Basics
Select all
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Ctrl + A
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Basics
Deselect all
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F2 / Ctrl + Shift + A
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Basics
Rename selected Layer, Composition, Folder, etc
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Enter
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Basics
Open selected Layer, Composition, or Footage item
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Enter on numeric keypad
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Basics
Move selected Layers or other elements backwards / forwards in stacking order
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Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
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Basics
Move selected Layers or other elements backwards / forwards in stacking order
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
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Basics
Extend selection to next item / to previous item in Project Panel and other Panels
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Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Down
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Basics
Duplicate selected Layers, Masks, effects, etc.
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Ctrl + D
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Basics
Quit
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Ctrl + Q
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Basics
Undo / Redo
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Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Shift + Z
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Basics
Purge All Memory
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Ctrl + Alt + / on numeric keypad
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Basics
Interrupt running a script
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Esc
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Basics
Display filename corresponding to Frame at current time in Info Panel
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Ctrl + Alt + E
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Basics
Open Preferences dialog box
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Ctrl + Alt + ;
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Basics
Restore default preferences settings
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Press and hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift while starting After Effects
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Projects
New Project
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Ctrl + Alt + N
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Projects
Open Project
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Ctrl + O
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Projects
Open most recent Project
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P
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Projects
New Folder in Project Panel
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N
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Projects
Open Project Settings dialog box
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K
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Projects
Find in Project Panel
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Ctrl + F
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Project Panel
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Ctrl + 0 (zero)
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Render Queue Panel
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Ctrl + Alt + 0 (zero)
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Tools Panel
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Ctrl + 1
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Info Panel
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Ctrl + 2
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Preview Panel
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Ctrl + 3
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Audio Panel
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Ctrl + 4
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Effects and Presets Panel
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Ctrl + 5
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Character Panel
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Ctrl + 6
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Paragraph Panel
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Ctrl + 7
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Paint Panel
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Ctrl + 8
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Brushes Panel
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Ctrl + 9
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Effect Controls Panel for selected Layer
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F3 (or Ctrl + Shift + T )
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open Flowchart Panel for Project flowchart
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Ctrl + F11
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Switch between Workspaces
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Shift + F10 / F11 / F12
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Close active Viewer or Panel (closes content first)
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Ctrl + W
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Close active Panel or all Viewers of type of active Viewer
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Ctrl + Shift + W
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Split the Frame containing the active Viewer and create a new Viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Maximize or restore Panel under pointer
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`
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Resize application (floating) window to fit screen. Press again to resize window for contents to fill screen
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Ctrl + \
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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
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Ctrl + Alt + \
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Toggle activation between Composition Panel and Timeline Panel for current Composition
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\
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Cycle to previous / next item in active Viewer
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Shift + , / .
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Cycle to previous / next Panel in active Frame
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Alt + Shift + , / .
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Activate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition Panel without affecting Layer selection
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Middle-click
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Activating Tools
Cycle through Tools
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Alt +Click Tool button in Tools Panel
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Activating Tools
Activate Selection Tool
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V
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Activating Tools
Activate Hand Tool
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H
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Activating Tools
Temporarily activate Hand Tool
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Hold down spacebar
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Activating Tools
Activate Zoom In / Zoom Out Tool
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Z / Alt (when Zoom In Tool is active)
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Activating Tools
Activate Rotation Tool
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W
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Activating Tools
Activate Roto Brush Tool
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Alt + W
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Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Camera Tools
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C
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Activating Tools
Activate Pan Behind Tool
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Y
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Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Mask and Shape Tools
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Q
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Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Type Tools
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Ctrl + T
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Activating Tools
Activate and cycle between the Pen and Mask Feather Tools
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G
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Activating Tools
Temporarily activate Selection Tool when a Pen Tool is selected
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Ctrl
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Activating Tools
Temporarily activate Pen Tool when the Selection Tool is selected and pointer is over a path
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Ctrl + Alt
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Activating Tools
Add Vertex Tool when pointer is over a segment or convert Vertex Tool when pointer is over a Vertex
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Ctrl + Alt
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Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser Tools
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Ctrl + B
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Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Puppet Tools
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Ctrl + P
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Activating Tools
In Shape Layer: Temporarily convert Selection Tool to Shape Duplication Tool
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Alt
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Activating Tools
In Shape Layer: Temporarily convert Selection Tool to Direct Selection Tool
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Ctrl
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Compositions and Work Area
New Composition
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Ctrl + N
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Compositions and Work Area
Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected Composition
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Ctrl + K
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Compositions and Work Area
Set beginning / set end of work area to current time
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B / N
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Compositions and Work Area
Set work area to duration of selected Layers or to Composition duration if no Layers selected
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Ctrl + Alt + B
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Compositions and Work Area
Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active Composition
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Tab
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Compositions and Work Area
Activate the most recently active Composition that is in the same Composition hierarchy as the currently active Composition
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Shift + Esc
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Time Navigation
Go to specific time
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Alt + Shift + J
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Time Navigation
Go to beginning or end of work area
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Shift + Home / Shift + End
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Time Navigation
Go to previous / go to next visible item in time ruler
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J / K
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Time Navigation
Go to beginning / go to end of Composition, Layer, or Footage item (or Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow/Right Arrow)
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Home / End
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Time Navigation
Go forward / backwards 1 Frame (or Ctrl+Right Arrow / Left Arrow)
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Page Down / Page Up
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Time Navigation
Go forward / backwards 10 Frames
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Shift + Page Down / Page Up
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Time Navigation
Go to Layer InPoint / Layer OutPoint
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I / O
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Time Navigation
Go to previous / next InPoint or OutPoint
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Arrow Left / Arrow Right
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Time Navigation
Scroll to current time in Timeline Panel
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D
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Previews
Start or stop preview
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Space
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Previews
Reset preview settings to Standard Preview behaviors
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Alt + Click Reset on Preview Panel
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Previews
Preview only audio, from current time
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. on numeric keypad
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Previews
Preview only audio, in work area
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Alt + .
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Previews
Manually preview (scrub) video
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Drag / Alt -Drag current-time indicator
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Previews
Manually preview (scrub) audio
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Ctrl -Drag current time indicator
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Previews
Preview number of Frames specified by Alternate Preview preference (defaults to 5)
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Alt + 0 on numeric keypad
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Previews
Toggle Mercury Transmit video preview
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[ / on numeric keypad
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Previews
Take Snapshot
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Shift + F5 / F6 / F7 / F8
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Previews
Display Snapshot in active Viewer
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F5 / F6 / F7 / F8
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Previews
Purge snapshot
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Ctrl + Shift + F5 / F6 / F7 / F8
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Previews
Fast Previews > Off
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Ctrl + Alt + 1
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Previews
Fast Previews > Adaptive Resolution
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Ctrl + Alt + 2
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Previews
Fast Previews > Draft
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Ctrl + Alt + 3
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Previews
Fast Previews > Fast Draft
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Ctrl + Alt + 4
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Previews
Fast Previews > WireFrame
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Ctrl + Alt + 5
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Views
Turn display color management on or off for active view
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Shift + [ / on numeric keypad
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Views
Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as grayscale
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Alt + 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
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Views
Show colorized red, green, or blue channel
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Alt + Shift + 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
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Views
Toggle showing straight RGB color
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Alt + Shift + 4
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Views
Show alpha boundary in Layer Panel
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Alt + 5
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Views
Show alpha overlay in Layer Panel
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Alt + 6
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Views
Show Refine Edge X-ray
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Alt + X
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Views
Center Composition in the Panel
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Double-click Hand Tool
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Views
Zoom in / Zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel
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. / ,
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Views
Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel
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/
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Views
Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel
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Shift + /
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Views
Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel
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Alt + /
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Views
Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in Composition Panel
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Ctrl + J / Ctrl + Shift + J / Ctrl + Alt + J
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Views
Open View Options dialog box for active Composition Panel
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Ctrl + Alt + U
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Views
Zoom in / zoom out time
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= / -
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Views
Zoom in / zoom out Timeline Panel to single-Frame units
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; / Shift + ;
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Views
Prevent images from being rendered for previews in Viewer Panels
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Caps Lock
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Views
Show or hide safe zones
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'
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Views
Show or hide Grid
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Ctrl + '
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Views
Show or hide proportional Grid
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Alt + '
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Views
Show or hide Rulers
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Ctrl + R
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Views
Show or hide Guides
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Ctrl + ;
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Views
Turn snapping to Grid on or off
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Ctrl + Shift + '
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Views
Turn snapping to Guides on or off
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Ctrl + Shift + ;
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Views
Lock or unlock Guides
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ;
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Views
Show or hide Layer controls
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Ctrl + Shift + H
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Footage
Import one file or image sequence
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Ctrl + I
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Footage
Import multiple files or image sequences
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Ctrl + Alt + I
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Footage
Open movie in an After Effects Footage Panel
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Double-click footage item in Project Panel
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Footage
Add selected items to most recently activated Composition
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Ctrl + /
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Footage
Replace selected source Footage for selected Layers with Footage item selected in Project Panel
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Ctrl + Alt + /
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Footage
Replace source for a selected Layer
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Alt -Drag footage item from Project Panel onto selected layer
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Footage
Delete a Footage item without a warning
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Ctrl + Backspace
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Footage
Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected Footage item
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Ctrl + Alt + G
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Footage
Remember Footage interpretation
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Ctrl + Alt + C
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Footage
Edit selected Footage item
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Ctrl + E
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Footage
Replace selected Footage item
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Ctrl + H
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Footage
Reload selected Footage items
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Ctrl + Alt + L
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Footage
Set proxy for selected Footage item
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Ctrl + Alt + P
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Effects and Animation Presets
Delete all effects from selected Layers
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Ctrl + Shift + E
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Effects and Animation Presets
Apply most recently applied effect to selected Layers
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E
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Effects and Animation Presets
Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected Layers
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F
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Layers
New solid Layer
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Ctrl + Y
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Layers
New null Layer
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Y
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Layers
New adjustment Layer
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Ctrl + Alt + Y
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Layers
Select Layer (1-999) by its number; type multiple number in quick succession for multiple digits.
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0 … 9 on numeric keyboard
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Layers
Toggle selection of Layer (1-999) by its number
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Shift + 0 … 9 on numeric keyboard
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Layers
Select next Layer / previous Layer in stacking order
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Ctrl + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
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Layers
Extend selection to next Layer / previous Layer in stacking order
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Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Down
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Layers
Deselect all Layers
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Ctrl + Shift + A
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Layers
Scroll topmost selected Layer to top of Timeline Panel
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X
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Layers
Show or hide Parent column
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Shift + F4
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Layers
Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns
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F4
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Layers
Setting sampling method for selected Layers (Best/Bilinear)
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Alt + B
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Layers
Setting sampling method for selected Layers (Best/Bicubic)
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Alt + Shift + B
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Layers
Turn off all other solo switches
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Alt +Click Solo Switch
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Layers
Turn Video switch on/off for selected Layers
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V
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Layers
Turn off Video switch for all video Layers other than selected Layers
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Ctrl + Shift + V
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Layers
Open settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layers
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Ctrl + Shift + Y
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Layers
Paste Layers at current time
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Ctrl + Alt + V
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Layers
Split selected Layers (If no Layers are selected, split all Layers.)
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Ctrl + Shift + D
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Layers
Precompose selected Layers
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Ctrl + Shift + C
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Layers
Open Effect Controls Panel for selected Layers
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Ctrl + Shift + T
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Layers
Open Layer in Layer Panel
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Double-click a layer
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Layers
Open source of a Layer in Footage Panel
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Alt +Double-click a layer
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Layers
Reverse selected Layers in time
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Ctrl + Alt + R
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Layers
Enable time remapping for selected Layers
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Ctrl + Alt + T
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Layers
Move selected Layers for InPoint / OutPoint to current time
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[ / ]
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Layers
Trim InPoint / OutPoint of selected Layers to current time
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Alt + [ / ]
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Layers
Add or remove expression for a property
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Alt +Click stopwatch
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Layers
Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected Layers
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Double-click effect selection in Effects and Presets Panel
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Layers
Set InPoint or OutPoint by time-stretching (or Ctrl+Alt+,)
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Ctrl + Shift + ,
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Layers
Move selected Layers so that their InPoint is at beginning of Composition
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Alt + Home
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Layers
Move selected Layers so that their OutPoint is at end of Composition
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Alt + End
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Layers
Lock / Unlock all Layers
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Ctrl + L / Ctrl + Shift + L
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Layers
Set Quality to Best, Draft, or WireFrame for selected Layers
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Ctrl + U / Ctrl + Shift + U / Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U
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Layers
Cycle forward / backward through blending Modes for selected Layers
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Shift + - / =
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Layers
Find in Timeline Panel
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Ctrl + F
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Find in Timeline Panel
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Ctrl + F
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Toggle expansion of selected Layers to show all properties
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Ctrl + `
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties
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Ctrl +Click triangle to the left of the property group name
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest)
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A
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Audio Levels property
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L
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Mask Feather property
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F
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Mask Path property
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M
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Opacity property for lights and Intensity
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T
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Mask Opacity property
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TT
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Position property
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P
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Rotation and Orientation properties
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R
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Scale property
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S
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Time Remap property
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RR
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only instances of missing effects
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FF
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Effects property group
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E
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only mask property groups
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MM
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Material Options property group
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AA
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only expressions
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EE
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only modified properties
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UU
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only paint strokes, Roto Brush strokes, and Puppet pins
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PP
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only audio waveform
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LL
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only properties with Keyframes or expressions
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U
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only selected properties and groups
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SS
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Hide property or group
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Alt + Shift +Click property / group name
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Add or remove property or group from set that is shown
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Shift +Click property / group shortcut
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Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Add or remove Keyframe at current time
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Alt + Shift +Click property shortcut
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Properties and Groups in Effects Controls Panel
Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties
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Ctrl + `
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Properties and Groups in Effects Controls Panel
Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties
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Ctrl +Click triangle to the left of the property group name
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Modify Layer Properties
Modify property value by default increments
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Drag property value
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Modify Layer Properties
Modify property value by 10x default increments
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Shift +Drag property value
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Modify Layer Properties
Modify property value by 1/10 default increments
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Ctrl +Drag property value
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Modify Layer Properties
Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected Layers
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Ctrl + Alt + O
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Modify Layer Properties
Open Opacity dialog box for Layers
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Ctrl + Shift + O
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Modify Layer Properties
Open Rotation dialog box for Layers
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Ctrl + Shift + R
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Modify Layer Properties
Open Position dialog box for Layers
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Ctrl + Shift + P
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Modify Layer Properties
Center Layers in view
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Ctrl + Home
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Modify Layer Properties
Move Layers 1 pixel at current magnification
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Arrow Keys
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Modify Layer Properties
Move Layers 10 pixels at current magnification
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Shift + Arrow Keys
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Modify Layer Properties
Move Layers 1 Frame earlier / later
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Alt + Page Up / Alt + Page Down
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Modify Layer Properties
Move Layers 10 Frames earlier / later
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Alt + Shift + Page Up / Page Down
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Modify Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Z Rotation of Layers by 1°
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[ + ] / - on numeric keypad
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Modify Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Z Rotation of Layers by 10°
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Shift +
plus / - on numeric keypad
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Modify Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light Layers) of Layers by 1%
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Ctrl + Alt +
plus / - on numeric keypad
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Modify Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light Layers) of Layers by 10%
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift +
plus / - on numeric keypad
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Modify Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Scale of Layers by 1%
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Ctrl + plus / Ctrl + -
on numeric keypad
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Modify Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Scale of Layers by 10%
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Ctrl + Shift +
plus / -
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Modify Layer Properties
Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments
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Shift +Drag with Rotation Tool
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Modify Layer Properties
Modify Scale, constrained to Footage Frame aspect ratio
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Shift +Drag layer handle with Selection Tool
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Modify Layer Properties
Reset Rotation to 0°
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Double-click Rotation Tool
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Modify Layer Properties
Reset Scale to 100%
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Double-click Selection Tool
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Modify Layer Properties
Scale and reposition Layers to fit Composition
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Ctrl + Alt + F
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Modify Layer Properties
Scale and reposition Layers to fit Composition width, preserving aspect ratio
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Ctrl + Alt + W
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Modify Layer Properties
Scale and reposition Layers to fit Composition height, preserving aspect ratio
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Ctrl + Alt + H
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3D Layers
Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front)
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F10
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3D Layers
Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 1)
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F11
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3D Layers
Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera)
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F12
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3D Layers
Return to previous view
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Esc
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3D Layers
New Light
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L
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3D Layers
New Camera
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C
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3D Layers
Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D Layers
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + \
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3D Layers
Look at selected 3D Layers (with a camera Tool selected)
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F
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3D Layers
Look at all 3D Layers (with a camera Tool selected)
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Ctrl + Shift + F
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3D Layers
Turn Casts Shadows property on / off for selected 3D Layers
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Alt + Shift + C
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Toggle between Graph Editor and Layer bar Modes
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Shift + F3
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Select all Keyframes for a property
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Click property name
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Select all visible Keyframes and properties
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Ctrl + Alt + A
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Deselect all Keyframes, properties, and property groups
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Move Keyframe 1 Frame later / earlier
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Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Move Keyframe 10 Frames later / earlier
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Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set interpolation for selected Keyframes
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Ctrl + Alt + K
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set Keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier
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Ctrl + Alt + H
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set Keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier
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Ctrl +Click in layer bar mode
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set Keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold
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Ctrl + Alt +Click in layer bar mode
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected Keyframes
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F9
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected Keyframes in / out
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Shift + F9 / Ctrl + Shift + F9
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set velocity for selected Keyframes
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Ctrl + Shift + K
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Keyframes and Graph Editor
Add or remove Keyframe at current time.
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Alt + Shift +property shortcut
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Text
New text Layer
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T
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Text
Align horizontal text Left
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Ctrl + Shift + L
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Text
Align horizontal text Center
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Ctrl + Shift + C
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Text
Align horizontal text Right align
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Ctrl + Shift + R
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Text
Align vertical text Top
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Ctrl + Shift + L
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Text
Align vertical text Center
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Ctrl + Shift + C
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Text
Align vertical text Bottom
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Ctrl + Shift + R
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Text
Extend selection one character to the right / left
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Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left
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Text
Extend selection one word to right / left
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Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left
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Text
Extend selection one line up / down in horizontal text
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Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down
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Text
Extend selection one line to the right / left in vertical text
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Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left
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Text
Extend selection one word up / down in vertical text
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Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down
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Text
Extend selection one character up / down in vertical text
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Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down
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Text
Select text from insertion point to beginning / end of line
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Shift + Home / End
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Text
Move cursor to beginning / end of line
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Home / End
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Text
Select all text on a Layer
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Double-click text layer
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Text
Select text from cursor to beginning / end of text Frame
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Ctrl + Shift + Home / End
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Text
Select text from cursor to mouse Click point
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Shift +Click
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Text
Move one character left/right or one line up/down
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Arrow Keys
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Text
Move one word left/right or one paragraph up/down
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Ctrl + Arrow Keys
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Text
Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text Frame
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Double-click, and click up to 5 times
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Text
Turn All Caps on or off for selected text
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Ctrl + Shift + K
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Text
Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K
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Text
Turn Superscript on or off for selected text
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Ctrl + Shift + =
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Text
Turn Subscript on or off for selected text
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + =
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Text
Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text
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Ctrl + Shift + X
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Text
Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X
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Text
Auto leading for selected text
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A
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Text
Reset tracking to 0 for selected text
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Ctrl + Shift + Q
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Text
Justify paragraph; left align last line
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Ctrl + Shift + J
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Text
Justify paragraph; right align last line
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + J
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Text
Justify paragraph; force last line
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Ctrl + Shift + F
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Text
Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 2 units
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Ctrl + Shift + , / Ctrl + Shift + .
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Text
Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 10 units
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + , / .
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Text
Increase / decrease leading by 2 units
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Alt + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
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Text
Increase / decrease leading by 10 units
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Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
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Text
Decrease / increase baseline shift by 2 units
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Alt + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
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Text
Decrease / increase baseline shift by 10 units
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
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Text
Decrease / increase kerning or tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems)
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Alt + Arrow Left / Arrow Right
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Text
Decrease /r increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems)
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Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Left / Arrow Right
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Text
Toggle paragraph composer
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T
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Masks
New Mask
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Ctrl + Shift + N
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Masks
Select all points in a Mask
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Alt +Click Mask
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Masks
Select next / previous Mask
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Alt + ` / Alt + Shift + `
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Masks
Enter free-transform Mask editing Mode
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Double-click Mask with Selection Tool and Ctrl + T
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Masks
Exit free-transform Mask editing Mode
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Esc
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Masks
Scale around center point in Free Transform Mode
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Ctrl +Drag
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Masks
Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification
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Arrow Keys
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Masks
Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification
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Shift + Arrow Keys
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Masks
Toggle between smooth and corner points
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Ctrl + Alt +Click Vertex
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Masks
Redraw Bezier handles
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Ctrl +Alt-Drag Vertex
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Masks
Invert selected Mask
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Ctrl + Shift + I
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Masks
Open Mask Feather dialog box
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Ctrl + Shift + F
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Masks
Open Mask Shape dialog box
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Ctrl + Shift + M
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Paint Tools
Swap paint background and foreground colors
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X
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Paint Tools
Set paint foreground color to black and background to white
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D
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Paint Tools
Set foreground color to the color currently under any Paint Tool pointer
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Alt +click
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Paint Tools
Set foreground color to the average color of a 4x4 pixel area under any Paint Tool pointer
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Ctrl + Alt +Click
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Paint Tools
Set brush size for a Paint Tool
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Ctrl +Drag
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Paint Tools
Set brush hardness for a Paint Tool
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Ctrl +Drag, then release Ctrl while Dragging
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Paint Tools
Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke
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Hold Shift while beginning stroke
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Paint Tools
Set starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp Tool pointer
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Alt +click
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Paint Tools
Momentarily activate Eraser Tool with Last Stroke Only option
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Ctrl + Shift
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Paint Tools
Show and move overlay
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Alt + Shift +Drag with Clone Stamp Tool
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Paint Tools
Activate a specific Clone Stamp Tool preset
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3 … 7
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Paint Tools
Duplicate a Clone Stamp Tool preset in Paint Panel
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Alt +Click the button for the preset
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Paint Tools
Set opacity for Paint Tool to 10% thru 90%
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1 … 9 on numeric keypad
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Paint Tools
Set opacity for a Paint Tool to 100%
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. on numeric keypad
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Paint Tools
Set flow for a Paint Tool 10% thru 90%
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Shift + 1 … 9 on numeric keypad
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Paint Tools
Set flow for a Paint Tool to 100%
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Shift + . on numeric keypad
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Paint Tools
Move earlier or later by number of Frames specified for stroke Duration
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Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down
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Shape Layers
Group / ungroup selected Shapes
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Ctrl + G / Ctrl + Shift + G
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Shape Layers
Enter free-transform path editing Mode
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Select Path property in Timeline Panel and press Ctrl+ T
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Shape Layers
Increase/ decrease star inner roundness
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Page Up / Page Down when dragging to create shape
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Shape Layers
Increase / decrease number of points for star and polygon or roundness for rounded rectangle
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Arrow Up / Down Arrow when dragging to create shape
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Shape Layers
Reposition Shape during creation
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Spacebar when Dragging to create shape
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Shape Layers
Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 / to maximum, or decrease / increase polygon and star outer roundness
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Arrow Left / right arrow when dragging to create shape
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Shape Layers
Constrain rectangles to squares; constrain ellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation
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Shift when Dragging to create shape
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Shape Layers
Change outer radius of star
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Ctrl when Dragging to create shape
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Markers
Set marker at current time
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* on numeric keypad
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Markers
Set marker at current time and open marker dialog box
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Alt + * on numeric keypad
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Markers
Set and number a Composition marker (0-9) at the current time
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Shift + 0 … 9
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Markers
Go to a Composition marker (0-9)
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0 … 9
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Markers
Display the duration between two Layer markers or Keyframes in the Info Panel
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Alt +Click the markers / keyframes
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Markers
Remove marker
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Ctrl +Click marker
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Motion Tracking
Move feature/search region/attach point 1 pixel at current magnification
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Arrow Key
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Motion Tracking
Move feature/search region/attach point 10 pixel at current magnification
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Shift + Arrow Key
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Motion Tracking
Move feature region/search region 1 pixel at current magnification
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Alt + Arrow Key
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Motion Tracking
Move feature region/search region 10 pixel at current magnification
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Alt + Shift + Arrow Key
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Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Save Project
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Ctrl + S
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Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Increment and save Project
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S
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Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Save As
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Ctrl + Shift + S
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Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Add active Composition or selected items to render queue
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Ctrl + Shift + /
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Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Add current Frame to render queue
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Ctrl + Alt + S
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Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Duplicate render item with same output filename as original
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Ctrl + Shift + D
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