Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)

3D Layers

Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front)

F10

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

37

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%)

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)

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

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Civilization V (Windows)
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F10


Firebug (Windows)
Step Over
Script-Panel

F10


Open Office Writer 3 (Linux)
Stop build
Building Projects

F10


Firebug (Linux)
Step Over
Script-Panel

F10


Firebug (MacOS)
Step Over
Script-Panel

F10


KDevelop (Linux)
Stop build
Building Projects

F10


Tally 9.0 (Windows)
Navigate between Accounting Reports
General Shortcuts

F10


SharpDevelop 4.0 (Windows)
Step over
Debugging

F10


Total Commander 8 (Windows)
Activate left menu or deactivate menu
Main Shortcuts

F10


Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (Windows)
Menu bar
40 Shortcuts for Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (Windows)

F10


Opera (Linux)
Focus on main menu button
Focus

F10


Evernote (Windows)
Toggle display of left panel
Main Application Shortcuts - Change View and Display

F10


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Show KeyTips.
Function key reference: Function keys

F10


InDesign CS5 (MacOS)
Display the Stroke panel
Editing Paths and Frames

F10


Smartplant Review (Windows)
Next Tag
Function Keys

F10


UltraEdit (Windows)
Execute Windows Program
DOS Menu

F10


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
Debug / step over
Build and Debug

F10


Oracle SQL Developer 4 (Windows)
Explain Plan
Worksheet

F10


Microsoft Windows 7 (Windows)
Display the Options menu
Windows Help

F10


CATIA V5 (Windows)
Toggle Swap Visible Space
38 Shortcuts for CATIA V5 (Windows)

F10


AutoCAD 2012 (Windows)
Toggle polar mode
Toggle Drawing Modes

F10


Avid Media Composer 7 (Windows)
Adds a Yellow locator to the clip
Capturing

F10


Avid Media Composer 7 (MacOS)
Adds a Yellow locator to the clip
Capturing

F10


Texmaker 4.0.2 (Windows)
View log
"Tools" menu

F10


FL Studio (Windows)
Show/hide MIDI settings
Window Navigation

F10


Presonus Studio One (Windows)
Show pool
View Menu

F10


Adobe Acrobat Pro (Windows)
Move focus to menus
Navigation

F10


Adobe Acrobat Pro (Windows)
Close context menu
Navigation

F10


Linux Mint (Linux)
Open file menu
File Manager (Nemo) - General

F10


Qt Creator (MacOS)
Step over
Debugging

F10


Qt Creator (Windows)
Step over
Debugging

F10


Camtasia 8 (Windows)
Stop
Recorder Hotkeys

F10


Autodesk Maya 2015 (Windows)
Select - Edge
Making Selections

F10


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select the active tab of the Ribbon and activate the access keys. Press either of these keys again to move back to the document and cancel the access keys. and then arrow left or arrow right
Work with the Excel Ribbon

Alt / F10


Autodesk Maya 2017 (Windows)
Select - Edge
Making Selections

F10


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front)
3D Layers

F10


Adobe After Effects CC (MacOS)
Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front)
3D Layers

F10


InDesign CC (Windows)
Stroke
Panels

F10


InDesign CC (MacOS)
Stroke
Panels

F10


Hexagon 2 (MacOS)
Flat Solid and Edges Display
Select,Interface and Display Shortcuts

F10


Hexagon 2 (Windows)
Flat Solid and Edges Display
Select,Interface and Display Shortcuts

F10


ArchiCAD 20 (Windows)
PhotoRender Projections
Images

F10


ArchiCAD 20 (MacOS)
PhotoRender Projections
Images

F10


Dynamics NAV 2015 (Windows)
Select the Menu bar and Display Access keys
Function Key Shortcuts

F10 / Alt


Dynamics SL 2015 (Windows)
Puts focus on the Solomon Tool Bar
Function Key Shortcuts

F10


Autodesk Inventor 2017 (Windows)
Sketch Visibility
Function Key

F10


Microsoft Word 2016 (Windows)
Show KeyTips.
All Function Key Shortcuts

F10


Autodesk 3ds Max 2017 (Windows)
Render scene dialogue
General user interface

F10


Autodesk Revit Architecture (Windows)
Keytips
Function Keys

F10


AutoCad Architecture 2017 (Windows)
Polar tracking
Function Keys

F10


AutoCAD 2016 (Windows)
Toggles Polar Tracking
General

F10


Act! CRM (Windows)
Group list
View Shortcuts

F10


GTA V Cheats (Windows)
Drop Ammunition
Online Control Keys

F10


Blender 3D (Windows)
Display Scene Context
Universal

F10


Adobe Dreamweaver (Windows)
Code Inspector
Windows

F10


Corel WordPerfect X8 (Windows)
Menu Command
63 Shortcuts for Corel WordPerfect X8 (Windows)

F10


Steinberg Cubase 9 (Windows)
Next tool
Tool

F10


Steinberg Cubase 9 (MacOS)
Next tool
Tool

F10


Chief Architect (Windows)
Angle Snaps
View Mode

F10


Chief Architect (MacOS)
Angle Snaps
View Mode

F10


Corel Draw X8 (Windows)
Shape tool
Toolbox Tool Selection

F10


Corel Quattro Pro X8 (Windows)
Move Selector to Menu Bar
Function Keys

F10


Final Fantasy XV (Windows)
Target focus target
Targeting

F10


Adobe Captivate 2017 (Windows)
Preview Current Slide an d Following N Slides
Function Key Shortcuts

F10


Adobe Captivate 2017 (Windows)
Stop Full Motion Recording
Recording

F10


Primevera P6 P6 (Windows)
Commit Changes
General Shortcuts

F10


MetaTrader MT4 (Windows)
Open PopUp Prices Window
Function Key Shortcuts

F10


Zerodha Trader (Windows)
Log Out
Other Shortcuts

F10


XYplorer (Windows)
Dual Pane
Function key Shortcuts

F10


MediaMonkey (Windows)
Show Genre node
Standard Keyboard Shortcuts

F10


Xamarin Studio (MonoDevelop) (Windows)
Step Over
Debug Menu

F10


CrazyTalk 8 (Windows)
Click the Record button in Puppeteering Panel
Timeline Editing

F10


iClone 7 (Windows)
Current Frame Preview
Working Area

F10


CrazyTalk 8 (Windows)
Click the Record button in Puppeteering Panel
Puppeteering Panel

F10


CityEngine (Windows)
Show/hide graph networks
48 Shortcuts for CityEngine (Windows)

F10


CityEngine (MacOS)
Show/hide graph networks
48 Shortcuts for CityEngine (MacOS)

F10


Rhino (Windows)
Points On
Default Shortcuts

F10


Visual Studio Code (Windows)
Step over
Debug

F10


Tableau (Windows)
Toggles Automatic Updates on and off
General

F10


OpenSCAD (MacOS)
Surfaces
Function Shortcuts

F10


Alphacam (Windows)
Snap to Tangent
Geometry Creation

F10


Exact Audio Copy
Drive options
File menu

F10


Solidworks 2019
Toolbar
Commands

F10


CuteFTP (Windows)
Switch between Log pane and Queue pane
General

F10


RStudio (Windows)
Execute next line
Debug

F10


CuteFTP (MacOS)
Switch between Log pane and Queue pane
72 Shortcuts for CuteFTP (MacOS)

F10


RStudio (MacOS)
Execute next line
Debug

F10


Zwift (PC and macOS)
Screen Capture / Photo
Function

F10


Smite (MacOS)
Pause
Other Controls

F10


Smite (Windows)
Pause
Other Controls

F10


Gigabyte Aorus motherboard
Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program
Classic BIOS setup

F10


Open Rails 0.6.2
Next station
Panels

F10


ChessBase 13
Load next game in list
Board window

F10


Miscreated
Emote: Point finger
Emote

F10


winIDEA
Step over the next statement
Debug

F10


HyperWorks (Windows)
Check Elements:2D
24 Shortcuts for HyperWorks (Windows)

F10


progeCAD (Windows)
Turns the status bar on and off
51 Shortcuts for progeCAD (Windows)

F10


Mastercam (Windows)
List all functions and execute selected
53 Shortcuts for Mastercam (Windows)

F10


progeCAD (Windows)
Turns the status bar on and off
Function Key Shortcuts

F10


Roblox
Graphics level
Misc

F10


Xyplorer
Dual Pane
Panes Menu

F10


Ableton Live 9 (Windows)
Back to Arrangement
Transport

F10


Ableton Live 9 (MacOS)
Back to Arrangement
Transport

F10


Ulead PhotoImpact 8 (Windows)
Toggles between showing or hiding the AccessPanel
View Menu

F10


IRONCAD (Windows)
Toggles TriBall on/off for shape/part
Triball Function Keys

F10


DaVinci Resolve 15 (Mac)
Overwrite
Edit menu

F10


Cobalt (Windows)
Browser
70 Shortcuts for Cobalt (Windows)

F10


Inkscape (Windows)
Main menu
Window

F10


DaVinci Resolve 14 (Windows)
Overwrite Edit
Edit

F10


DaVinci Resolve 14 (MacOS)
Overwrite Edit
Edit

F10


Inkscape (MacOS)
Main menu
Window

F10


Maxwell Render (Windows)
Front face
Polygon Selection

F10


DaVinci Resolve 14 (Windows)
Overwrite
Edit

F10


DaVinci Resolve 14 (MacOS)
Overwrite
Edit

F10


Target 3001! (Windows)
Menu Mode
Function key Shortcuts

F10


Roblox Studio
Step over
Scripting

F10


Ulead PhotoImpact 8 (Windows)
Opens the Document Manager
Miscellaneous

F10


WavePad Sound Editor (Windows)
Play normal speed
Play Operations

F10


WavPad Sound Editor (MacOS)
Play normal speed
Play Operations

F10


gEDA (Linux)
File menu
Other Important Shortcuts

F10


Battlezone 98 Redux
Select weapon
Weapons

F10


Europa Universalis IV
Screenshots mapmode
General

F10


Substance Painter
Mode Rendering (Iray)
General

F10


Substance Painter (Mac)
Mode Rendering (Iray)
General

F10


BricsCAD (Windows)
Toggles the Polar Tracking setting
Function Key Shortcuts

F10


FlightGear
Toggle menu on/off
Display options

F10


BricsCAD (Linux)
Toggles the Polar Tracking setting
Function Key Shortcuts

F10


BricsCAD (MacOS)
Toggles the Polar Tracking setting
Function Key Shortcuts

F10


Banner 9 (Windows, Mac)
Save
Windows shortcuts

F10


Modo (Windows)
Render current view
Render

F10


Modo (MacOS)
Render current view
Render

F10


MuseScore (Windows)
Mixer
Display Shortcuts

F10


MuseScore (MacOS)
Mixer
Display Shortcuts

F10


DraftSight (Windows)
Turns Polar Guides On/Off
37 Shortcuts for DraftSight (Windows)

F10


Aspire (Windows)
Opens the Alignment Tools form
General Shortcuts

F10


VCarve Pro (Windows)
Opens the Alignment Tools form
General Shortcuts

F10


RStudio (Mac)
Execute Next Line
Debug

F10


RStudio
Execute Next Line
Debug

F10


Aspire (Windows)
Opens the Alignment Tools form
Alignment

F10


VCarve Pro (Windows)
Opens the Alignment Tools form
Alignment

F10


PRTG Network Monitor
Context menu > Tools > Custom tool command (if available)
Enterprise console

F10


Ableton Live 10
Back to Arrangement
Transport

F10


Ableton Live 10 (Mac)
Back to Arrangement
Transport

F10


KeyCreator (Windows)
Backup in Function
Miscellaneous Shortcuts

F10 / Backspace


American Truck Simulator
Take a screenshot
Interface controllers

F10


AVImark
Go To date
Boarding calendar

F10


Tableau
Toggle automatic data updates on and off
Data (Tableau Desktop)

F10


DayZ
Die
Communication

F10


Google Chrome
Open the Chrome menu
Feature shortcuts

F10


RimWorld
Take screenshot
User interface

F10


Lacerte
Open Technical Support Window
Clients, Detail, Forms and Diagnostics screens

F10


Samsung TV
Volume up
General

F10


AutoCAD
Toggle polar mode
Toggle Drawing Modes

F10


Company of Heroes
Toggle in-game menu
General

F10


Nuclide (Linux)
Step over a piece of code. For example, if you are stopped at a method call, this will execute that method without stepping through it line-by-line.
Debugger

F10


Nuclide (Mac)
Step over a piece of code. For example, if you are stopped at a method call, this will execute that method without stepping through it line-by-line.
Debugger

F10


Tibia
Levitate up
Action bar

F10


Evernote for Windows
Show/Hide Left Panel
Application-wide

F10


RPG Maker
Resource manager
Editor

F10


Old School RuneScape (OSRS)
Switch to the options tab
General

F10


ZoomText
AppReader: Text View
ZoomText Keyboard

F10


Kerbal Space Program
Temperature Gauges
System/UI Commands

F10


SQL Server Profiler
Step through a replayed trace
Replay

F10


NoxPlayer
Lock the mouse to the emulator window
General

F10


PaintShop Pro 2018
Learning Center
Single key shorcuts

F10


ProgeCAD
Status Bar
General

F10


Diablo
Auto Send messages during auto play
General

F10


Bluebeam Revu
Close context menu
Miscellaneous

F10


Magic: The Gathering Online
Shortcut for choosing "No"
General

F10


StarCraft 2
Menu
Interface

F10


Terraria
Toggle FPS
Other hotkeys

F10


Logo Accounting
Open listing windows for receipts, invoices and reports
General

F10


CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018
Shape
General

F10


Microsoft Word 2016
Show KeyTips
Function key reference

F10


Windows PowerShell ISE
Step Over
Script debugging

F10


BSPlayer
Boss button
Misc

F10


Camtasia
Stop
Recorder

F10


Euro Truck Simulator 2
Take a screenshot
Interface controls

F10


Inkscape
Main menu
Window

F10


Virtual DJ 2018
Sampler 10 play_stop
General

F10


LightWave 3D
Render scene
Layout: Render

F10


Microsoft Paint
Displays key tips like the Alt key
Function keys

F10


TextRoom
Export to Google Docs
General

F10


gedit
Open the file menu
Show and hide panes

F10


Dota 2
Opens the broadcaster menu
Spectator & replay controls

F10


Microsoft FrontPage
Select the menu bar (menu bar: The horizontal bar below the title bar that contains the names of menus. A menu bar can be the built-in menu bar or a custom menu bar.), or close an open menu and submenu at the same time.
Access and use menus and toolbars

F10


Warcraft III
Toggle Game Menu on/off
Menu commands

F10


Clipboard Master
Show context menu
Screenshots

F10


World of Warcraft
4th bag
Panels

F10


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts)
Debug.StepOver
Debug

F10


WavePad
Play Normal Speed
Play Operations

F10


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
Debug.StepOver
Debug

F10


Comodo IceDragon
Toggle Menu Bar (when hidden)
Miscellaneous

F10


PSPad
HTML Page Preview
HTML

F10


GIMP
Main Menu
View

F10


Microsoft PowerPoint (Creating presentations)
Select the active tab of the ribbon and activate the access keys
Ribbon: Change focus by using the keyboard

F10


WriteMonkey
Show and focus document list / toggle documents / jumps
General

F10


WordPerfect X8
Menu Command
General

F10


WinHex
Refine volume snapshot
Specialist menu

F10


LibreOffice
Activates the first menu (File menu)
Controlling documents and windows

F10


GNU Emacs
Activate menu bar items in text terminals
The minibuffer

F10


WinNc
Quit
General

F10


NewsBin Pro
Activate menu bar
Standard Windows keyboard navigation

F10


KompoZer
(Controlled through keyboard preference in Control Panel) Open Main Menu (switches to the first drop-down menu at the top of the window)
General

F10


Midnight Commander
Ends current action; editor, viewer, dialog window or ends mc program.
Function keys

F10


Qt Creator
Step over
Debugging

F10


Guitar Pro
Edit automations
Edit

F10


Microsoft Access 2016
Select the active tab of the ribbon and activate KeyTips
Navigating the ribbon

F10


Maxthon
URL keys
Others

F10


MediaMonkey
Show genre node
General

F10


Microsoft Excel 2016
Turns key tips on or off (Pressing Alt does the same thing)
Function keys

F10


Visual Studio Code (Mac)
Step over
Debug

F10


Visual Studio Code (Linux)
Step over
Debug

F10


Visual Studio Code (Windows)
Step over
Debug

F10


Chrome DevTools
Step over next function or call
Sources panel

F10


PeaZip
Menu
Functional keys

F10


WinSCP
Quit
Service commands

F10


SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Step over
Transact-SQL debugger

F10


Mozilla Thunderbird
Toggle menu bar (if hidden)
Controlling Thunderbird windows and tabs

F10


Overwatch
Spectate 10
Spectate

F10


Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac)
Close context menu
General navigating

F10


Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix)
Close context menu
General navigating

F10


Unity Desktop (Linux)
Open first application menu item (e.g. "File" menu). Use arrow keys to cycle among menus and menu entries. Use esc to close menu without selecting anything.
Other

F10


Microsoft Windows Vista (Windows)
Jump to Application Menu.
Work with Vista (Application) Windows

F10 / Alt +letter, then arrow keys


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Turns key tips on or off.
Function keys in Excel 2007

F10


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Select item in Ribbon
Navigate within Documents - Ribbons

F10 / Alt


InDesign CS5 (Windows)
Display the Stroke panel
Editing Paths and Frames

F10


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Select the active tab of the Ribbon and activate the access keys. . Press either of these keys again to move back to the document and cancel the access keys.
Work with the Excel Ribbon

Alt / F10


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Select item in Ribbon
Edit Documents - Ribbons

F10 / Alt


Adobe After Effects CS5 (MacOS)
Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front)
3D Layers

F10


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Select item in Ribbon
Formats - Ribbons

F10 / Alt


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Select item in Ribbon
Manage Word View - Ribbons

F10 / Alt


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Select item in Ribbon
Tables - Ribbons

F10 / Alt


Scrivener 1.9.9
Show index card status
View

F10