Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)

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Justify paragraph; force last line

Ctrl + Shift + F

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.

09 on numeric keyboard

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

Shift + 09 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

37

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%

19 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 + 19 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 + 09

Markers
Go to a Composition marker (0-9)

09

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

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Google Chrome (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Google Mail (Windows)
Change From address
Compose Messages

Ctrl + Shift + F


Eclipse Helios (Windows)
Autoformat all code in Editor using code formatter
Indentions and Comments

Ctrl + Shift + F


Google Chrome (Linux)
Search Text across sources
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Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Display the Format Cells with Fonts Tab active. Press tab 3x to get to font-size. Used to be ctrl+shift+p, but that seems just get to the Font Tab in 2010.
Work with Data Selections - Format Cells

Ctrl + Shift + F


Thunderbird (Windows)
Find all Messages in Folder
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Find all Messages in Folder
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Unity3D 3 (Windows)
Align to View
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Ctrl + Shift + f


Zune (Windows)
Fast forward
Playing Songs

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Phoenix Viewer (Windows)
Friends
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Mindjet Mindmanager 2012 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F / C


Google Docs (Windows)
Compact controls
Manage Google Docs

Ctrl + Shift + F


Notepad++ 5 (Windows)
Find in files...
Search

Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Open the Font dialog box to change the font.
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Mindjet Mindmanager 2012 (Windows)
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Reorganizing - Box formatting

Ctrl + Shift + F / C


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Display the Format Cells with Fonts Tab active. Press tab 3x to get to font-size. Used to be ctrl+shift+p, but that seems just get to the Font Tab in 2010.
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Ctrl + Shift + F


MyLifeOrganized (Windows)
Hide the Search results and move focus to current outline
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Total Commander 8 (Windows)
Disconnect from FTP server
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Ctrl + Shift + f


Total Commander 8 (Windows)
Disconnect current FTP connection
FTP

Ctrl + SHIFT + F


Sublime Text (Windows)
Find and Replace in open tabs/ files and folders
Find and Replace

Ctrl + Shift + F


Sublime Text (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Use Advanced Find
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Display the Format Cells with Fonts Tab active. Press tab 3x to get to font-size. Used to be ctrl+shift+p, but that seems just get to the Font Tab in 2010.
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


NetBeans 8 (Windows)
Find/replace in projects
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Ctrl + Shift + F / H


Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
Open the Font dialog box to change the font.
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Texmaker 4.0.2 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Find in path
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Ctrl + Shift + F


IBM Rational DOORS (Windows)
Make Link FROM Start
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
Move a selected item forward.
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Audacity 2 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Find/replace data
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + f


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Open advanced find
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Open advanced find
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Find in project
Find and Replace

Ctrl + Shift + F


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Display the Format Cells with Fonts Tab active. Press tab 3x to get to font-size. Used to be ctrl+shift+p, but that seems just get to the Font Tab in 2010.
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Notepad++ 6 (Windows)
Find in Files
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Justify paragraph, justifies all
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Ctrl + Shift + F


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Find/replace data
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Open Format Cells dialog with Font Tab active
Select Cells - General Cell Format

Ctrl + Shift + F


Skype for Business (Lync) 2016 (Windows)
Change Font Color
Instant Messaging

Ctrl + Shift + F


Photoshop Lightroom CC (Windows)
Toggle Screen Modes: Normal, Full screen, hide panels
Changing Views and Screen Modes

Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Use Advanced Find
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Android Studio (Windows)
Search in path/project
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (Windows)
Change Font Style
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Ctrl + Shift + F


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Use Advanced Find
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + F


Nuke 10 (Windows)
Full Quality 1:1
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Full Quality 1:1
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Ctrl + Shift + F


3D Coat (Windows)
Offset tool
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Zoho Sheet (Windows)
Focus Formula Field
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Finale (Windows)
Flat
Text Tool

Ctrl + Shift + F


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Open Format Cells dialog with Font Tab active
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft Word 2016 (Windows)
Change Font Style
Text Editing/Graphics editing Operations

Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Open Format Cells dialog with Font Tab active
Excel Auto Tables and Data Forms - General Cell Format

Ctrl + Shift + F


Silhouette Studio (Windows)
Fill page
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Todoist (Web Application)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + F


JetBrains RubyMine (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + F


JetBrains PyCharm (Windows)
Find in Path
Find and Replace

Ctrl + Shift + F


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Toggle Full Screen View
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Amazon Kindle (Windows)
Open Flashcard Side Panel
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Ctrl + Shift + F


Cloud9 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Adobe Dreamweaver (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Desk.com (Windows)
Go to From field
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Autodesk Mudbox 2017 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


JetBrains PhpStorm (Windows)
Find in Path
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Ctrl + Shift + F


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Find in Path
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Ctrl + Shift + F


DAZ Studio (Windows)
Zero pose
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Adobe RoboHelp (Windows)
Font Change
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft Hotmail (Web Application)
Forward message
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Ctrl + Shift + F


ACDSee (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Corel Draw X8 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Corel PhotoPaint X6 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Corel Quattro Pro X8 (Windows)
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Opera (Windows)
Search
Sitemap Navigation

Ctrl + Shift + F


Edius (Windows)
Search frame - player
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Corel Ventura 10 (Windows)
Font List
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Ctrl + Shift + F


InCopy CC (Windows)
Justify all lines
Working with Text

Ctrl + Shift + F


Brackets (Windows)
Find in Files
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Poser Pro (Windows)
Edit> Restore >Figure
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Ctrl + Shift + F


vSphere Client (Windows)
Open Find Dialog Box
vCenter Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + F


Informix Genero 2.5.0 (Windows)
Find in files
Find and Replace

Ctrl + Shift + F


Adobe Captivate 2017 (Windows)
Insert an FLV file
General and Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + F


Jetbrains CLion (Windows)
Find in path
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Maxthon (Web Application)
Move focus to the Search bar and highlight keywords
Search Bar

Ctrl + Shift + F


Teamcenter (Windows)
Toggle Precise Imprecise
Structure Manager

Ctrl + Shift + F


Siemens NX 11 (Windows)
Fit All Views Layout
View Menu

Ctrl + Shift + F


GOM Player (Windows)
Speed - Up
Playback Speed

Ctrl + Shift + F / G


Unity3D 5 (Windows)
Align with View
Game Object

Ctrl + Shift + F


MPS 2017 (Windows)
Initiate search for a text string in the specified scope
Search

Ctrl + Shift + F


Aptana Studio 3 (Windows)
Format
Other Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + F


Xamarin Studio (MonoDevelop) (Windows)
Find in Files
Search

Ctrl + Shift + F


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Crop and Fill
Canvas and 2.5D

Ctrl + Shift + F


Sierra Chart (Windows)
Fibonacci Fan
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Visual Studio Code (Windows)
Show Search
Display

Ctrl + Shift + F


Vegas Pro 14 (Windows)
Post-edit ripple all tracks, markers, and regions
Timeline and Track List

Ctrl + Shift + F


Titanium (Windows)
Format Code
Text Editing

Ctrl + Shift + F


RStudio (Windows)
Find in files
Source

Ctrl + Shift + F


Geany (Windows)
Find in files
Finding text,Selecting text

Ctrl + Shift + F


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Find in files
Finding text,Selecting text

Ctrl + Shift + F


SAP Web IDE (Windows)
Advanced repository search
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Ctrl + Shift + F


Ulead PhotoImpact 8 (Windows)
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Format Menu

Ctrl + Shift + F


Wordfast Pro (Windows)
TM Source Lookup
100 Shortcuts for Wordfast Pro (Windows)

Ctrl + Shift + F


Ableton Live 9 (Windows)
Scroll Display to FollowPlayback
Arrangement View Ctrls

Ctrl + Shift + F


Ableton Live 9 (Windows)
Follow (Auto-Scroll)
Zooming, Display and Selection

Ctrl + Shift + F


Vectorworks (Windows)
Rendering–Final Quality Renderworks
View Menu

Ctrl + Shift + F


Ableton Live 9 (Windows)
Scroll Display to FollowPlayback
Clip view Sample Display

Ctrl + Shift + F


Ableton Live 9 (Windows)
Scroll Display to FollowPlayback
Clip View MIDI Editor

Ctrl + Shift + F


Arduino (Linux)
Find in Reference
29 Shortcuts for Arduino (Linux)

Ctrl + Shift + F


Arduino (Windows)
Find in Reference
29 Shortcuts for Arduino (Windows)

Ctrl + Shift + F


Sage Simply Accounting (Windows)
Open the form option settings for this type of transaction
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Ctrl + Shift + F


WavePad Sound Editor (Windows)
Zoom full
Zoom Operations

Ctrl + Shift + F


Sage Simply Accounting (Windows)
Change the form options for reports
Keyboard Shortcuts in Displayed Reports

Ctrl + Shift + F


SolveSpace (Windows)
Show Degrees of Freedom
Analyse

Ctrl + Shift + F


Solidwork Composer (Windows)
Front/back camera view
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Ctrl + Shift + F


MindManager v19 (Windows)
Font and Background
Most used - Box formatting

Ctrl + Shift + F / C


FlexiSign Pro 8.1 (Windows)
Justify Full
Text Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + F


MindManager v19 (Windows)
Font and Background
Reorganizing - Box formatting

Ctrl + Shift + F / C


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
Use Advanced Find.
Shortcuts for Search

Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Display the Format Cells with Fonts Tab active. Press tab 3x to get to font-size. Used to be ctrl+shift+p, but that seems just get to the Font Tab in 2010.
Format Cells

Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft Visio 2007 (Windows)
Bring to front
Arrange Objects

Ctrl + Shift + F


Internet Explorer (Windows)
Turn in-private filtering on or off (watch icon change in status bar)
main for Privacy Settings

Ctrl + Shift + F


Adobe Fireworks MX (Windows)
Convert object to Path
Basic Fireworks Commands using Keyboard Shortcuts

ctrl + shift + f


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Opens the Format Cells dialog box with the Font tab selected.
CTRL Combinations in Excel 2007

Ctrl + Shift + F


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
Use Advanced Find.
Shortcuts for Contacts

Ctrl + Shift + F


Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)
With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at all 3D layers
3D Layers

Ctrl + Shift + F


Windows Media Player 11 (Windows)
Fast-forward through video or music.
Play Music with Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + F


Windows Media Player 11 (Windows)
Fast-forward through video or music.
Play Videos with Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + F


Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)
Justify paragraph; force last line
Text

Ctrl + Shift + F


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Justify paragraph, justifies all
Shortcut Keys for formatting type

Ctrl + Shift + F


Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)
Open Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask
Masks

Ctrl + Shift + F