Adobe After Effects CS5 (MacOS)

Activating Tools

Activate Pan Behind tool

Y

All hotkeys for Adobe After Effects CS5 (MacOS)

General
Select all

Command + A

General
Deselect all

Command + Shift + A / F2

General
Rename selected layer, composition, folder, effect, group, or mask

Enter on main keyboard

General
Open selected layer, composition, or footage item

Enter on numeric keypad

General
Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items down (back) / up (forward) in stacking order

Command + Option + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

General
Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items to bottom (back) / top (front) of stacking order

Command + Option + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

General
Extend selection to next item / previous item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel

Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

General
Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects, text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, render items, output modules, or compositions

Command + D

General
Quit

Command + Q

General
Undo

Command + Z

General
Redo

Command + Shift + Z

General
Purge all

Command + Option + [ / on numeric keypad

General
Interrupt running a script

Esc

Projects
New project

Command + Option + N

Projects
Open project

Command + O

Projects
Open most recent project

Command + Option + Shift + P

Projects
New folder in Project panel

Command + Option + Shift + N

Projects
Open Project Settings dialog box

Command + Option + Shift + K

Projects
Find in Project panel

Command + F

Projects
Cycle through color bit depths for project

Option +click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel

Projects
Open Project Settings dialog box

Click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel

Preferences
Open Preferences dialog box

Command + Option + ;

Preferences
Restore default preferences settings

Hold down Command + Option + shift while starting After Effects

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

Command + 0 (zero)

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

Command + Option + 0 (zero)

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

Command + 1

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

Command + 2

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

Command + 3

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

Command + 4

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

Command + 5

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

Command + 6

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

Command + 7

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

Command + 8

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

Command + 9

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer

F3 / Command + Shift + T

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart

Command + F11

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Switch to workspace

Shift + f10 , shift + f11 , / Shift + F12

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Close active viewer window or panel (closes content first)

Command + W

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Close all active viewer wwindow or panels

Command + Shift + W

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

Command + Option + Shift + N

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

` (accent grave)

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

Command + \

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Move application window or floating window to main monitor; resize window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.)

Command + Option + \

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

\

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Cycle to previous / to next item in active viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions)

Shift + , / .

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Cycle to previous / to next panel in active frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels)

Option + Shift + , / .

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

Click with middle mouse button

Activating Tools
Cycle through tools

Option +click tool button in Tools panel

Activating Tools
Activate Selection tool

V

Activating Tools
Activate Hand tool. To temporarily activate Hand tool: Hold down spacebar or the middle mouse button and press h

H

Activating Tools
Activate Zoom In tool. Add option/Option to zoom out

Z

Activating Tools
Activate Rotation tool

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 Pen tools. Add command/Command to temporarily activate Selection tool when pen tool is selected

G

Activating Tools
Temporarily activate Pen tool when the Selection tool is selected and pointer is over a path (Add Vertex tool when pointer is over a segment; Convert Vertex tool when pointer is over a vertex)

Command + Option

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

Command + B

Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Type tools

Command + T

Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Puppet tools

Command + P

Activating Tools
Activate Roto Brush tool

Option + W

Activating Tools
Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Duplication tool

Option (in shape layer)

Activating Tools
Temporarily convert Selection tool to Direct Selection tool

Command (in shape layer)

Compositions Work Area
New composition

Command + N

Compositions Work Area
Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition

Command + K

Compositions Work Area
Set beginning or end of work area to current time

B / N

Compositions Work Area
Set work area to duration of selected layers or, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration

Command + Option + B

Compositions Work Area
Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active composition

tap on shift

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

Shift + Esc

Time Navigation
Go to specific time

Option + Shift + J

Time Navigation
Go to beginning / to end of work area

Shift + Home / End

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

J / K

Time Navigation
Go to beginning / to end of composition, layer, or footage item

Home / End / Command + Option + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Time Navigation
Go forward 1 frame / backward 1 frame

Page Down / page up or Command + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

Time Navigation
Go forward 10 frames / backward 10 frames

Shift + Page Down / page up or Command + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

Time Navigation
Go to layer In point

I

Time Navigation
Go to layer Out point

O

Time Navigation
Go to previous / to next In point or Out point

Command + Option + Shift + Arrow Left / arrow/right

Time Navigation
Scroll to current time in Timeline panel

D

Previews
Start or stop standard preview

Space

Previews
RAM preview

0 (zero) on numeric keypad

Previews
RAM preview with alternate settings

Shift + 0 on numeric keypad

Previews
Save RAM preview

Command +click RAM Preview button or press Command + 0 on numeric keypad

Previews
Save RAM preview with alternate settings

Command + Shift +click RAM Preview button or press Command + Shift + 0 on numeric keypad

Previews
Preview only audio, from current time

. on numeric keypad

Previews
Preview only audio, in work area

Option + . on numeric keypad

Previews
Manually preview (scrub) video

Drag / Option +drag current-time indicator, depending on Live Update setting

Previews
Manually preview (scrub) audio

Command +drag current-time indicator

Previews
RAM preview number of frames specified by Alternate RAM Preview preference (defaults to 5)

Option + 0 (zero) on numeric keypad

Previews
Show current frame on video preview device

[ / on numeric keypad

Previews
Toggle Output Device preference between Desktop Only and video preview device

Command + [ / on numeric keypad

Previews
Take snapshot

Shift + F5 / F6 / F7 / F8

Previews
Display snapshot in active viewer

F5 / F6 / F7 / F8

Previews
Purge snapshot

Command + F5 / F6 / F7 / F8

Views
Turn display color management on or off for active view

Shift + [ / on numeric keypad

Views
Show red / green / blue / alpha channel as grayscale

Option + 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Views
Show colorized red / green / blue channel

Option + Shift + 1 / 2 / 3

Views
Toggle showing straight RGB color

Option + Shift + 4

Views
Show alpha boundary (outline between transparent and opaque regions) in Layer panel

Option + 5

Views
Show alpha overlay (colored overlay on transparent regions) in Layer panel

Option + 6

Views
Reset view in the Composition panel to 100% and center composition in the panel

Double-click Hand tool

Views
Zoom in / zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel

. / ,

Views
Zoom to 100%

/

Views
Zoom to fit

Shift + /

Views
Zoom up to 100%

Option + /

Views
Set resolution to Full / Half / Custom in Composition panel

Command + J / Command + Shift + J / Command + Option + J

Views
Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel

Command + Option + U

Views
Zoom time in / out

= / -

Views
Zoom in / zoom out Timeline panel to single-frame units (Press again to zoom out to show entire composition duration.)

; / Shift + ;

Views
Suspend image updates

Caps Lock

Views
Show or hide safe zones

'

Views
Show or hide grid

Command + '

Views
Show or hide proportional grid

Option + '

Views
Show or hide rulers

Command + R

Views
Show or hide guides

Command + ;

Views
Turn snapping to grid on or off

Command + Shift + '

Views
Turn snapping to guides on or off

Command + Shift + ;

Views
Lock or unlock guides

Command + Option + Shift + ;

Views
Show or hide layer controls

Command + Shift + H

Footage
Import one file or image sequence

Command + I

Footage
Import multiple files or image sequences

Command + Option + I

Footage
Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel

Option -double-click

Footage
Add selected items to most recently activated composition

Command + /

Footage
Replace selected source footage for selected layers with footage item selected in Project panel

Command + Option + /

Footage
Replace source for a selected layer

Option +drag footage item from Project panel onto selected layer

Footage
Delete a footage item without a warning

Command + Backspace

Footage
Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected footage item

Command + Option + G

Footage
Remember footage interpretation

Command + Option + C

Footage
Edit selected footage item in application with which it’s associated (Edit Original)

Command + E

Footage
Replace selected footage item

Command + H

Footage
Reload selected footage items

Command + Option + L

Footage
Set proxy for selected footage item

Command + Option + P

Effects and Animation Presets
Delete all effects from selected layers

Command + Shift + E

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

Command + Option + Shift + E

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

Command + Option + Shift + F

Layers
New solid layer

Command + Y

Layers
New adjustment layer

Command + Option + Y

Layers
New null layer

Command + Option + Shift + Y

Layers
Select layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers)

0 ... 9 on numeric keypad

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

Shift + 0 ... 9 on numeric keypad

Layers
Select next layer / previous layer in stacking order

Command + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Layers
Extend selection to next / previous layer in stacking order

Command + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Layers
Deselect all layers

Command + 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
Turn off all other solo switches

Option +click solo switch

Layers
Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or off for selected layers

Command + Option + Shift + V

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

Command + Shift + V

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

Command + Shift + Y

Layers
Paste layers at current time

Command + Option + V

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

Command + Shift + D

Layers
Precompose selected layers

Command + Shift + C

Layers
Open Effect Controls panel for selected layers

Command + Shift + T

Layers
Open layer in Layer panel (opens source composition for precomposition layer in Composition panel)

Double-click a layer

Layers
Open source of a layer in Footage panel (opens precomposition layer in Layer panel)

Option -double-click a layer

Layers
Reverse selected layers in time

Command + Option + R

Layers
Enable time remapping for selected layers

Command + Option + T

Layers
Move In point / Out point of selected layers to current time

[ / ]

Layers
Trim In point / Out point of selected layers to current time

Option + [ / ]

Layers
Add or remove expression for a property

Option +click stopwatch

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

Double-click effect selection in Effects and Presets panel

Layers
Set In point or Out point by time-stretching

Command + Shift + , / Command + Option + ,

Layers
Move In point / move Out point of selected layers to beginning of composition

Option + Home / End

Layers
Lock selected layers

Command + L

Layers
Unlock all layers

Command + Shift + L

Layers
Set Quality to Best / Draft / Wireframe for selected layers

Command + U / Command + Shift + U / Command + Option + Shift + U

Layers
Cycle forward / cycle backward through blending modes for selected layers

Shift + - / [ + ]

Layers
Find in Timeline panel

Command + F

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Find in Timeline panel

Command + F

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

Command + ` (accent grave)

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

Command +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 Mask Opacity property

tt

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

T

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

Option + Shift +click property / group name

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

Shift +property / group shortcut

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

Option +property shortcut

Properties in the Effect Controls Panel
Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties

Command + ` (accent grave)

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

Command +click triangle to the left of the property group name

Modifying Layer Properties
Modify property value by default increments

Drag property value

Modifying Layer Properties
Modify property value by 10x default increments

Shift +drag property value

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

Command +drag property value

Modifying Layer Properties
Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers

Command + Shift + O

Modifying Layer Properties
Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers

Command + Shift + R

Modifying Layer Properties
Open Position dialog box for selected layers

Command + Shift + P

Modifying Layer Properties
Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected layers

Command + Option + O

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

Command + Home

Modifying Layer Properties
Move selected layers 1 pixel at current magnification (Position)

Arrow Keys

Modifying Layer Properties
Move selected layers 10 pixels at current magnification (Position)

Shift + Arrow Keys

Modifying Layer Properties
Move selected layers 1 frame earlier / 1 frame later

Option + Page Up / Page Down

Modifying Layer Properties
Move selected layers 10 frames earlier / 10 frames later

Option + Shift + Page Up / Page Down

Modifying Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 1°

[ + ] / - on numeric keypad

Modifying Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 10°

Shift + [ + ] / - on numeric keypad

Modifying Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 1%

Command + Option + [ + ] / - on numeric keypad

Modifying Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 10%

Command + Option + Shift + [ + ] / - on numeric keypad

Modifying Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Scale of selected layers by 1%

Command + [ + ] / - / Option + [ + ] / - on numeric keypad

Modifying Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Scale of selected layers by 10%

Command + [ + ] / - / Option + Shift + [ + ] / - on numeric keypad

Modifying Layer Properties
Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments

Shift +drag with Rotation tool

Modifying Layer Properties
Modify Scale, constrained to footage frame aspect ratio

Shift +drag layer handle with Selection tool

Modifying Layer Properties
Reset Rotation to 0°

Double-click Rotation tool

Modifying Layer Properties
Reset Scale to 100%

Double-click Selection tool

Modifying Layer Properties
Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition

Command + Option + F

Modifying Layer Properties
Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition width, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer

Command + Option + Shift + H

Modifying Layer Properties
Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition height, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer

Command + Option + Shift + G

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

F10

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

F11

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

F12

3D Layers
Return to previous view

Esc

3D Layers
New light

Command + Option + Shift + L

3D Layers
New camera

Command + Option + Shift + C

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

Command + Option + Shift + \

3D Layers
With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers

F

3D Layers
With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at all 3D layers

Command + Shift + F

3D Layers
Turn Casts Shadows property on or off for selected 3D layers

Option + 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

Command + Option + A

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

Shift + F2 / Command + Option + Shift + A

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Move keyframe 1 frame later / earlier

Option + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Move keyframe 10 frames later / earlier

Option + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set interpolation for selected keyframes (layer bar mode)

Command + Option + K

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

Command + Option + H

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

Command +click in layer bar mode

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

Command + Option +click in layer bar mode

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected keyframes

F9

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected keyframes in

Shift + F9

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected keyframes out

Command + Shift + F9

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set velocity for selected keyframes

Command + Shift + K

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Add or remove keyframe at current time (For property shortcuts, see Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel (keyboard shortcuts).)

Option + Shift +property shortcut

Text
New text layer

Command + Option + Shift + T

Text
Align selected horizontal or vertical text left

Command + Shift + L

Text
Align selected horizontal or vertical text center

Command + Shift + C

Text
Align selected horizontal or vertical text right

Command + Shift + R

Text
Move insertion point one character left/right/up/down

Arrow Keys

Text
Move insertion point one word left / one word right

Command + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Text
Move insertion point one paragraph up / one paragraph down

Command + Arrow Up / Arrow Down

Text
Move insertion point to beginning / to end of line

Home / End

Text
Extend / reduce selection by one character to right/left in horizontal text (or one/down in vertical text)

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

Text
Extend / reduce selection by one line up/down in horizontal text (or right/left in vertical text)

Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down

Text
Extend / reduce selection by one word to right/left in horizontal text (or up/down in vertical text)

Command + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

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

Shift + Home / End

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

Command + Shift + Home / End

Text
Select text from insertion point to mouse click point

Shift +click

Text
Select all text on a layer

Double-click text layer

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

Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, / quintuple-click with Type tool

Text
Turn All Caps on or off for selected text

Command + Shift + K

Text
Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text

Command + Option + Shift + K

Text
Turn Superscript on or off for selected text

Command + Shift + =

Text
Turn Subscript on or off for selected text

Command + Option + Shift + =

Text
Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text

Command + Shift + X

Text
Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text

Command + Option + Shift + X

Text
Auto leading for selected text

Command + Option + Shift + A

Text
Reset tracking to 0 for selected text

Command + Shift + Q

Text
Justify paragraph; left align last line

Command + Shift + J

Text
Justify paragraph; right align last line

Command + Option + Shift + J

Text
Justify paragraph; force last line

Command + Shift + F

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

Command + Shift + , / .

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

Command + Option + Shift + , / .

Text
Increase / decrease leading by 2 units

Option + Arrow Up / Arrow Down

Text
Increase / decrease leading by 10 units

Command + Option + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Text
Decrease / increase baseline shift by 2 units

Option + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Text
Decrease / increase baseline shift by 10 units

Command + Option + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

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

Option + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

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

Command + Option + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Text
Toggle paragraph composer

Command + Option + Shift + T

Masks
New mask

Command + Shift + N

Masks
Select all points in a mask

Option +click mask

Masks
Select next / select previous mask

Option + ` (accent grave) / Option + Shift + `

Masks
Enter free-transform mask editing mode

Double-click mask with Selection tool / select mask in Timeline panel and press Command + T

Masks
Exit free-transform mask editing mode

Esc

Masks
Scale around center point in Free Transform mode

Command +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

Command + Option +click vertex

Masks
Redraw Bezier handles

Command + Option +drag vertex

Masks
Invert selected mask

Command + Shift + I

Masks
Open Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask

Command + Shift + F

Masks
Open Mask Shape dialog box for selected mask

Command + Shift + M

Paint Tools
Swap paint background color and foreground colors

X

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

D

Paint Tools
Set foreground color to the color currently under any paint tool pointer

Option +click

Paint Tools
Set foreground color to the average color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer

Command + Option +click

Paint Tools
Set brush size for a paint tool

Command +drag

Paint Tools
Set brush hardness for a paint tool

Command +drag, then release Command 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

Option +click

Paint Tools
Momentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option

Command + Shift

Paint Tools
Show and move overlay (change Offset value of aligned Clone Stamp tool or change Source Position value of unaligned Clone Stamp tool)

Option + 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

Option +click the button for the preset

Paint Tools
Set opacity for a paint tool (e.g. 1=10%, 9=90%)

19 on numeric keybaord

Paint Tools
Set opacity for a paint tool to 100%

. on numeric keybaord

Paint Tools
Set flow for a paint tool (e.g. 1=10%, 9=90%)

Shift + 19 on numeric keybaord

Paint Tools
Set flow for a paint tool to 100%

Shift + . on numeric keybaord

Paint Tools
Move to earlier / move to later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration (alternatively use 1/2)

Command + Page Up / Page Down

Shape Layers
Group selected shapes

Command + G

Shape Layers
Ungroup selected shapes

Command + Shift + G

Shape Layers
Enter free-transform path editing mode

Select Path property in Timeline panel and press Command + 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 or polygon; increase / decrease roundness for rounded rectangle

Arrow Up / arrow down when dragging to create shape

Shape Layers
Reposition shape during creation

Hold spacebar when dragging to create shape

Shape Layers
Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 (sharp corners); decrease polygon and star outer roundness

arrow left when dragging to create shape

Shape Layers
Set rounded rectangle roundness to maximum; increase polygon and star outer roundness

arrow right 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

Command when dragging to create shape

Markers
Set marker at current time (works during RAM preview and audio-only preview) and/or open marker dialog box

* on numeric keypad

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

Shift + 0 ... 9

Markers
Go to composition marker 0-9

0 ... 9

Markers
Display the duration between two layer markers or keyframes in the Info panel

Option +click the markers / keyframes

Markers
Remove marker

Command +click marker

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

Arrow Keys

Motion Tracking
Move feature region, search region, and attach point 10 pixels at current magnification

Shift + Arrow Keys

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

Option + Arrow Keys

Motion Tracking
Move feature region and search region 10 pixels at current magnification

Option + Shift + Arrow Keys

Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Save project

Command + S

Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Increment and save project

Command + Option + Shift + S

Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Save As

Command + Shift + S

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

Command + Shift + /

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

Command + Option + S

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

Command + Shift + D

Similar combinations for other applications


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (MacOS)
History Brush tool, Art History Brush tool
Shortcut Keys for selecting tools

Y


Remember the Milk (Web Application)
Add a note to the selected task
Editing Tasks

y


Civilization V (Windows)
Yield Icons
General Hotkeys

y


Microsoft OneNote 2010 (Windows)
Undo / Redo the last action.
Basic Editing and Formatting

ctrl + z / y


Google Mail (Windows)
Remove from current view: To archive while in Inbox, to Inbox while in Trash, remove star while in Starred Conversation, remove Label while in Labels.
Main Window - Manage Message List

Y


Google Mail (Windows)
Remove from current view and jump back to the message list
Main Window - Manage Single Messages

Y


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (MacOS)
Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
Shortcut Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box

Y


Microstation v8i (Windows)
Toggle the lock status for the Y value.
Microstation AccuDraw/ AccuSnap Shortcuts - Lock Elements

Y


Tekla Structures 14.0 (Windows)
Move down
General shortcuts

y


Adobe Illustrator CS5 (MacOS)
Magic Wand tool
Selecting Tools

y


Jaws 11.0 (Windows)
Next Span (Shift + Y for previous)
Navigation in HTML (Internet browsing)

Y


Adobe Illustrator CS5 (Windows)
Magic Wand tool
Selecting Tools

y


Photoshop Lightroom 4 (Windows)
View Before and After left/right
Develop Module

Y


Photoshop Lightroom 4 (MacOS)
View Before and After left/right
Develop Module

Y


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (MacOS)
Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
Camera Raw Dialog Box

Y


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
Camera Raw Dialog Box

Y


FL Studio (Windows)
Playback tool
Playlist Action

Y


Axialis IconWorkshop (Windows)
Drawing tools - Filled ellipse
Draw Menu

Y


Autodesk Maya 2015 (Windows)
Selects the last used tool that is not one of Select, Move, Rotate, or Scale
General Tools

Y


FL Studio (Windows)
Playback tool
Piano Roll Action

Y


Google Mail (MacOS)
Remove from current view: To archive while in Inbox, to Inbox while in Trash, remove star while in Starred Conversation, remove Label while in Labels.
Main Window - Manage Message List

Y


Quickbooks Online (Web Application)
First day of the Year
Enter Dates

Y


Quickbooks Online (Windows)
First day of the Year
Enter Dates

Y


Autodesk Maya 2015 (Windows)
Last tool used
Tool and Action

Y


Google Mail (MacOS)
Remove from current view and jump back to the message list
Main Window - Manage Single Messages

Y


Microsoft OneNote 2016 (Windows)
Undo/ redo last action
Basic Editing and Formatting

Ctrl + Z / Y


Camtasia 8 (Windows)
Color - Yellow
Screen Draw Hotkeys

Y


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Activate Pan Behind Tool
Activating Tools

Y


Adobe After Effects CC (MacOS)
Activate Pan Behind Tool
Activating Tools

Y


Autodesk Maya 2017 (Windows)
Selects the last used tool that is not one of Select, Move, Rotate, or Scale
General Tools

Y


Adobe Illustrator CC (MacOS)
magic wind tool
Selectiong Tool

Y


Adobe Illustrator CC (Windows)
magic wind tool
Selectiong Tool

Y


Adobe Audition CC (Windows)
Slip tool
Marker/Tool/Clip Shortcuts

Y


Adobe Audition CC (MacOS)
Slip tool
Marker/Tool/Clip Shortcuts

Y


Autodesk Maya 2017 (Windows)
Last tool used
Tool and Action

Y


Corel Painter 2017 (MacOS)
Convert Point
Toolbox commands

Y


Photoshop Lightroom CC (Windows)
View Before and After left/ right
Develop Module

Y


Photoshop Lightroom CC (MacOS)
View Before and After left/ right
Develop Module

Y


Corel Painter 2017 (Windows)
Convert Point
Toolbox commands

Y


Nuke 10 (Windows)
Luma
Timeline Viewer

Y


Adobe Premiere CC (Windows)
Slip tool
Tools Shortcuts

Y


Nuke 10 (MacOS)
Luma
Timeline Viewer

Y


Nuke 10 (Linux)
Luma
Timeline Viewer

Y


Adobe Premiere CC (MacOS)
Slip tool
Tools Shortcuts

Y


Finale (MacOS)
Yes in dialog box
Playback and General Shortcuts

Y


Finale (Windows)
Yes in dialog box
Playback and General Shortcuts

Y


InDesign CC (Windows)
magic wind tool
Tools

Y


InDesign CC (MacOS)
magic wind tool
Tools

Y


Nuke 10 (Windows)
Splay last
Node Graph

Y


Nuke 10 (Linux)
Splay last
Node Graph

Y


Nuke 10 (MacOS)
Splay last
Node Graph

Y


ArchiCAD 20 (Windows)
Y coordinate
Actions

Y


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
History Brush tool
Selecting Tools

Y


Adobe Photoshop CC (MacOS)
History Brush tool
Selecting Tools

Y


Age of Empires (Windows)
Go to Monastery
Game Commands

Y


ArchiCAD 20 (MacOS)
Y coordinate
Actions

Y


Battlefield 12 (Windows)
Switch Weapon
Beginner's Approach(By PlayStation )

Y


Call of Duty (Windows)
Team Chat
General Game Controls

Y


Counter Strike Source (Windows)
Chat Message
Communication Shortcuts

Y


Logic Pro X (MacOS)
Show/hide Library
General Controls

Y


Final Cut Pro (MacOS)
Change render quality
Output

Y


GTA V Cheats (Windows)
Text Chat Team
Online Control Keys

Y


Atlassian Crucible (Web Application)
Set File Reviewed and go to Next Unreviewed File
File Navigation

Y


Logic Pro X (MacOS)
Note G#
Step Input

Y


Autodesk SketchBook Pro (Windows)
Invoke Symmetry Y
Tools

Y


BrainSuite (Windows)
Cycle Y-plane clipping (off, positive, negative)
Surface Display

Y


BrainSuite (MacOS)
Cycle Y-plane clipping (off, positive, negative)
Surface Display

Y


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Eye Dropper
Application - Tools

Y


Zoho Mail (Web Application)
Clear Label
Customizable Keys

Y


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Polyline
Application - Tools

Y


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Eye Dropper
Spline Modeler - Tools

Y


Blender 3D (Windows)
Split
Mesh Editing

Y


Fifa Football 17 (Windows)
Through ball
Attacking - Simple (Gamepad)

Y


Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 20 (Windows)
Step Backward 1 Frame
Navigation

Y / Ctrl + Down Arrow


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Polyline
Spline Modeler - Tools

Y


Fifa Football 17 (Windows)
Charge / drop ball
Goalkeeper (Gamepad)

Y


Fifa Football 17 (Windows)
Wall jump
Set Pieces - Free Kicks (Gamepad)

Y


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Eye Dropper
Vertex Modeler - Tools

Y


Corel Draw X8 (Windows)
Polygon tool
Toolbox Tool Selection

Y


Fifa Football 17 (Windows)
Short throw in (Manual)
Set Pieces - Corners & Throw INS (Gamepad)

Y


Fifa Football 17 (Windows)
Suggest through ball
Be A pro : Goalkeeper (Attacking off the ball) (Gamepad)

Y


Pixelmator (MacOS)
Elliptical Marquee
Selection Tools

Y


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Polyline
Vertex Modeler - Tools

Y


Lightworks (Windows)
Positions Image Vertically
31 Shortcuts for Lightworks (Windows)

Y


Chief Architect (Windows)
Text Tools - Text
Text Tools

Y


Chief Architect (MacOS)
Text Tools - Text
Text Tools

Y


Garageband 10 (MacOS)
Show/Hide the Library
Display Objects

Y


Final Fantasy XV (Windows)
Fishing log
Hotbar And Main Menu

Y


Houdini (Windows)
Show scale handle
Channel Editor

Y


GOM Player (Windows)
Increase Contrast by 5%
Video Control

Y


PotPlayer (Windows)
Saturation Decrease 1%
Standard Keyboard Controls

Y


Jupyter Notebook (Windows)
to code
Command Mode (press Esc to enable)

Y


Quickbooks Online (MacOS)
First day of the Year
Enter Dates

Y


Quickbooks Desktop (Windows)
Change to first day of the year / Last day of the year
Working with Date Fields

y / r


TVPaint Animation (Windows)
Flip Vertically
89 Shortcuts for TVPaint Animation (Windows)

Y


DrawPlus (Windows)
Transparency Tool
Tools Shortcuts

Y


CityEngine (Windows)
Apply top/bottom view (changes camera orientation only)
48 Shortcuts for CityEngine (Windows)

Y


CityEngine (MacOS)
Apply top/bottom view (changes camera orientation only)
48 Shortcuts for CityEngine (MacOS)

Y


Pencil2D (Windows)
Polyline
57 Shortcuts for Pencil2D (Windows)

Y


Anim8or (Windows)
Cylinder
Object Editor Shortcuts

Y


Impro-Visor (Windows)
redo last undone action
General

Y


Sculptris (Windows)
Reduce Brush
Tools

Y


SolidWorks (Windows)
Accept Edge
Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Y


TurboCAD (Windows)
Lock Y position
171 Shortcuts for TurboCAD (Windows)

Y


Warframe
Use Cipher
General

Y


Solid Edge (Windows)
Maintain Symmetry about YZ Plane
Advance Sunchronous Edit

Y


Vim (Linux)
yank (copy)marked text
Visual commands

y


Anno 1800
Rotate camera clockwise
Camera

Y


Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Stun enemy
General

Y


Vegas Pro 14 (Windows)
Prevent movement
Track Motion

X / Y / Z


Edgecam (Windows)
Rotate locking Y axis
30 Shortcuts for Edgecam (Windows)

Y


Smite (MacOS)
Death Recap
Other Controls

Y


Smite (Windows)
Death Recap
Other Controls

Y


Fortnite (PC)
Roof
Building

Y


Zwift (PC and macOS)
Yes
No ANT+ Dongle screen

Y


KiCad 5.0.2
Mirror Y Component
EE Schema

Y


ChessBase 13
Calculate next best move (only Fritz engine)
Board window

Y


Gmsh 4.1.4
Toggle y coordinate freeze in geometry creation mode
General

Y


KiCAD (Windows)
Mirror Y Component
EE Schema

Y


KiCAD (Linux)
Mirror Y Component
EE Schema

Y


Bus Simulator 18
Look to the left
Movement and camera

Y


Spintires (PC)
Multiplayer say
Game

Y


Flyff
Brings up the Furniture window.
Character

Y


KiCAD (MacOS)
Mirror Y Component
EE Schema

Y


DaVinci Resolve 14 (Windows)
Select Clips Forward On This Track
Edit

Y


DaVinci Resolve 14 (MacOS)
Select Clips Forward On This Track
Edit

Y


Cobalt (Windows)
Mute
70 Shortcuts for Cobalt (Windows)

Y


DaVinci Resolve 14 (Windows)
Select Clips Forward On This Track
Edit

Y


DaVinci Resolve 14 (MacOS)
Select Clips Forward On This Track
Edit

Y


NetHack
Up-left
Movement

Y


Modo (Windows)
Transform
Tools

Y


Huggle
Revert with custom edit summary
Main

Y


Modo (MacOS)
Transform
Tools

Y


Ulead PhotoImpact 8 (Windows)
Eyedropper tool
Tool panel

Y


Europa Universalis IV
Primary mapmodes
General

Y


Altium Designer (Windows)
While placing an object to flip it along the Y-axis
Common Schematic and PCB Editor Shortcuts

Y


Target 3001! (Windows)
Concat Selected Elements in the Schematic as a Symbol
Library and Other Shortcuts

Y


Vectorworks (Windows)
Toggle SmartCursor Cues
Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Y


Vectorworks (MacOS)
Toggle SmartCursor Cues
Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Y


DaVinci Resolve 15 (Mac)
Select clips forward on this track
Timeline

Y


Altium Designer (Windows)
Pop-up Quick Queries menu
Common Schematic and PCB Editor Shortcuts

Y


Substance Painter
Clear quick mask
General

Y


Substance Painter (Mac)
Clear quick mask
General

Y


TopSolid (Windows)
Lock/Umlock Y Axis for Clamp Positioning
Part Clamping

Y


SolveSpace (Windows)
Symmetric
Constraint

Y


SolveSpace (MacOS)
Symmetric
Constraint

Y


Adobe Photoshop Elements (Windows)
Eye
Tools

Y


Adobe Photoshop Elements (MacOS)
Eye
Tools

Y


NetSuite
Insert yesterday's date
Date fields

Y


Aspire (Windows)
Changes the Y co-ordinate position of selected nodes to match the position of the first one (when more than one selected)
Node Editing

Y


Adobe Illustrator (Mac)
Magic Wand tool
Select tools

Y


Adobe Illustrator
Magic Wand tool
Select tools

Y


Pharaoh
Shows "Risks: Malaria" Overlay
Risks and overlays

Y


VCarve Pro (Windows)
Changes the Y co-ordinate position of selected nodes to match the position of the first one (when more than one selected)
Node Editing

Y


Altium Designer (Windows)
Flip 3D body around Y-axis
3D Body Placement Shortcuts

Y


Ableton Live 10 (Mac)
Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Octave Range Up/Down
Key/MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI Keyboard

Y


Ableton Live 10
Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Octave Range Up/Down
Key/MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI Keyboard

Y


ARK: Survival Evolved
Stop One
Whistles

Y


Final Cut Pro X
Open the selected audition
Editing

Y


K-9 Mail
Copy
Message details

Y


Jupyter Notebook
Go to code
Command mode

Y


FastMail
Archive
Conversation actions

Y


Adobe Photoshop Elements
Eye tool
General

Y


Adobe Photoshop Elements (Mac)
Eye tool
Tool selection

Y


QuickBooks Desktop (Mac)
First day of the year
Dates

Y


QuickBooks Desktop
First day of the Year
Date Shortcuts

Y


Remember the Milk
Add a note to the selected task
Actions

Y


Quicken 2018
First day of this year
Dates

Y


WorkZone Client
Year
Set a date

Y


Total War: Attila (Mac)
Show chat
Universal

Y


Total War: Attila
Show chat
Universal

Y


Unturned
Crafting
Interface

Y


Black Desert Online
All chat
Chat controls

Y


Wrike
yesterday's date
Gantt Chart

Y


Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Text chat (team)
Interface

Y


Adobe Animate CC (Mac)
Paint brush
Tools

Y


Nuke
Splay last (Splay 1st node to output of 2nd)
Node graph

Y


Escape from Tarkov
Mumble, if AI is nearby, they will respond to you with a voice line
General

Y


Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac)
View Before and After left/right
Working in the Develop module

Y


Adobe Lightroom Classic
View Before and After left/right
Working in the Develop module

Y


Rocket League
Team text chat
Default keyboard controls

Y


CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018
Polygon
General

Y


BSPlayer
Previous
Playback

Y


Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Chat (All)
General

Y


Roll20
Show Turn Tracker
Advanced shortcuts

Y


Adobe Photoshop CC
Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
Using the Camera Raw dialog box

Y


Clip Studio Paint Pro
Correct line/Remove dust [PRO/EX]
Tool

Y


Corel Painter (Mac)
Convert point
Toolbox commands

Y


Corel Painter
Convert point
Toolbox commands

Y


Zoho Mail
Clear label
Mail: Shortcuts when mail(s) selected

Y


LightWave 3D
Rotate
Layout: Modify

Y


Camtasia
Yellow
Recorder's ScreenDraw

Y


Autodesk SketchBook (Mac)
Invoke Symmetry Y
Tools

Y


Autodesk SketchBook (Windows)
Invoke Symmetry Y
Tools

Y


Dota 2
Opens stats window which shows the net worth of each player
Stats dropdown

Y


Pixelmator Pro
Elliptical Selection
Select tools

Y


Adobe Premiere Pro (Mac)
Slip Tool
Tools

Y


Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows)
Slip Tool
Tools

Y


GitHub
Mark as read
Notifications

Y


Counter Strike: Global Offensive
Chat message
Communication

Y


Kodi
Switch/choose player
Music visualisation

Y


Grand Theft Auto V
Aim drive-by weapon
Cars, bikes, boats

Y


Wikipedia
My contributions
Access keys

Y


GNU Emacs
Replace this one, go to next
Query replace

Y


Tekla Structures 20
Lock Y coordinate
General

Y


Apple GarageBand
Show/Hide the Library
General

Y


Android
Archive message (works from within message or while on main inbox list)
Gmail

Y


The Sims 4
Show Simology
Live mode

Y


REAPER
Take: Activate take under mouse
Section: Main

Y


Guitar Pro
Natural harmonic
Effects - General

Y


Vim
Yank
Modify selected text

Y


Lightworks
Positions image vertically
General

Y


Maple
Ψ or ψ
Entering Greek characters

Y


League of Legends
Toggle camera lock on champion
General

Y


Blender
Split Vertex / Edge / Face
Editing mode

Y


Zimbra Web Client
Go to today
Calendar

Y


GOM Player
Increase contrast by 5%
Video control

Y


SketchUp
Axes tool
Misc.

Y


Diablo III
Show achievements
General

Y


Celestia
Orbit the selected object at a rate synchronized to its rotation
Keyboard navigation commands

Y


Opera
Go to previous unread message
E-mail keys: Navigation

Y


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
History Brush tool, Art History Brush tool
Shortcut Keys for selecting tools

Y


Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)
Activate Pan Behind tool
Activating Tools

Y


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool
Shortcut Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box

Y


Xactimate
Valley
Additional shortcut keys

Y