Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)

Layers

Turn off all other solo switches

Alt +click solo switch

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

Similar combinations for other applications


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Turn off all other solo switches
Layers

Alt +Click Solo Switch