Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)

Text

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

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

All hotkeys for Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)

General
Select all

Ctrl + A

General
Deselect all

Ctrl + 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

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

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

Ctrl + Alt + 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

Ctrl + D

General
Quit

Ctrl + Q

General
Undo

Ctrl + Z

General
Redo

Ctrl + Shift + Z

General
Purge all

Ctrl + Option + [ / on numeric keypad

General
Interrupt running a script

Esc

Projects
New project

Ctrl + Alt + N

Projects
Open project

Ctrl + O

Projects
Open most recent project

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P

Projects
New folder in Project panel

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N

Projects
Open Project Settings dialog box

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K

Projects
Find in Project panel

Ctrl + F

Projects
Cycle through color bit depths for project

Alt +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

Ctrl + Alt + ;

Preferences
Restore default preferences settings

Hold down ctrl + Alt + shift while starting After Effects

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

Ctrl + 0 (zero)

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

Ctrl + Alt + 0 (zero)

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

Ctrl + 1

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

Ctrl + 2

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

Ctrl + 3

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

Ctrl + 4

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

Ctrl + 5

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

Ctrl + 6

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

Ctrl + 7

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

Ctrl + 8

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

Ctrl + 9

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

F3 / Ctrl + Shift + T

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

Ctrl + 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)

Ctrl + W

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

Ctrl + Shift + W

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

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N

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

` (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.)

Ctrl + \

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.)

Ctrl + Alt + \

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

\

Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Cycle to previous / 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)

Alt + 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

Alt +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/alt 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/ctrl 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)

Ctrl + Alt

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

Ctrl + B

Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Type tools

Ctrl + T

Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Puppet tools

Ctrl + P

Activating Tools
Activate Roto Brush tool

Alt + W

Activating Tools
Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Duplication tool

alt (in shape layer)

Activating Tools
Temporarily convert Selection tool to Direct Selection tool

ctrl (in shape layer)

Compositions Work Area
New composition

Ctrl + N

Compositions Work Area
Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition

Ctrl + 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

Ctrl + Alt + 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

Alt + 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 / Ctrl + Option + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Time Navigation
Go forward 1 frame / backward 1 frame

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

Time Navigation
Go forward 10 frames / backward 10 frames

Shift + Page Down / page up or ctrl + 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

Ctrl + Alt + 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

Ctrl +click RAM Preview button or press ctrl + 0 on numeric keypad

Previews
Save RAM preview with alternate settings

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

Previews
Preview only audio, from current time

. on numeric keypad

Previews
Preview only audio, in work area

Alt + . on numeric keypad

Previews
Manually preview (scrub) video

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

Previews
Manually preview (scrub) audio

Ctrl +drag current-time indicator

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

Alt + 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

Ctrl + [ / on numeric keypad

Previews
Take snapshot

Shift + F5 / F6 / F7 / F8

Previews
Display snapshot in active viewer

F5 / F6 / F7 / F8

Previews
Purge snapshot

Ctrl + 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

Alt + 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Views
Show colorized red / green / blue channel

Alt + Shift + 1 / 2 / 3

Views
Toggle showing straight RGB color

Alt + Shift + 4

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

Alt + 5

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

Alt + 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%

Alt + /

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

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

Views
Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel

Ctrl + Alt + U

Views
Zoom 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

Ctrl + '

Views
Show or hide proportional grid

Alt + '

Views
Show or hide rulers

Ctrl + R

Views
Show or hide guides

Ctrl + ;

Views
Turn snapping to grid on or off

Ctrl + Shift + '

Views
Turn snapping to guides on or off

Ctrl + Shift + ;

Views
Lock or unlock guides

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ;

Views
Show or hide layer controls

Ctrl + Shift + H

Footage
Import one file or image sequence

Ctrl + I

Footage
Import multiple files or image sequences

Ctrl + Alt + I

Footage
Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel

alt -double-click

Footage
Add selected items to most recently activated composition

Ctrl + /

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

Ctrl + Alt + /

Footage
Replace source for a selected layer

Alt +drag footage item from Project panel onto selected layer

Footage
Delete a footage item without a warning

Ctrl + Backspace

Footage
Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected footage item

Ctrl + Alt + G

Footage
Remember footage interpretation

Ctrl + Alt + C

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

Ctrl + E

Footage
Replace selected footage item

Ctrl + H

Footage
Reload selected footage items

Ctrl + Alt + L

Footage
Set proxy for selected footage item

Ctrl + Alt + P

Effects and Animation Presets
Delete all effects from selected layers

Ctrl + Shift + E

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

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E

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

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F

Layers
New solid layer

Ctrl + Y

Layers
New adjustment layer

Ctrl + Alt + Y

Layers
New null layer

Ctrl + Alt + 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

Ctrl + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Layers
Extend selection to next / previous layer in stacking order

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Layers
Deselect all layers

Ctrl + Shift + A

Layers
Scroll topmost selected layer to top of Timeline panel

X

Layers
Show or hide Parent column

Shift + F4

Layers
Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns

F4

Layers
Turn off all other solo switches

Alt +click solo switch

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

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V

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

Ctrl + Shift + V

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

Ctrl + Shift + Y

Layers
Paste layers at current time

Ctrl + Alt + V

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

Ctrl + Shift + D

Layers
Precompose selected layers

Ctrl + Shift + C

Layers
Open Effect Controls panel for selected layers

Ctrl + Shift + T

Layers
Open layer in Layer panel (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)

alt -double-click a layer

Layers
Reverse selected layers in time

Ctrl + Alt + R

Layers
Enable time remapping for selected layers

Ctrl + Alt + T

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

[ / ]

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

Alt + [ / ]

Layers
Add or remove expression for a property

Alt +click stopwatch

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

Double-click effect selection in Effects and Presets panel

Layers
Set In point or Out point by time-stretching

Ctrl + Shift + , / Ctrl + Alt + ,

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

Alt + Home / End

Layers
Lock selected layers

Ctrl + L

Layers
Unlock all layers

Ctrl + Shift + L

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

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

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

Shift + - / [ + ]

Layers
Find in Timeline panel

Ctrl + F

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Find in Timeline panel

Ctrl + F

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

Ctrl + ` (accent grave)

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

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

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

A

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Audio Levels property

L

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Mask Feather property

F

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Mask Path property

M

Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only 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

Alt + 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

Alt +property shortcut

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

Ctrl + ` (accent grave)

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

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

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

Ctrl +drag property value

Modifying Layer Properties
Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers

Ctrl + Shift + O

Modifying Layer Properties
Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers

Ctrl + Shift + R

Modifying Layer Properties
Open Position dialog box for selected layers

Ctrl + Shift + P

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

Ctrl + Alt + O

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

Ctrl + 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

Alt + Page Up / Page Down

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

Alt + 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%

Ctrl + Alt + [ + ] / - on numeric keypad

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

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + [ + ] / - on numeric keypad

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

Ctrl + [ + ] / - / Alt + [ + ] / - on numeric keypad

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

Ctrl + [ + ] / - / Alt + 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

Ctrl + Alt + F

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

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H

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

Ctrl + Alt + 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

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L

3D Layers
New camera

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C

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

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + \

3D Layers
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

Ctrl + Shift + F

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

Alt + Shift + C

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Toggle between Graph Editor and layer bar modes

Shift + F3

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Select all keyframes for a property

Click property name

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Select all visible keyframes and properties

Ctrl + Alt + A

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

Shift + F2 / Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Move keyframe 1 frame later / earlier

Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Move keyframe 10 frames later / earlier

Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

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

Ctrl + Alt + K

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

Ctrl + Alt + H

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

Ctrl +click in layer bar mode

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

Ctrl + Alt +click in layer bar mode

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected keyframes

F9

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected keyframes in

Shift + F9

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected keyframes out

Ctrl + Shift + F9

Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set velocity for selected keyframes

Ctrl + Shift + K

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

Alt + Shift +property shortcut

Text
New text layer

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T

Text
Align selected horizontal or vertical text left

Ctrl + Shift + L

Text
Align selected horizontal or vertical text center

Ctrl + Shift + C

Text
Align selected horizontal or vertical text right

Ctrl + Shift + R

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

Arrow Keys

Text
Move insertion point one word left / one word right

Ctrl + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Text
Move insertion point one paragraph up / one paragraph down

Ctrl + 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)

Ctrl + 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

Ctrl + 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

Ctrl + Shift + K

Text
Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K

Text
Turn Superscript on or off for selected text

Ctrl + Shift + =

Text
Turn Subscript on or off for selected text

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + =

Text
Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text

Ctrl + Shift + X

Text
Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X

Text
Auto leading for selected text

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A

Text
Reset tracking to 0 for selected text

Ctrl + Shift + Q

Text
Justify paragraph; left align last line

Ctrl + Shift + J

Text
Justify paragraph; right align last line

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + J

Text
Justify paragraph; force last line

Ctrl + Shift + F

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

Ctrl + Shift + , / .

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

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + , / .

Text
Increase / decrease leading by 2 units

Alt + Arrow Up / Arrow Down

Text
Increase / decrease leading by 10 units

Ctrl + Option + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Text
Decrease / increase baseline shift by 2 units

Alt + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

Text
Decrease / increase baseline shift by 10 units

Ctrl + Option + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up

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

Alt + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

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

Ctrl + Option + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Text
Toggle paragraph composer

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T

Masks
New mask

Ctrl + Shift + N

Masks
Select all points in a mask

Alt +click mask

Masks
Select next / select previous mask

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

Masks
Enter free-transform mask editing mode

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

Masks
Exit free-transform mask editing mode

Esc

Masks
Scale around center point in Free Transform mode

Ctrl +drag

Masks
Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification

Arrow Keys

Masks
Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification

Shift + Arrow Keys

Masks
Toggle between smooth and corner points

Ctrl + Alt +click vertex

Masks
Redraw Bezier handles

Ctrl + Alt +drag vertex

Masks
Invert selected mask

Ctrl + Shift + I

Masks
Open Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask

Ctrl + Shift + F

Masks
Open Mask Shape dialog box for selected mask

Ctrl + 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

Alt +click

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

Ctrl + Alt +click

Paint Tools
Set brush size for a paint tool

Ctrl +drag

Paint Tools
Set brush hardness for a paint tool

Ctrl +drag, then release ctrl while dragging

Paint Tools
Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke

Hold shift while beginning stroke

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

Alt +click

Paint Tools
Momentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option

Ctrl + Shift

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

Alt + Shift +drag with Clone Stamp tool

Paint Tools
Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset

3 … 7

Paint Tools
Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paint panel

Alt +click the button for the preset

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

1 … 9 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 + 1 … 9 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)

Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down

Shape Layers
Group selected shapes

Ctrl + G

Shape Layers
Ungroup selected shapes

Ctrl + Shift + G

Shape Layers
Enter free-transform path editing mode

Select Path property in Timeline panel and press ctrl + T

Shape Layers
Increase / decrease star inner roundness

Page Up / page down when dragging to create shape

Shape Layers
Increase / decrease number of points for star 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

ctrl 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

Alt +click the markers / keyframes

Markers
Remove marker

Ctrl +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

Alt + Arrow Keys

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

Alt + Shift + Arrow Keys

Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Save project

Ctrl + S

Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Increment and save project

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S

Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Save As

Ctrl + Shift + S

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

Ctrl + Shift + /

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

Ctrl + Alt + S

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

Ctrl + Shift + D

Similar combinations for other applications


VLC Media Player (Windows)
Jump 3 seconds forward/ backward
Jump in playback

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


VLC Media Player (Windows)
Jump 10 seconds forward/ backward
Jump in playback

Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


VLC Media Player (Windows)
Jump 1 minute forward/ backward
Jump in playback

Ctrl + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Collapse or expand group in message list
Messages in Main View - Navigation Pane

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Google Chrome (Windows)
Expand / Collapse
Manage Chrome DevTools - Elements Panel

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Collapse / expand groups (e.g. week)
Messages in Main View - Message List and Single Messages

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select or unselect one word to the left / to the right.
Work with Data Selections - Select inside cells

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Microsoft OneNote 2010 (Windows)
Move one character to the left / right.
Basic Editing and Formatting

arrow left / arrow right


Firebug (Windows)
Collapse / Expand current node
HTML-Panel

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Eclipse Helios (Windows)
Jump one word to the left / one word to the right
Navigate in Editor

Ctrl + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Firebug (Linux)
Collapse / Expand current node
HTML-Panel

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Remember the Milk (Web Application)
Move to the next/previous tab (e.g. task list)
Navigation

ctrl + shift + arrow right / arrow left


Firebug (MacOS)
Collapse / Expand current node
HTML-Panel

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Eclipse Helios (Windows)
Expand selection by one character to the left / to the right
Select Text

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (MacOS)
Back one frame
Photoshop CS5 Panels - Animation Panel (Timeline Mode, PS extended)

Arrow Left / Page Up


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Back one frame
Photoshop CS5 Panels - Animation Panel (Timeline Mode, PS extended)

Arrow Left / Page Up


Eclipse Helios (Windows)
Expand selection to next / previous word
Select Text

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Expand folder / collapse folder (navigation pane only)
Managing 'Windows' in Windows 7 - Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft OneNote 2010 (Windows)
Indent a paragraph to the right / remove indent.
Specific OneNote Shortcuts for Selecting, Editing, and Formatting

alt + shift + arrow right / arrow left


Thunderbird (Windows)
Expand / collapse collapsed Thread
Navigate Messages

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (MacOS)
Decrease/increase brush size by 1 (Extract only)
Shortcut Keys for working with Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker

Arrow Left / arrow right with Brush Size Slider showing


Thunderbird (Linux)
Expand / collapse collapsed Thread
Navigate Messages

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Thunderbird (MacOS)
Expand / collapse collapsed Thread
Navigate Messages

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (MacOS)
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 (Liquify only)
Shortcut Keys for working with Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker

Arrow Left / arrow right with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, / Turbulent Jitter slider showing


Google Chrome (Linux)
Expand / Collapse
Manage Chrome DevTools - Elements Panel

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
Extend selection one word to the right / one word to the left
Code Editor - Select Text

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Access 2010 (Windows)
Select the menu to the left / menu to the right
Manage Access Features - Menus

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Inpage (Windows)
Go one charactor left / one character right
To move cursor

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Access border menu in 'Format Cell' dialog. Once border was selected, it will show up directly on the next Ctrl+1
Work with Data Selections - Apply Borders to Cells

Ctrl + 1 , then Ctrl + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Go to previous / next day
Messages in Main View - Navigate Calendar

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Access 2010 (Windows)
Extend a selection to adjacent fields in the same row in Datasheet view
Manage Access Features - Select and move Fields or Columns

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Collapse or expand group in message list
Messages in Compose View - Navigation Pane

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Expand folder / collapse folder (navigation pane only)
Windows Explorer - Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move cursor one character to the right / to the left
Manage Access Features - Edit Text and Data

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Collapse / expand groups (e.g. week)
Messages in Compose View - Message List and Single Messages

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Extend a selection to the end of a word.
Edit and move text and graphics: Extend a selection

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Google Docs (Windows)
Jump one character to the left / to the right
Navigate Google Docs

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Google Docs (MacOS)
Jump one character to the left / to the right
Navigate Google Docs

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
One character to the left
Edit and move text and graphics: Move through your document

Arrow Left


Google Docs (Windows)
Extend selection one word to the right / to the left
Select Text

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Left


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select or unselect one word to the left / to the right.
Insert and Edit Data - Select inside cells

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Media Player Classic (MPC) (Windows)
Medium jump (~5-20 sec)
Jump

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
Extend selection one word to the right / one word to the left
Coding - Select Text

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (MacOS)
Decrease/increase brush size by 1
Photoshop CS5 Panels - Extract Only

Arrow Left / arrow right with Brush Size Slider showing


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Decrease/increase brush size by 1
Photoshop CS5 Panels - Extract Only

Arrow Left / arrow right with Brush Size Slider sho win g


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Go to previous / next day
Messages in Compose View - Navigate Calendar

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Expand folder / collapse folder (navigation pane only)
Windows Admin - Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (MacOS)
Back one frame
Extract and Pattern Maker (plug-in) - Animation Panel (Timeline Mode, PS extended)

Arrow Left / Page Up


Opera (Linux)
Move one character to the left
Navigation

Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Collapse or expand group in message list
Calendar Shortcuts - Navigation Pane

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Back one frame
Extract and Pattern Maker (plug-in) - Animation Panel (Timeline Mode, PS extended)

Arrow Left / Page Up


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Collapse / expand groups (e.g. week)
Calendar Shortcuts - Message List and Single Messages

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Access border menu in 'Format Cell' dialog. Once border was selected, it will show up directly on the next Ctrl+1
Insert and Edit Data - Apply Borders to Cells

Ctrl + 1 , then Ctrl + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Oracle SQL Developer 4 (Windows)
Jump to Next/ Previous word
Code Editor

Ctrl + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Windows 8 (Windows)
Expand folder / collapse folder (navigation pane only)
Windows Explorer - Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
Extend selection one word to the right / one word to the left
Code Snippets (Visual C# Scheme) - Select Text

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Expand folder / collapse folder (navigation pane only)
Ease of Access and Magnifier - Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Access 2010 (Windows)
Select the menu to the left / menu to the right
Working with Text and Data - Menus

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


InDesign CS5 (MacOS)
Move left/right one cell
Working with Tables

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


InDesign CS5 (MacOS)
Select cell to the right/left of the current cell
Working with Tables

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (MacOS)
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right
Shortcut Keys for selecting, editing, and navigating through text

Arrow Left / arrow right , arrow down / arrow up , / Command + Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Go to previous / next day
Calendar Shortcuts - Navigate Calendar

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select or unselect one word to the left / to the right.
Format Data - Select inside cells

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Access 2010 (Windows)
Extend a selection to adjacent fields in the same row in Datasheet view
Working with Text and Data - Select and move Fields or Columns

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Photoshop Lightroom 4 (Windows)
Go to next/previous photo in the Filmstrip
Managing photos and catalog

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move cursor one character to the right / to the left
Working with Text and Data - Edit Text and Data

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Windows 8 (Windows)
Move Window to left/center/right. Works across multiple monitors
Managing Windows 8 Desktop Windows

Win + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


InDesign CS5 (MacOS)
Move to right or left one character
Navigating Through and Editing Text

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


InDesign CS5 (MacOS)
Move to right or left one word
Navigating Through and Editing Text

Command + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Photoshop Lightroom 4 (MacOS)
Go to next/previous photo in the Filmstrip
Managing photos and catalog

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


InDesign CS5 (MacOS)
Select one character right or left
Navigating Through and Editing Text

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Go to next / go to previous photo
Photo Viewer

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
Select to the end of a word.
Work with Text and Objects

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (MacOS)
Decrease/increase brush size by 1
Extract and Pattern Maker (plug-in) - Extract Only

Arrow Left / arrow right with Brush Size Slider showing


Sublime Text (Windows)
Open new tab in pane to the left arrow/ right arrow\
Split Panes

Ctrl + K , then Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Access border menu in 'Format Cell' dialog. Once border was selected, it will show up directly on the next Ctrl+1
Format Data - Apply Borders to Cells

Ctrl + 1 , then Ctrl + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
Move one character to the left.
Basic Text Navigation and Formatting

Arrow Left


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Decrease/increase brush size by 1
Extract and Pattern Maker (plug-in) - Extract Only

Arrow Left / arrow right with Brush Size Slider sho win g


InDesign CS5 (MacOS)
Expand/Collapse element
Working with XML

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


InDesign CS5 (MacOS)
Expand/Collapse element and child elements
Working with XML

Option + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (MacOS)
Back one frame
Shortcut Keys for using the Animation panel in Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended)

Arrow Left / Page Up


CATIA V5 (Windows)
Rotate the model clockwise / rotate model counter-clockwise around Z axis
38 Shortcuts for CATIA V5 (Windows)

CTRL + Shift + Arrow Right / Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Select closest card in next / previous column
Business Card View

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


CATIA V5 (Windows)
Relocate the graph 1/10th of a page to the left / to the right
38 Shortcuts for CATIA V5 (Windows)

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


iTunes (Windows)
Move forward or backward within a song
Playback shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


iTunes (Windows)
Listen to the next or previous album in a list
Playback shortcuts

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


iTunes (MacOS)
Move forward or backward within a song
Playback shortcuts

Option + ⌘ + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


iTunes (Windows)
Go to the next / go to previous song in a list
Playback shortcuts

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


iTunes (MacOS)
Listen to the next or previous album in a list
Playback shortcuts

Option + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


iTunes (MacOS)
Go to the next or previous song in a list
Playback shortcuts

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select or unselect one word to the left / to the right.
Formulas and Names - Select inside cells

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Facebook (Web Application)
skip back and forth between photos
Lightbox Mode

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


iTunes (Windows)
Play the next song / play previous song in a list (When a song is playing)
Control menu shortcuts

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Youtube Player (Windows)
Jump backwards/ forward 5 seconds
Navigate Video

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (MacOS)
Decrease/increase brush size by 2 (or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1). Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10
Liquify

Arrow Left / arrow right in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, / Turbulent Jitter text box


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (MacOS)
Decrease/increase brush size by 2 (or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1). Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10
Liquify

Arrow Left / arrow right with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, / Turbulent Jitter slider showing


iTunes (Windows)
Open or close the selected item’s disclosure triangle
With full keyboard navigation enabled

Arrow Left / Arrow Right or + / - on the numeric keypad


iTunes (MacOS)
Play the next song / play previous song in a list (When a song is playing)
Add Menu

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


iTunes (Windows)
Go to the next or last chapter (during playing spoken words, if available)
Other

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


iTunes (MacOS)
Go to the next or last chapter during spoken words (if available)
Other

Shift + ⌘ + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Access 2010 (Windows)
Select the menu to the left / menu to the right
Working with Access Views - Menus

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Decrease/increase brush size by 2 (or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1). Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10
Liquify

Arrow Left / arrow right in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, / Turbulent Jitter text box


Photoshop Lightroom 4 (Windows)
Go to next slide / Go to previous slide
Slideshow module

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Decrease/increase brush size by 2 (or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1). Hold down Shift to decrease/increase by 10
Liquify

Arrow Left / arrow right with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, / Turbulent Jitter slider showing


FL Studio (Windows)
Previous pattern
Pattern Selector

Arrow Left


Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
Select or cancel selection one word to the right.
Work with Dialog Boxes

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
Move the focus from an item in a group to its parent group.
Work with the Selection pane.

Arrow Left


Photoshop Lightroom 4 (MacOS)
Go to next slide / go to previous slide
Slideshow module

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Access 2010 (Windows)
Extend a selection to adjacent fields in the same row in Datasheet view
Working with Access Views - Select and move Fields or Columns

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Word 2013 (Windows)
Jump one character to the left / to the right
Navigate in Word Documents

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Access border menu in 'Format Cell' dialog. Once border was selected, it will show up directly on the next Ctrl+1
Formulas and Names - Apply Borders to Cells

Ctrl + 1 , then Ctrl + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move cursor one character to the right / to the left
Working with Access Views - Edit Text and Data

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Word 2013 (Windows)
Extend selection one character to the right / to the left
Select Text, Move, and Delete Text

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Word 2013 (Windows)
Extend selection one word to the right / to the left
Select Text, Move, and Delete Text

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Virtual DJ (Windows)
Skip Beat 4
All Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Adobe Acrobat Pro (Windows)
Previous page
Navigation - Navigating a PDF

Arrow Left / Ctrl + Page Up


Comsol 5 (Windows)
Collapse a branch in the model tree
Model Tree

Arrow Left


Comsol 5 (MacOS)
Collapse a branch in the model tree
Model Tree

Arrow Left


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select or unselect one word to the left / to the right.
The Rest - Select inside cells

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Adobe Acrobat Pro (Windows)
Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel)
Navigation - Navigation panels

Arrow Left / -


Linux Mint (Linux)
Navigate one directory forward / back
File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories

Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Word 2013 (Windows)
Promote / demote Headings
Format Paragraphs and Apply Styles

Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe Acrobat Pro (Windows)
Navigate through the other controls in the top bar - Home, Tools, Document
Navigation

Arrow Right / Arrow Left / Tab / Shift + Tab


Adobe Acrobat Pro (Windows)
Selects the next or previous column header for sorting
PDF Portfolios

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Atom (text editor) 1.0 (Linux)
Expand / collapse selected directory
Tree View

h / l OR Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Atom (text editor) 1.0 (Windows)
Expand / collapse selected directory
Tree View

H / l OR Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Access border menu in 'Format Cell' dialog. Once border was selected, it will show up directly on the next Ctrl+1
The Rest - Apply Borders to Cells

Ctrl + 1 , then Ctrl + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Access 2010 (Windows)
Select the menu to the left / menu to the right
The Rest - Menus

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Camtasia 8 (Windows)
Select next clip/ previous clip
Editor Timeline Navigation

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Camtasia 8 (Windows)
Make a selection step-by-step
Editor Timeline Navigation

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Prezi (Web Application)
Move Forward / move Backward along the Path
Presenting

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Skype for Business (Lync) 2016 (Windows)
Navigate right /left to the next element in the Conversation window
Conversation window

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Access 2010 (Windows)
Extend a selection to adjacent fields in the same row in Datasheet view
The Rest - Select and move Fields or Columns

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Access 2010 (Windows)
Move cursor one character to the right / to the left
The Rest - Edit Text and Data

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft OneNote 2016 (Windows)
Indent/ outdent paragraph
Format

Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Select current column, then expand selection by one column right/ left
Select Cells - Column and Row Selection

Shift + Space , then
Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Sway 2016 (Windows)
Extend the selection by a word to the left/right
Text Selection and Navigation

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Sway 2016 (Windows)
Go to the previous/next character
Text Selection and Navigation

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Sway 2016 (Windows)
Expand/collapse the selected Group or Section
Card Interaction

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Sway 2016 (Windows)
Slide left/right by chunk
Group: Comparison

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Sway 2016 (Windows)
Go to the previous/next image
Group: Slideshow

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Skype for Business (Lync) 2016 (Windows)
With slide in focus - Move to previous slide / next slide (or next click)
PowerPoint Sharing

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Sonos Controller (Windows)
Next song/ previous song
22 Shortcuts for Sonos Controller (Windows)

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Photoshop Lightroom CC (MacOS)
Go to next/ previous photo in Filmstrip
Managing Photos and Catalogs

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Photoshop Lightroom CC (Windows)
Go to next/ previous photo in Filmstrip
Managing Photos and Catalogs

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Access 2016 (Windows)
Move to Left
Design/Content Operation(on selected control)

Arrow Left / Ctrl + Arrow Left


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Select current column, then expand selection by one column right/ left
Format Cells - Column and Row Selection

Shift + Space , then
Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Plex (MacOS)
Navigate to left
Control By Apple Remote

Arrow Left


Plex (MacOS)
Backward 10 second
Playback Control by Apple Remote

Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Expand/collapse a single selected group
Groups

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Photoshop Lightroom CC (Windows)
Go to previous slide
Slideshow Module

Arrow Left


FileMaker Pro (MacOS)
Move to nexst tab / move to previosu tab (When a tab is selected)
Navigation and Window Display

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Photoshop Lightroom CC (MacOS)
Go to previous slide
Slideshow Module

Arrow Left


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Select current column, then expand selection by one column right/ left
Formulas - Column and Row Selection

Shift + Space , then
Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Move Keyframe 1 Frame later / earlier
Keyframes and Graph Editor

Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Move Keyframe 10 Frames later / earlier
Keyframes and Graph Editor

Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe After Effects CC (MacOS)
Move Keyframe 1 Frame later / earlier
Keyframes and Graph Editor

Option +
Arrow Right / Arrow Left


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Go to next tab / previous tab (When a tab is selected)
Navigation and Window Display

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe After Effects CC (MacOS)
Move Keyframe 10 Frames later / earlier
Keyframes and Graph Editor

Option + Shift +
Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Select the closest card in the next/previous column
View: Business Cards/Address cards

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Extend selection one character to the right / left
Text

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Extend selection one word to right / left
Text

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Extend selection one line to the right / left in vertical text
Text

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe After Effects CC (MacOS)
Extend selection one character to the right / left
Text

Shift +
Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe After Effects CC (MacOS)
Extend selection one word to right / left
Text

Command +
Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Move to the previous/next character in a field (when a field in a card is selected)
View: Business Cards/Address cards

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Select the previous/next item
View: Timeline (Tasks) - When an item is selected

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Move backward/forward in increments of time that are the same as those shown on the time scale
View: Timeline (Tasks) - When a unit of time for days is selected

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Go to the previous/next day
View: Calendar - Day/Week/Month

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 / to maximum, or decrease / increase polygon and star outer roundness
Shape Layers

Arrow Left / right arrow when dragging to create shape


Adobe After Effects CC (MacOS)
Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 / to maximum, or decrease / increase polygon and star outer roundness
Shape Layers

Arrow Left / Right Arrow when Dragging to create shape


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Select current column, then expand selection by one column right/ left
Manage Workbooks - Column and Row Selection

Shift + Space , then
Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Zoho Sheet (Windows)
Select Data Region to the Left/ to the Right
Selection

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Left / Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Select current column, then expand selection by one column right/ left
Excel Auto Tables and Data Forms - Column and Row Selection

Shift + Space , then
Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Atom (text editor) 1.0 (MacOS)
Expand / collapse selected directory
Tree View

H / L OR Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Move to the right/ to the left between non-adjacent selections (with multiple ranges selected)
Navigate Multi-Cell Selections

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


FileZilla (Windows)
Up one level in a tree view
28 Shortcuts for FileZilla (Windows)

Arrow Left


Windows 10 File Explorer (Windows)
Open/ close directory tree
Left Navigation Pane Shortctus

Arrow Left / Right Arrow on tree parent


Desk.com (Windows)
Previous/Next tab
System-Wide

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Desk.com (MacOS)
Previous/Next tab
System-Wide

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Cloud9 (MacOS)
Select To Line End/ Start
Selections

Command + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Cloud9 (MacOS)
Select More After/ Before
Selections

Ctrl + Option + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Cloud9 (MacOS)
Select Next After/ Before
Selections

Ctrl + Option + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Cloud9 (Windows)
Select To Line End/ Start
Selections

Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Cloud9 (Windows)
Select More After/ Before
Selections

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Cloud9 (Windows)
Select Next After/ Before
Selections

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Windows 10 File Explorer (Windows)
Select sort column
Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Item Order

Arrow Left / Right Arrow on Sort Bar


Microsoft Word 2016 (MacOS)
Move one character to the left
Move the Cursor

Arrow Left


Microsoft Word 2016 (MacOS)
Demote a paragraph
Outline a document

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (MacOS)
Move the cursor left one character
Edit and format text

Arrow Left


Libreoffice Writer (Windows)
Move cursor to left
General

Arrow Left


Libreoffice Writer (Windows)
Selecting to the right word by word
General

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


QuickTime Player (MacOS)
Stop playback and go back one frame
Movie playback shortcuts

Arrow Left


Flash Movie Player (Windows)
Rewind 20 frames
General

Arrow Left


Webflow (Windows)
Select sibling element
Other

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Webflow (MacOS)
Select sibling element
Other

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Kate (Linux)
Move the cursor one character to the left
29 Shortcuts for Kate (Linux)

Arrow Left


Kate (Windows)
Move the cursor one character to the left
38 Shortcuts for Kate (Windows)

Arrow Left


Kate (MacOS)
Move the cursor one character to the left
28 Shortcuts for Kate (MacOS)

Arrow Left


Source Insight (Windows)
Cursor Left
General

Arrow Left


Comodo IceDragon (Windows)
Seek back 15 seconds
Audio and Video Shortcuts

Arrow Left


DaVinci Resolve 14 (Windows)
Step One Frame Reverse
Playback

Arrow Left


DaVinci Resolve 14 (MacOS)
Step One Frame Reverse
Playback

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Modo (Windows)
Select previous loop
Selection (Modelling)

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Modo (MacOS)
Select previous loop
Selection (Modelling)

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ArtRage 4.5 5 (Windows)
Decrease Tool Size 1%
General

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Inkscape (MacOS)
Adjust pen width by 1
Calligraphy tool

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


ArtRage 4.5 5 (MacOS)
Decrease Tool Size 1%
General

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Target 3001! (Windows)
Move Cursor Step-by-Step to the Left*
Cursor Usage

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Soundcloud (Web Application)
Seek Backward
12 Shortcuts for Soundcloud (Web Application)

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Inkscape (MacOS)
Adjust brush width by
Tweak tool

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Balsamiq Mockups (Windows)
Nudge selection 20px
Selection

Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down / Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Balsamiq Mockups (Windows)
Nudge selection 1px
Selection

Arrow Up / Arrow Down / Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Balsamiq Mockups (Windows)
Nudge-Resize selection 2px
Selection

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Up / Arrow Down / Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Balsamiq Mockups (Windows)
Nudge-Resize selection 20px
Selection

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down / Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Balsamiq Mockups (Windows)
Navigating the suggestion list
Working with Icons

Arrow Up / Arrow Down / Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Balsamiq Mockups (Windows)
Navigating the Suggestion List
Quick Add

Arrow Up/ Arrow Down / Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Amazon Prime Video (Web Application)
Skip backward 10 seconds
Video Player

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Amazon Prime Video (Web Application)
Move left
Your Video Library Listing Panels

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IrfanView 4.42 (Windows)
Load next / previous image in current directory (when not zoomed)
Browsing

Arrow Right / Arrow Left / Page Up / Page Down


Open Office Writer 3 (Windows)
Move cursor to left
General OpenOffice Writer Shortcuts

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Winamp Media Player (Windows)
Rewind or fast forward 5 seconds
Play Music in Winamp

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Open Office Writer 3 (Windows)
Selecting to the right word by word
General OpenOffice Writer Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
Collapse or expand a category in the e-mail message list.
Basic Navigation

Arrow Left / arrow right , respectively


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Decrease/increase brush size by 1 (Extract only)
Shortcut Keys for working with Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker

Arrow Left / arrow right with Brush Size Slider showing


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 (Liquify only)
Shortcut Keys for working with Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker

Arrow Left / arrow right with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, / Turbulent Jitter slider showing


Adobe After Effects CS5 (MacOS)
Go forward 1 frame / backward 1 frame
Time Navigation

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


Adobe After Effects CS5 (MacOS)
Go forward 10 frames / backward 10 frames
Time Navigation

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


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Move left or right between main Ribbon Menus if active
Navigate within Documents - Ribbons

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Windows Vista (Windows)
Select the previous or next item.
Vista Photo Gallery Shortcuts

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Windows Vista (Windows)
Collapse node.
Vista Photo Gallery Shortcuts

Arrow Left


InDesign CS5 (Windows)
Move left/right one cell
Working with Tables

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


InDesign CS5 (Windows)
Select cell to the right/left of the current cell
Working with Tables

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Nudge the selected shape left.
Smart-Art Graphics: Work with shapes

Arrow Left


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Move one character to the left.
Smart-Art Graphics : Work with Text

Arrow Left


InDesign CS5 (Windows)
Move to right or left one character
Navigating Through and Editing Text

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


InDesign CS5 (Windows)
Move to right or left one word
Navigating Through and Editing Text

Ctrl + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


InDesign CS5 (Windows)
Select one character right or left
Navigating Through and Editing Text

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Move left or right between main Ribbon Menus if active
Edit Documents - Ribbons

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


InDesign CS5 (Windows)
Expand/Collapse element
Working with XML

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


InDesign CS5 (Windows)
Expand/Collapse element and child elements
Working with XML

Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
Go to the previous or next day.
Shortcuts for Calender View

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
Select the closest card in the next or the previous column.
Shortcuts for Business Card / Address Card View

Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe After Effects CS5 (MacOS)
Move keyframe 1 frame later / earlier
Keyframes and Graph Editor

Option + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Adobe After Effects CS5 (MacOS)
Move keyframe 10 frames later / earlier
Keyframes and Graph Editor

Option + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
Select the next or previous item.
Shortcuts for Timeline view (Tasks or Journal)

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Adobe After Effects CS5 (MacOS)
Extend / reduce selection by one character to right/left in horizontal text (or one/down in vertical text)
Text

Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
With category Selected: Collapse the category.
Shortcuts for Timeline view (Tasks or Journal)

Enter / Arrow Left


Adobe After Effects CS5 (MacOS)
Extend / reduce selection by one word to right/left in horizontal text (or up/down in vertical text)
Text

Command + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
When time unit on time scale for days is selected: Move back or forward in increments of time that are the same as those shown on the time scale.
Shortcuts for Timeline view (Tasks or Journal)

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right
Shortcut Keys for selecting, editing, and navigating through text

Arrow Left / arrow right , arrow down / arrow up , / Ctrl + Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Move left or right between main Ribbon Menus if active
Formats - Ribbons

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Back one frame
Shortcut Keys for using the Animation panel in Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended)

Arrow Left / Page Up


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Move left or right between main Ribbon Menus if active
Manage Word View - Ribbons

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Move left or right between main Ribbon Menus if active
Tables - Ribbons

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Jump one character to the left / to the right
Navigate within Documents

Arrow Left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Extend selection one word to the right / to the left
Select Text

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Left