W

Activating Tools
Activate Roto Brush Tool

Alt + W

Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Camera Tools

C

Activating Tools
Activate Pan Behind Tool

Y

Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Mask and Shape Tools

Q

Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Type Tools

Ctrl + T

Activating Tools
Activate and cycle between the Pen and Mask Feather Tools

G

Activating Tools
Temporarily activate Selection Tool when a Pen Tool is selected

Ctrl

Activating Tools
Temporarily activate Pen Tool when the Selection Tool is selected and pointer is over a path

Ctrl + Alt

Activating Tools
Add Vertex Tool when pointer is over a segment or convert Vertex Tool when pointer is over a Vertex

Ctrl + Alt

Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser Tools

Ctrl + B

Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Puppet Tools

Ctrl + P

Activating Tools
In Shape Layer: Temporarily convert Selection Tool to Shape Duplication Tool

Alt

Activating Tools
In Shape Layer: Temporarily convert Selection Tool to Direct Selection Tool

Ctrl

Compositions and Work Area
New Composition

Ctrl + N

Compositions and Work Area
Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected Composition

Ctrl + K

Compositions and Work Area
Set beginning / set end of work area to current time

B / N

Compositions and Work Area
Set work area to duration of selected Layers or to Composition duration if no Layers selected

Ctrl + Alt + B

Compositions and Work Area
Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active Composition

Tab

Compositions and Work Area
Activate the most recently active Composition that is in the same Composition hierarchy as the currently active Composition

Shift + Esc

Time Navigation
Go to specific time

Alt + Shift + J

Time Navigation
Go to beginning or end of work area

Shift + Home / Shift + End

Time Navigation
Go to previous / go to next visible item in time ruler

J / K

Time Navigation
Go to beginning / go to end of Composition, Layer, or Footage item (or Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow/Right Arrow)

Home / End

Time Navigation
Go forward / backwards 1 Frame (or Ctrl+Right Arrow / Left Arrow)

Page Down / Page Up

Time Navigation
Go forward / backwards 10 Frames

Shift + Page Down / Page Up

Time Navigation
Go to Layer InPoint / Layer OutPoint

I / O

Time Navigation
Go to previous / next InPoint or OutPoint

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Time Navigation
Scroll to current time in Timeline Panel

D

Previews
Start or stop preview

Space

Previews
Reset preview settings to Standard Preview behaviors

Alt + Click Reset on Preview Panel

Previews
Preview only audio, from current time

. on numeric keypad

Previews
Preview only audio, in work area

Alt + .

Previews
Manually preview (scrub) video

Drag / Alt -Drag current-time indicator

Previews
Manually preview (scrub) audio

Ctrl -Drag current time indicator

Previews
Preview number of Frames specified by Alternate Preview preference (defaults to 5)

Alt + 0 on numeric keypad

Previews
Toggle Mercury Transmit video preview

[ / on numeric keypad

Previews
Take Snapshot

Shift + F5 / F6 / F7 / F8

Previews
Display Snapshot in active Viewer

F5 / F6 / F7 / F8

Previews
Purge snapshot

Ctrl + Shift + F5 / F6 / F7 / F8

Previews
Fast Previews > Off

Ctrl + Alt + 1

Previews
Fast Previews > Adaptive Resolution

Ctrl + Alt + 2

Previews
Fast Previews > Draft

Ctrl + Alt + 3

Previews
Fast Previews > Fast Draft

Ctrl + Alt + 4

Previews
Fast Previews > WireFrame

Ctrl + Alt + 5

Views
Turn display color management on or off for active view

Shift + [ / on numeric keypad

Views
Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as grayscale

Alt + 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Views
Show colorized red, green, or blue channel

Alt + Shift + 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Views
Toggle showing straight RGB color

Alt + Shift + 4

Views
Show alpha boundary in Layer Panel

Alt + 5

Views
Show alpha overlay in Layer Panel

Alt + 6

Views
Show Refine Edge X-ray

Alt + X

Views
Center Composition in the Panel

Double-click Hand Tool

Views
Zoom in / Zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel

. / ,

Views
Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel

/

Views
Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel

Shift + /

Views
Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel

Alt + /

Views
Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in Composition Panel

Ctrl + J / Ctrl + Shift + J / Ctrl + Alt + J

Views
Open View Options dialog box for active Composition Panel

Ctrl + Alt + U

Views
Zoom in / zoom out time

= / -

Views
Zoom in / zoom out Timeline Panel to single-Frame units

; / Shift + ;

Views
Prevent images from being rendered for previews in Viewer Panels

Caps Lock

Views
Show or hide safe zones

'

Views
Show or hide Grid

Ctrl + '

Views
Show or hide proportional Grid

Alt + '

Views
Show or hide Rulers

Ctrl + R

Views
Show or hide Guides

Ctrl + ;

Views
Turn snapping to Grid on or off

Ctrl + Shift + '

Views
Turn snapping to Guides on or off

Ctrl + Shift + ;

Views
Lock or unlock Guides

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ;

Views
Show or hide Layer controls

Ctrl + Shift + H

Footage
Import one file or image sequence

Ctrl + I

Footage
Import multiple files or image sequences

Ctrl + Alt + I

Footage
Open movie in an After Effects Footage Panel

Double-click footage item in Project Panel

Footage
Add selected items to most recently activated Composition

Ctrl + /

Footage
Replace selected source Footage for selected Layers with Footage item selected in Project Panel

Ctrl + Alt + /

Footage
Replace source for a selected Layer

Alt -Drag footage item from Project Panel onto selected layer

Footage
Delete a Footage item without a warning

Ctrl + Backspace

Footage
Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected Footage item

Ctrl + Alt + G

Footage
Remember Footage interpretation

Ctrl + Alt + C

Footage
Edit selected Footage item

Ctrl + E

Footage
Replace selected Footage item

Ctrl + H

Footage
Reload selected Footage items

Ctrl + Alt + L

Footage
Set proxy for selected Footage item

Ctrl + Alt + P

Effects and Animation Presets
Delete all effects from selected Layers

Ctrl + Shift + E

Effects and Animation Presets
Apply most recently applied effect to selected Layers

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E

Effects and Animation Presets
Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected Layers

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F

Layers
New solid Layer

Ctrl + Y

Layers
New null Layer

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Y

Layers
New adjustment Layer

Ctrl + Alt + Y

Layers
Select Layer (1-999) by its number; type multiple number in quick succession for multiple digits.

0 … 9 on numeric keyboard

Layers
Toggle selection of Layer (1-999) by its number

Shift + 0 … 9 on numeric keyboard

Layers
Select next Layer / previous Layer in stacking order

Ctrl + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Layers
Extend selection to next Layer / previous Layer in stacking order

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Down

Layers
Deselect all Layers

Ctrl + Shift + A

Layers
Scroll topmost selected Layer to top of Timeline Panel

X

Layers
Show or hide Parent column

Shift + F4

Layers
Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns

F4

Layers
Setting sampling method for selected Layers (Best/Bilinear)

Alt + B

Layers
Setting sampling method for selected Layers (Best/Bicubic)

Alt + Shift + B

Layers
Turn off all other solo switches

Alt +Click Solo Switch

Layers
Turn Video switch on/off for selected Layers

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V

Layers
Turn off Video switch for all video Layers other than selected Layers

Ctrl + Shift + V

Layers
Open settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layers

Ctrl + Shift + Y

Layers
Paste Layers at current time

Ctrl + Alt + V

Layers
Split selected Layers (If no Layers are selected, split all Layers.)

Ctrl + Shift + D

Layers
Precompose selected Layers

Ctrl + Shift + C

Layers
Open Effect Controls Panel for selected Layers

Ctrl + Shift + T

Layers
Open Layer in Layer Panel

Double-click a layer

Layers
Open source of a Layer in Footage Panel

Alt +Double-click a layer

Layers
Reverse selected Layers in time

Ctrl + Alt + R

Layers
Enable time remapping for selected Layers

Ctrl + Alt + T

Layers
Move selected Layers for InPoint / OutPoint to current time

[ / ]

Layers
Trim InPoint / OutPoint of selected Layers to current time

Alt + [ / ]

Layers
Add or remove expression for a property

Alt +Click stopwatch

Layers
Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected Layers

Double-click effect selection in Effects and Presets Panel

Layers
Set InPoint or OutPoint by time-stretching (or Ctrl+Alt+,)

Ctrl + Shift + ,

Layers
Move selected Layers so that their InPoint is at beginning of Composition

Alt + Home

Layers
Move selected Layers so that their OutPoint is at end of Composition

Alt + End

Layers
Lock / Unlock all Layers

Ctrl + L / Ctrl + Shift + L

Layers
Set Quality to Best, Draft, or WireFrame for selected Layers

Ctrl + U / Ctrl + Shift + U / Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U

Layers
Cycle forward / backward through blending Modes for selected Layers

Shift + - / =

Layers
Find in Timeline Panel

Ctrl + F

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Find in Timeline Panel

Ctrl + F

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Toggle expansion of selected Layers to show all properties

Ctrl + `

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties

Ctrl +Click triangle to the left of the property group name

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest)

A

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Audio Levels property

L

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Mask Feather property

F

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Mask Path property

M

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Opacity property for lights and Intensity

T

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Mask Opacity property

TT

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Position property

P

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Rotation and Orientation properties

R

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Scale property

S

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Time Remap property

RR

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only instances of missing effects

FF

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Effects property group

E

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only mask property groups

MM

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Material Options property group

AA

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only expressions

EE

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only modified properties

UU

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only paint strokes, Roto Brush strokes, and Puppet pins

PP

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only audio waveform

LL

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only properties with Keyframes or expressions

U

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only selected properties and groups

SS

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Hide property or group

Alt + Shift +Click property / group name

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Add or remove property or group from set that is shown

Shift +Click property / group shortcut

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Add or remove Keyframe at current time

Alt + Shift +Click property shortcut

Properties and Groups in Effects Controls Panel
Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties

Ctrl + `

Properties and Groups in Effects Controls Panel
Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties

Ctrl +Click triangle to the left of the property group name

Modify Layer Properties
Modify property value by default increments

Drag property value

Modify Layer Properties
Modify property value by 10x default increments

Shift +Drag property value

Modify Layer Properties
Modify property value by 1/10 default increments

Ctrl +Drag property value

Modify Layer Properties
Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected Layers

Ctrl + Alt + O

Modify Layer Properties
Open Opacity dialog box for Layers

Ctrl + Shift + O

Modify Layer Properties
Open Rotation dialog box for Layers

Ctrl + Shift + R

Modify Layer Properties
Open Position dialog box for Layers

Ctrl + Shift + P

Modify Layer Properties
Center Layers in view

Ctrl + Home

Modify Layer Properties
Move Layers 1 pixel at current magnification

Arrow Keys

Modify Layer Properties
Move Layers 10 pixels at current magnification

Shift + Arrow Keys

Modify Layer Properties
Move Layers 1 Frame earlier / later

Alt + Page Up / Alt + Page Down

Modify Layer Properties
Move Layers 10 Frames earlier / later

Alt + Shift + Page Up / Page Down

Modify Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Z Rotation of Layers by 1°

[ + ] / - on numeric keypad

Modify Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Z Rotation of Layers by 10°

Shift + plus / - on numeric keypad

Modify Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light Layers) of Layers by 1%

Ctrl + Alt + plus / - on numeric keypad

Modify Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light Layers) of Layers by 10%

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + plus / - on numeric keypad

Modify Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Scale of Layers by 1%

Ctrl + plus / Ctrl + - on numeric keypad

Modify Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Scale of Layers by 10%

Ctrl + Shift + plus / -

Modify Layer Properties
Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments

Shift +Drag with Rotation Tool

Modify Layer Properties
Modify Scale, constrained to Footage Frame aspect ratio

Shift +Drag layer handle with Selection Tool

Modify Layer Properties
Reset Rotation to 0°

Double-click Rotation Tool

Modify Layer Properties
Reset Scale to 100%

Double-click Selection Tool

Modify Layer Properties
Scale and reposition Layers to fit Composition

Ctrl + Alt + F

Modify Layer Properties
Scale and reposition Layers to fit Composition width, preserving aspect ratio

Ctrl + Alt + W

Modify Layer Properties
Scale and reposition Layers to fit Composition height, preserving aspect ratio

Ctrl + Alt + H

3D Layers
Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front)

F10

3D Layers
Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 1)

F11

3D Layers
Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera)

F12

3D Layers
Return to previous view

Esc

3D Layers
New Light

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L

3D Layers
New Camera

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C

3D Layers
Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D Layers

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + \

3D Layers
Look at selected 3D Layers (with a camera Tool selected)

F

3D Layers
Look at all 3D Layers (with a camera Tool selected)

Ctrl + Shift + F

3D Layers
Turn Casts Shadows property on / off for selected 3D Layers

Alt + Shift + C

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Toggle between Graph Editor and Layer bar Modes

Shift + F3

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Select all Keyframes for a property

Click property name

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Select all visible Keyframes and properties

Ctrl + Alt + A

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Deselect all Keyframes, properties, and property groups

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Move Keyframe 1 Frame later / earlier

Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Move Keyframe 10 Frames later / earlier

Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set interpolation for selected Keyframes

Ctrl + Alt + K

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set Keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier

Ctrl + Alt + H

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set Keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier

Ctrl +Click in layer bar mode

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set Keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold

Ctrl + Alt +Click in layer bar mode

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected Keyframes

F9

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected Keyframes in / out

Shift + F9 / Ctrl + Shift + F9

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set velocity for selected Keyframes

Ctrl + Shift + K

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Add or remove Keyframe at current time.

Alt + Shift +property shortcut

Text
New text Layer

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T

Text
Align horizontal text Left

Ctrl + Shift + L

Text
Align horizontal text Center

Ctrl + Shift + C

Text
Align horizontal text Right align

Ctrl + Shift + R

Text
Align vertical text Top

Ctrl + Shift + L

Text
Align vertical text Center

Ctrl + Shift + C

Text
Align vertical text Bottom

Ctrl + Shift + R

Text
Extend selection one character to the right / left

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

Text
Extend selection one word to right / left

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

Text
Extend selection one line up / down in horizontal text

Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down

Text
Extend selection one line to the right / left in vertical text

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

Text
Extend selection one word up / down in vertical text

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down

Text
Extend selection one character up / down in vertical text

Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down

Text
Select text from insertion point to beginning / end of line

Shift + Home / End

Text
Move cursor to beginning / end of line

Home / End

Text
Select all text on a Layer

Double-click text layer

Text
Select text from cursor to beginning / end of text Frame

Ctrl + Shift + Home / End

Text
Select text from cursor to mouse Click point

Shift +Click

Text
Move one character left/right or one line up/down

Arrow Keys

Text
Move one word left/right or one paragraph up/down

Ctrl + Arrow Keys

Text
Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text Frame

Double-click, and click up to 5 times

Text
Turn All Caps on or off for selected text

Ctrl + Shift + K

Text
Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K

Text
Turn Superscript on or off for selected text

Ctrl + Shift + =

Text
Turn Subscript on or off for selected text

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + =

Text
Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text

Ctrl + Shift + X

Text
Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X

Text
Auto leading for selected text

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A

Text
Reset tracking to 0 for selected text

Ctrl + Shift + Q

Text
Justify paragraph; left align last line

Ctrl + Shift + J

Text
Justify paragraph; right align last line

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + J

Text
Justify paragraph; force last line

Ctrl + Shift + F

Text
Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 2 units

Ctrl + Shift + , / Ctrl + Shift + .

Text
Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 10 units

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + , / .

Text
Increase / decrease leading by 2 units

Alt + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Text
Increase / decrease leading by 10 units

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Text
Decrease / increase baseline shift by 2 units

Alt + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Text
Decrease / increase baseline shift by 10 units

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Text
Decrease / increase kerning or tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems)

Alt + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Text
Decrease /r increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems)

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Text
Toggle paragraph composer

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T

Masks
New Mask

Ctrl + Shift + N

Masks
Select all points in a Mask

Alt +Click Mask

Masks
Select next / previous Mask

Alt + ` / Alt + Shift + `

Masks
Enter free-transform Mask editing Mode

Double-click Mask with Selection Tool and Ctrl + T

Masks
Exit free-transform Mask editing Mode

Esc

Masks
Scale around center point in Free Transform Mode

Ctrl +Drag

Masks
Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification

Arrow Keys

Masks
Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification

Shift + Arrow Keys

Masks
Toggle between smooth and corner points

Ctrl + Alt +Click Vertex

Masks
Redraw Bezier handles

Ctrl +Alt-Drag Vertex

Masks
Invert selected Mask

Ctrl + Shift + I

Masks
Open Mask Feather dialog box

Ctrl + Shift + F

Masks
Open Mask Shape dialog box

Ctrl + Shift + M

Paint Tools
Swap paint background and foreground colors

X

Paint Tools
Set paint foreground color to black and background to white

D

Paint Tools
Set foreground color to the color currently under any Paint Tool pointer

Alt +click

Paint Tools
Set foreground color to the average color of a 4x4 pixel area under any Paint Tool pointer

Ctrl + Alt +Click

Paint Tools
Set brush size for a Paint Tool

Ctrl +Drag

Paint Tools
Set brush hardness for a Paint Tool

Ctrl +Drag, then release Ctrl while Dragging

Paint Tools
Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke

Hold Shift while beginning stroke

Paint Tools
Set starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp Tool pointer

Alt +click

Paint Tools
Momentarily activate Eraser Tool with Last Stroke Only option

Ctrl + Shift

Paint Tools
Show and move overlay

Alt + Shift +Drag with Clone Stamp Tool

Paint Tools
Activate a specific Clone Stamp Tool preset

3 … 7

Paint Tools
Duplicate a Clone Stamp Tool preset in Paint Panel

Alt +Click the button for the preset

Paint Tools
Set opacity for Paint Tool to 10% thru 90%

1 … 9 on numeric keypad

Paint Tools
Set opacity for a Paint Tool to 100%

. on numeric keypad

Paint Tools
Set flow for a Paint Tool 10% thru 90%

Shift + 1 … 9 on numeric keypad

Paint Tools
Set flow for a Paint Tool to 100%

Shift + . on numeric keypad

Paint Tools
Move earlier or later by number of Frames specified for stroke Duration

Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down

Shape Layers
Group / ungroup selected Shapes

Ctrl + G / Ctrl + Shift + G

Shape Layers
Enter free-transform path editing Mode

Select Path property in Timeline Panel and press Ctrl+ T

Shape Layers
Increase/ decrease star inner roundness

Page Up / Page Down when dragging to create shape

Shape Layers
Increase / decrease number of points for star and polygon or roundness for rounded rectangle

Arrow Up / Down Arrow when dragging to create shape

Shape Layers
Reposition Shape during creation

Spacebar when Dragging to create shape

Shape Layers
Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 / to maximum, or decrease / increase polygon and star outer roundness

Arrow Left / right arrow when dragging to create shape

Shape Layers
Constrain rectangles to squares; constrain ellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation

Shift when Dragging to create shape

Shape Layers
Change outer radius of star

Ctrl when Dragging to create shape

Markers
Set marker at current time

* on numeric keypad

Markers
Set marker at current time and open marker dialog box

Alt + * on numeric keypad

Markers
Set and number a Composition marker (0-9) at the current time

Shift + 0 … 9

Markers
Go to a Composition marker (0-9)

0 … 9

Markers
Display the duration between two Layer markers or Keyframes in the Info Panel

Alt +Click the markers / keyframes

Markers
Remove marker

Ctrl +Click marker

Motion Tracking
Move feature/search region/attach point 1 pixel at current magnification

Arrow Key

Motion Tracking
Move feature/search region/attach point 10 pixel at current magnification

Shift + Arrow Key

Motion Tracking
Move feature region/search region 1 pixel at current magnification

Alt + Arrow Key

Motion Tracking
Move feature region/search region 10 pixel at current magnification

Alt + Shift + Arrow Key

Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Save Project

Ctrl + S

Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Increment and save Project

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S

Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Save As

Ctrl + Shift + S

Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Add active Composition or selected items to render queue

Ctrl + Shift + /

Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Add current Frame to render queue

Ctrl + Alt + S

Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Duplicate render item with same output filename as original

Ctrl + Shift + D

Similar combinations for other applications


Microsoft Projects 2010 (Windows)
Jump to first cell / jump to last cell
Navigate Gantt Chart and Select Tasks

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Adobe Reader X (Windows)
Jump to beginning/ jump to end of document
Navigation

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Eclipse Helios (Windows)
Jump to beginning / jump to end of source
Navigate in Editor

Ctrl + Home / End


Microsoft OneNote 2010 (Windows)
Scroll to the top/ bottom of the current page.
Basic Editing and Formatting

ctrl + home / ctrl + end


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Move to the first preview page when zoomed out.
Working with documents: Print and preview documents

Ctrl + Home


Inpage (Windows)
To go to the beggining of the text
To move cursor

Ctrl + Home


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move cursor to the beginning / to the end of the line in multi-line fields
Manage Access Features - Edit Text and Data

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move to first field in first record / last field in last record
Manage Access Features - Navigate in Datasheet, Subdatasheet, and Form View

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Google Docs (Windows)
Jump to end / to beginning of document
Navigate Google Docs

Ctrl + End / Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
To the beginning of a document
Edit and move text and graphics: Move through your document

Ctrl + Home


Mindjet Mindmanager 2012 (Windows)
central/lowest
Moving the blue box

Ctrl + Home / End


Oracle SQL Developer 4 (Windows)
Zoom to Fit
Metrics

Ctrl + Home


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move cursor to the beginning / to the end of the line in multi-line fields
Working with Text and Data - Edit Text and Data

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move to first field in first record / last field in last record
Working with Text and Data - Navigate in Datasheet, Subdatasheet, and Form View

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
Move to the beginning of a text box.
Basic Text Navigation and Formatting

Ctrl + Home


Adobe Reader X (Linux)
Jump to beginning/ jump to end of document
Navigation

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Microsoft Excel 2013 (Windows)
Move to the beginning of a worksheet
Navigate Worksheets

Ctrl + Home


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move cursor to the beginning / to the end of the line in multi-line fields
Working with Access Views - Edit Text and Data

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move to first field in first record / last field in last record
Working with Access Views - Navigate in Datasheet, Subdatasheet, and Form View

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Move to beginning / to end of the text
Layout Mode Shortcuts - Text Navigation

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Windows 10 Command Prompt (Windows)
Delete from cursor position to beginning of line
Enter and Manipulate Text

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Word 2013 (Windows)
Move to first page / last page (with focus on preview page)
Print Documents

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Camtasia 8 (Windows)
Jump to end/ beginning of timeline
Editor Timeline Navigation

Ctrl + End / Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Move to the beginning of a worksheet.
Navigate Inside Worksheets

Ctrl + Home


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move cursor to the beginning / to the end of the line in multi-line fields
The Rest - Edit Text and Data

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Microsoft OneNote 2016 (Windows)
Move to top/ bottom of current page
Basic Editing and Formatting

Ctrl + Home / End


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Move to beginning / to end of the text
Text Shortcuts - Text Navigation

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move to first field in first record / last field in last record
The Rest - Navigate in Datasheet, Subdatasheet, and Form View

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Microsoft Edge Browser (Windows)
Scroll to top of page
Navigation

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (Windows)
Beginning of text block
Navigation Operation

Ctrl + Home


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Move to beginning / to end of the text
Database Management Shortcuts - Text Navigation

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Display (without selecting) the first/last item on the timeline (if items are not grouped) or the first item in the group
View: Timeline (Tasks) - When an item is selected

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Finale (Windows)
First Page
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Finale (Windows)
Add selected expression to all staves to top of system
Expression Tool

Ctrl + Home


Zoho Sheet (Windows)
Go to first cell in data region
Navigate

Ctrl + Home


Zoho Writer (Windows)
Move to the top of document
Navigation keys

Ctrl + Home


Dynamics SL 2015 (Windows)
First
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Dynamics AX 2015 (Windows)
Move to the first record.
Working with Forms

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Word 2016 (Windows)
Beginning of text block
Navigation Operation

Ctrl + Home


Dynamics NAV 2015 (Windows)
Move to the first line in a list
Moving Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Dynamics NAV 2015 (Windows)
Move to the first line in a list
Edit

Ctrl + Home


Dynamics AX 2015 (Windows)
Move to the first record.
Grid Controls

Ctrl + Home


AutoCAD 2016 (Windows)
Moves focus to the Start tab
General

Ctrl + HOME


Ace Projects (Windows)
Go to start
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Projects 2016 (Windows)
Move to the beginning of a text box.
Moving around cells/text

Ctrl + Home


AutoCad Architecture 2017 (Windows)
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the first line of text
Text Editing

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Projects 2016 (Windows)
Move to the beginning of the object’s text.
Working with OfficeArt Objects

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Move to the beginning of worksheet
Navigate Worksheets

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Projects 2016 (Windows)
Move to the first field of the first row.
Sheet View

Ctrl + Home


Adobe Dreamweaver (Windows)
Move to top of file
Coding Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Cloud9 (Windows)
Goto Start/End
Navigate

Ctrl + Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2016 (MacOS)
Move to the beginning of the sheet
Move and scroll in a sheet or workbook

Ctrl + Home


Corel Ventura 10 (Windows)
Beginning of Publication
Cursor Movement

Ctrl + Home


HTML-Kit (Windows)
Go to Start of Document
87 Shortcuts for HTML-Kit (Windows)

Ctrl + Home


InCopy CC (Windows)
Go to beginning/end of story
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home / End


Microsoft Word 2016 (MacOS)
Move to the first cell in the row
Move around in a table

Ctrl + Home


Corel Draw X8 (Windows)
Cursor to start of text
Cursor Moves Using Text Tool

Ctrl + Home


Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2016 (Windows)
Move to Beginning of Worksheet
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Kingsoft Writer 2016 (Windows)
Go to beginning od Document
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Informix Genero 2.5.0 (Windows)
Top of file
Cursor Movement Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Final Fantasy XV (Windows)
Change window size
Hotbar And Main Menu

Ctrl + Home


Brackets (Windows)
Go to Document Start
99 Shortcuts for Brackets (Windows)

Ctrl + Home


Vuze (Windows)
Move selected torrent(s) to Top/Bottom of List
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home / End


MPS 2017 (Windows)
Move the caret to the beginning of text
Basic Editing

Ctrl + Home


Aptana Studio 3 (Windows)
Jump to Beginning of File
Navigation

Ctrl + Home


Soundforge (Windows)
Go to the first sample in the data window
Cursor Movements

Ctrl + Home


Editpad 7 (Windows)
Move to the start of the document
Select and Edit Text

Ctrl + Home


Vegas Pro 14 (Windows)
Go to beginning of project
Cursor Placement,Loop Region and Time Selection

Ctrl + Home


Jupyter Notebook (Windows)
go to cell start
Edit Mode (press Enter to enable)

Ctrl + Home


Libreoffice Writer (Windows)
Go to start of document
General

Ctrl + Home


Visual Studio Code (Windows)
Go to beginning of file
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Quickbooks Desktop (Windows)
First transaction/ last transaction
Account Register Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Libreoffice Writer (Windows)
If the active cell is empty: goes to the beginning of the table. Otherwise: first press goes to beginning of the active cell, second press goes to beginning of the current table, third press goes to beginning of document.
Tables

Ctrl + Home


Bitcomet (Windows)
Move task topside (non-sorting)
Task lists

Ctrl + Home


Vegas Pro 14 (Windows)
Go to start of project
Playback,Recording and Preview

Ctrl + Home


Visual Studio Code (Windows)
Scroll to top/bottom
Integrated Terminal

Ctrl + Home/End


Delphi 10 (Windows)
Moves to the top of a file
193 Shortcuts for Delphi 10 (Windows)

Ctrl + Home


CodeLite 10 (Windows)
Go to start of document.
Editor

Ctrl + Home


RStudio (Windows)
Jump to start/end
Editing (Console and Source)

Ctrl + Home/End / Ctrl + Up/Down


Most used text editing
Move cursor to top of the text entry field
Moving the cursor

Ctrl + Home


Source Insight (Windows)
Top of File
General

Ctrl + Home


Comodo IceDragon (Windows)
Move Foreground Tab to first position
Windows and Tabs

Ctrl + Home


Wordfast Pro (Windows)
Go To First Segment
100 Shortcuts for Wordfast Pro (Windows)

Ctrl + Home


Xyplorer
Jump to the top folder (Drive, \\Server, Desktop, MyDocuments) of the current folder
Other Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


FEKO (Windows)
Move to beginning of file
General EDITFEKO Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Modo (Windows)
Align to viewport
Work Plane

Ctrl + Home


FEKO (Linux)
Move to beginning of file
General EDITFEKO Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Altium Designer (Windows)
Jump to absolute origin (lower left corner of workspace)
Common Schematic and PCB Editor Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


RStudio
Jump to Start/End
Editing (Console and Source)

Ctrl + Home


Banner 9 (Windows, Mac)
First Page
Mac shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


LDCad
Reset the selection's orientation relative to the current grid orientation
Editor

Ctrl + Home


MindManager v19 (Windows)
central/lowest
Moving the blue box

Ctrl + Home / End


Altium Designer (Windows)
Zoom Film Box
CAM Editor Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Altium Designer (Windows)
Jump to top of chart
SimData Editor Shortcuts

Ctrl + Up Arrow / Ctrl + Home


Altium Designer (Windows)
Move cursor to Beginning of File
Common Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Lacerte
Move to the first item of the current screen
Batch input

Ctrl + Home


Jupyter Notebook
Go to cell start
Edit mode

Ctrl + Home


draw.io
Collapse container
Canvas

Ctrl + Home


HitFilm
Scroll timeline to playhead
General timeline

Ctrl + Home


WorkZone Client
Select the first list item on the first page
Navigate in lists

Ctrl + Home


Ace Editor
Go to start
Go to

Ctrl + Home


PyCharm 2018.2
Move the caret to the beginning of text.
Basic editing

Ctrl + Home


Quicken 2018
First transaction or upper left corner of report
Moving around in windows and fields

Ctrl + Home


ActivePresenter 7
Arrange: Order front
Text

Ctrl + Home


JAWS
Jump to the first cell in a table
Table layer

Ctrl + Home


jEdit
Beginning of buffer.
Moving the caret

Ctrl + Home


OBS Studio
Move source top of souces list
Order

Ctrl + Home


CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018
To Front Of Page
General

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Word 2016
To the beginning of a document
Move around in a document

Ctrl + Home


Atom (Windows)
(Source: Find And Replace) core:move-to-top
All shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Camtasia
Jump to beginning of timeline
Editor's timeline

Ctrl + Home


gedit
Move to the beginning of the document
Editing files

Ctrl + Home


CodeMirror
Move cursor to the start of the document
General (Windows)

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft FrontPage
Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list.
Access and use task panes

Ctrl + Home


AWS Cloud9 IDE (Windows)
Goto Start
Goto

Ctrl + Home


GoldWave
Moves the Sound window view to the beginning of the sound.
Sound window

Ctrl + Home


Comodo IceDragon
Move Foreground Tab to first position
Windows and Tabs

Ctrl + Home


Kdenlive
Go to Project Start
Editing

Ctrl + Home


Inkscape
go to beginning/end of text
Text tool

Ctrl + Home


LibreOffice Calc
Moves the current field to the first place
Using the pivot table

Ctrl + Home


WinHex
Go to beginning of file
Navigation

Ctrl + Home


Brackets
Go to beginning of document
General

Ctrl + Home


LibreOffice Impress
Go to start of text block in slide
Editing text

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft PowerPoint (Creating presentations)
Move to the beginning of a text box
Move around in text

Ctrl + Home


WriteMonkey
(Windows) Jump to start / end document
Navigation

Ctrl + Home


LibreOffice Writer
If the active cell is empty: goes to the beginning of the table. Otherwise: first press goes to beginning of the active cell, second press goes to beginning of the current table, third press goes to beginning of document
Tables

Ctrl + Home


Maple
Cursor to Top of Worksheet
General

Ctrl + Home


Valentina Studio
Move to Beginning of Document
Text - Navigation

Ctrl + Home


LibreOffice
Selects the first Drawing Object
Drawing objects

Ctrl + Home


Google Sheets
Move to beginning of sheet
Navigate spreadsheet

Ctrl + Home


Google Translator Toolkit
Select first unit
Navigation

Ctrl + Home


FileMaker
Beginning of the text
Text navigation

Ctrl + Home


Guitar Pro
First bar
Sound

Ctrl + Home


Vuze
Move selected torrent(s) to top or bottom of list
General

Ctrl + Home


WPS Office
Moves to the beginning of a worksheet
General

Ctrl + Home


Visual Studio Code (Linux)
Scroll to top
Integrated terminal

Ctrl + Home


Eclipse
Jump to beginning of source
Navigation in editor window

Ctrl + Home


Visual Studio Code (Windows)
Scroll to top
Integrated terminal

Ctrl + Home


IrfanView
Load first image in current directory
Browsing between images

Ctrl + Home


Delphi
Moves to the top of a file
General

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Access 2016
Move to the beginning of a text box
Navigate in tables and cells: Move around in tables or cells

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Excel 2016
Moves to the beginning of a worksheet
Other useful shortcut keys

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
Edit.DocumentStart
Text Editor

Ctrl + Home


SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Move the cursor to the beginning of the document
Cursor movement

Ctrl + Home


Paint.NET
Scroll top left image to center screen
UI and Canvas Controls

Ctrl + Home


Firefox Quantum
Move tab in focus to start
Windows and tabs

Ctrl + Home


Windows 3.1
Puts the cursor to the beginning of an open document
Common features

Ctrl + Home


Everything
Navigate item focus
Result list

Ctrl + Home


Narrator
Move the Narrator cursor to the first line of text and then read it
Scan mode keyboard commands

Ctrl + Home


Audacity
Move Focus to First Track
Tracks menu

Ctrl + Home


Windows 10 Maps
Center map on your current location
General

Ctrl + Home


Wordpad
Move to the beginning of the document
General

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft OneNote
Scroll to the top of the current page
Work with pages and Quick Notes

Ctrl + Home


Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2013
Display (without selecting) the first item on the timeline (if items are not grouped) or the first item in the group
Timeline view (Tasks): When an item is selected

Ctrl + Home


Command Line
Delete text from the insertion point to the beginning of the current line
Text manipulation

Ctrl + Home


IrfanView 4.42 (Windows)
Load first / last image in current directory
Browsing

Ctrl + Home / End


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Moves to the beginning of a worksheet.
Navigating in Worksheets and Selecting Cells

Ctrl + Home


Google Spreadsheets (Web Application)
Move to the beginning of the worksheet
Movement within worksheets

Ctrl + Home


Open Office Writer 3 (Windows)
Go to start of document
General OpenOffice Writer Shortcuts

Ctrl + Home


Open Office Writer 3 (Windows)
If the active cell is empty, ctrl+home moves the cursor to the beginning of the table. Pressing ctrl+home again moves the cursor to the beginning of document.
Working with Tables

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Move to the beginning of a text box.
Smart-Art Graphics : Work with Text

Ctrl + Home


InDesign CS5 (Windows)
Move to start or end of story
Navigating Through and Editing Text

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)
Center selected layers in view (modifies Position property to place anchor points of selected layers in center of current view)
Modifying Layer Properties

Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
Display (without selecting) the first or last item on the timeline (if items are not categoryed) or the first item in the category.
Shortcuts for Timeline view (Tasks or Journal)

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Jump to end / to beginning of document
Navigate within Documents

Ctrl + End / Ctrl + Home


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Move to first page / last page (with focus on preview page)
Print Documents

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End