General
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select all | ⌘+A |
| Deselect all | F2or⌘+⇧+A |
| Rename selected layer, composition, folder, effect, group, or mask | Return |
| Open selected layer, composition, or footage item | Enteronnumerickeypad |
| Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items down (back) or up (forward) in stacking order | ⌘+⌥+↓or⌘+⌥+↑ |
| Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items to bottom (back) or top (front) of stacking order | ⌘+⌥+⇧+↓or⌘+⌥+⇧+↑ |
| Extend selection to next item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel | ⇧+↓ |
| Extend selection to previous item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel | ⇧+↑ |
| Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects, text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, render items, output modules, or compositions | ⌘+D |
| Quit | ⌘+Q |
| Undo | ⌘+Z |
| Redo | ⌘+⇧+Z |
| Purge All Memory | ⌘+⌥+/(onnumerickeypad) |
| Interrupt running a script | Esc |
| Display filename corresponding to the frame at the current time in the Info panel | ⌘+⌥+E |
| Select all | ⌃+A |
| Deselect all | F2or⌃+⇧+A |
| Rename selected layer, composition, folder, effect, group, or mask | Enteronmainkeyboard |
| Open selected layer, composition, or footage item | Enteronnumerickeypad |
| Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items down (back) or up (forward) in stacking order | ⌃+⌥+DownArrowor⌃+⌥+UpArrow |
| Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items to bottom (back) or top (front) of stacking order | ⌃+⌥+⇧+DownArrowor⌃+⌥+⇧+UpArrow |
| Extend selection to next item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel | ⇧+DownArrow |
| Extend selection to previous item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel | ⇧+UpArrow |
| Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects, text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, render items, output modules, or compositions | ⌃+D |
| Quit | ⌃+Q |
| Undo | ⌃+Z |
| Redo | ⌃+⇧+Z |
| Purge All Memory | ⌃+⌥+/(onnumerickeypad) |
| Interrupt running a script | Esc |
| Display filename corresponding to the frame at the current time in the Info panel | ⌃+⌥+E |
Projects
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| New project | ⌘+⌥+N |
| Open project | ⌘+O |
| Open most recent project | ⌘+⌥+⇧+P |
| New folder in Project panel | ⌘+⌥+⇧+N |
| Open Project Settings dialog box | ⌘+⌥+⇧+K |
| Find in Project panel | ⌘+F |
| Cycle through color bit depths for project | ⌥clickbitdepthbuttonatbottomofProjectpanel |
| Open Project Settings dialog box | ClickbitdepthbuttonatbottomofProjectpanel |
| New project | ⌃+⌥+N |
| Open project | ⌃+O |
| Open most recent project | ⌃+⌥+⇧+P |
| New folder in Project panel | ⌃+⌥+⇧+N |
| Open Project Settings dialog box | ⌃+⌥+⇧+K |
| Find in Project panel | ⌃+F |
| Cycle through color bit depths for project | ⌥clickbitdepthbuttonatbottomofProjectpanel |
| Open Project Settings dialog box | ClickbitdepthbuttonatbottomofProjectpanel |
Preferences
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open Preferences dialog box | ⌘+⌥+;(semicolon) |
| Restore default preferences settings | HoldDown+⌘+⌥+⇧whilestartingAfterEffects |
| Open Preferences dialog box | ⌃+⌥+;(semicolon) |
| Restore default preferences settings | HoldDown+⌃+⌥+⇧whilestartingAfterEffects |
Panels, viewers, workspaces
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open or close Project panel | ⌘+0 |
| Open or close Render Queue panel | ⌘+⌥+0 |
| Open or close Tools panel | ⌘+1 |
| Open or close Info panel | ⌘+2 |
| Open or close Preview panel | ⌘+3 |
| Open or close Audio panel | ⌘+4 |
| Open or close Effects & Presets panel | ⌘+5 |
| Open or close Character panel | ⌘+6 |
| Open or close Paragraph panel | ⌘+7 |
| Open or close Paint panel | ⌘+8 |
| Open or close Brushes panel | ⌘+9 |
| Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer | F3or⌘+⇧+T |
| Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart | ⌘+F11 |
| Switch to workspace | ⇧+F10or⇧+F11oror⇧+F12 |
| Close active viewer or panel (closes content first) | ⌘+W |
| Close active panel or all viewers of type of active viewer (closes content first). For example, if a Timeline panel is active, this command closes all Timeline panels. | ⌘+⇧+W |
| Split the frame containing the active viewer and create a viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state | ⌘+⌥+⇧+N |
| Maximize or restore panel under pointer | `(accentgrave) |
| Resize application window or floating window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.) | ⌘+\(backslash) |
| 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.) | ⌘+⌥+\(backslash) |
| Toggle activation between Composition panel and Timeline panel for current composition | \(backslash) |
| Cycle to previous or next item in active viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions) | ⇧or(comma)or⇧+.(period) |
| Cycle to previous or next panel in active frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels) | ⌥+⇧or(comma)or⌥+⇧+.(period) |
| Activate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition panel without affecting layer selection | Clickwithmiddlemousebutton |
| Open or close Project panel | ⌃+0 |
| Open or close Render Queue panel | ⌃+⌥+0 |
| Open or close Tools panel | ⌃+1 |
| Open or close Info panel | ⌃+2 |
| Open or close Preview panel | ⌃+3 |
| Open or close Audio panel | ⌃+4 |
| Open or close Effects & Presets panel | ⌃+5 |
| Open or close Character panel | ⌃+6 |
| Open or close Paragraph panel | ⌃+7 |
| Open or close Paint panel | ⌃+8 |
| Open or close Brushes panel | ⌃+9 |
| Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer | F3or⌃+⇧+T |
| Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart | ⌃+F11 |
| Switch to workspace | ⇧+F10or⇧+F11oror⇧+F12 |
| Close active viewer or panel (closes content first) | ⌃+W |
| Close active panel or all viewers of type of active viewer (closes content first). For example, if a Timeline panel is active, this command closes all Timeline panels. | ⌃+⇧+W |
| Split the frame containing the active viewer and create a viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state | ⌃+⌥+⇧+N |
| Maximize or restore panel under pointer | `(accentgrave) |
| Resize application window or floating window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.) | ⌃+\(backslash) |
| 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.) | ⌃+⌥+\(backslash) |
| Toggle activation between Composition panel and Timeline panel for current composition | \(backslash) |
| Cycle to previous or next item in active viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions) | ⇧or(comma)or⇧+.(period) |
| Cycle to previous or next panel in active frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels) | ⌥+⇧or(comma)or⌥+⇧+.(period) |
| Activate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition panel without affecting layer selection | Clickwithmiddlemousebutton |
Activate
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Cycle through tools | ⌥clicktoolbuttoninToolspanel |
| Activate Selection tool | V |
| Activate Hand tool | H |
| Temporarily activate Hand tool | HoldDown+Spacebarorthemiddlemousebutton |
| Activate Zoom In tool | Z |
| Activate Zoom Out tool | ⌥(whenZoomIntoolisactive) |
| Activate Rotation tool | W |
| Activate Roto Brush tool | ⌥+W |
| Activate Refine Edge tool | ⌥+W |
| Activate and cycle through Camera tools (Unified Camera, Orbit Camera, Track XY Camera, and Track Z Camera) | C |
| Activate Pan Behind tool | Y |
| Activate and cycle through mask and shape tools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star) | Q |
| Activate and cycle through Type tools (Horizontal and Vertical) | ⌘+T |
| Activate and cycle between the Pen and Mask Feather tools. (Note: You can turn off this setting in the Preferences dialog box.) | G |
| Temporarily activate Selection tool when a pen tool is selected | ⌘ |
| 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) | ⌘+⌥ |
| Activate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools | ⌘+B |
| Activate and cycle through Puppet tools | ⌘+P |
| Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Duplication tool | ⌥(inshapelayer) |
| Temporarily convert Selection tool to Direct Selection tool | ⌘(inshapelayer) |
| Cycle through tools | ⌥clicktoolbuttoninToolspanel |
| Activate Selection tool | V |
| Activate Hand tool | H |
| Temporarily activate Hand tool | HoldDown+Spacebarorthemiddlemousebutton |
| Activate Zoom In tool | Z |
| Activate Zoom Out tool | ⌥(whenZoomIntoolisactive) |
| Activate Rotation tool | W |
| Activate Roto Brush tool | ⌥+W |
| Activate Refine Edge tool | ⌥+W |
| Activate and cycle through Camera tools (Unified Camera, Orbit Camera, Track XY Camera, and Track Z Camera) | C |
| Activate Pan Behind tool | Y |
| Activate and cycle through mask and shape tools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star) | Q |
| Activate and cycle through Type tools (Horizontal and Vertical) | ⌃+T |
| Activate and cycle between the Pen and Mask Feather tools. (Note: You can turn off this setting in the Preferences dialog box.) | G |
| Temporarily activate Selection tool when a pen tool is selected | ⌃ |
| 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) | ⌃+⌥ |
| Activate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools | ⌃+B |
| Activate and cycle through Puppet tools | ⌃+P |
| Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Duplication tool | ⌥(inshapelayer) |
| Temporarily convert Selection tool to Direct Selection tool | ⌃(inshapelayer) |
Composition
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| New composition | ⌘+N |
| Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition | ⌘+K |
| Set beginning or end of work area to current time | BorN |
| Set work area to duration of selected layers or, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration | ⌘+⌥+B |
| Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active composition | Tab |
| Activate the most recently active composition that is in the same composition hierarchy (network of nested compositions) as the currently active composition | ⇧+Esc |
| Trim Composition to work area | ⌘+⇧+X |
| New Composition from selection | ⌥+\ |
| New composition | ⌃+N |
| Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition | ⌃+K |
| Set beginning or end of work area to current time | BorN |
| Set work area to duration of selected layers or, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration | ⌃+⌥+B |
| Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active composition | Tab |
| Activate the most recently active composition that is in the same composition hierarchy (network of nested compositions) as the currently active composition | ⇧+Esc |
| Trim Composition to work area | ⌃+⇧+X |
| New Composition from selection | ⌥+\ |
Time navigation
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Go to specific time | ⌥+⇧+J |
| Go to beginning or end of work area | ⇧+Homeor⇧+End |
| Go to previous or next visible item in time ruler (keyframe, layer marker, work area beginning or end) | JorK |
| Go to beginning of composition, layer, or footage item | Homeor⌘+⌥+← |
| Go to end of composition, layer, or footage item | Endor⌘+⌥+→ |
| Go forward 1 frame | PageDownor⌘+→ |
| Go forward 10 frames | ⇧PageDownor⌘+⇧+→ |
| Go backward 1 frame | PageUpor⌘+← |
| Go backward 10 frames | ⇧PageUpor⌘+⇧+← |
| Go to layer In point | I |
| Go to layer Out point | O |
| Go to previous In point or Out point | ⌘+⌥+⇧+← |
| Go to next In point or Out point | ⌘+⌥+⇧+→ |
| Scroll to current time in Timeline panel | D |
| Go to specific time | ⌥+⇧+J |
| Go to beginning or end of work area | ⇧+Homeor⇧+End |
| Go to previous or next visible item in time ruler (keyframe, layer marker, work area beginning or end) | JorK |
| Go to beginning of composition, layer, or footage item | Homeor⌃+⌥+LeftArrow |
| Go to end of composition, layer, or footage item | Endor⌃+⌥+RightArrow |
| Go forward 1 frame | PageDownor⌃+RightArrow |
| Go forward 10 frames | ⇧PageDownor⌃+⇧+RightArrow |
| Go backward 1 frame | PageUpor⌃+LeftArrow |
| Go backward 10 frames | ⇧PageUpor⌃+⇧+LeftArrow |
| Go to layer In point | I |
| Go to layer Out point | O |
| Go to previous In point or Out point | ⌃+⌥+⇧+LeftArrow |
| Go to next In point or Out point | ⌃+⌥+⇧+RightArrow |
| Scroll to current time in Timeline panel | D |
Previews
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Start or stop preview | Spacebaror0onnumerickeypador⇧+0onnumerickeypad |
| Reset preview settings to replicate RAM Preview and Standard Preview behaviors | ⌥clickResetinPreviewpanel |
| Preview only audio, from current time | .(decimalpoint)onnumerickeypad*or^+.(period)onmainkeyboard |
| Preview only audio, in work area | ⌥+.(decimalpoint)onnumerickeypad*or^+⌥+.(period)onmainkeyboard |
| Manually preview (scrub) video | Dragor⌥dragcurrenttimeindicatorordependingonLiveUpdatesetting |
| Manually preview (scrub) audio | ⌘dragcurrenttimeindicator |
| Preview number of frames specified by Alternate Preview preference (defaults to 5) | ⌥+0onnumerickeypad*or^+⌥+0(zero)onmainkeyboard |
| Toggle Mercury Transmit video preview | /(onnumerickeypad)or^+/onmainkeyboard |
| Take snapshot | ⇧+F5or⇧+F6or⇧+F7oror⇧+F8 |
| Display snapshot in active viewer | F5orF6orF7ororF8 |
| Purge snapshot | ⌘+⇧+F5or⌘+⇧+F6or⌘+⇧+F7oror⌘+⇧+F8 |
| Fast Previews > Off | ⌘+⌥+1 |
| Fast Previews > Adaptive Resolution | ⌘+⌥+2 |
| Fast Previews > Draft | ⌘+⌥+3 |
| Fast Previews > Fast Draft | ⌘+⌥+4 |
| Fast Previews > Wireframe | ⌘+⌥+5 |
| Start or stop preview | Spacebaror0onnumerickeypador⇧+0onnumerickeypad |
| Reset preview settings to replicate RAM Preview and Standard Preview behaviors | ⌥clickResetinPreviewpanel |
| Preview only audio, from current time | .(decimalpoint)onnumerickeypad* |
| Preview only audio, in work area | ⌥+.(decimalpoint)onnumerickeypad* |
| Manually preview (scrub) video | Dragor⌥dragcurrenttimeindicatorordependingonLiveUpdatesetting |
| Manually preview (scrub) audio | ⌃dragcurrenttimeindicator |
| Preview number of frames specified by Alternate Preview preference (defaults to 5) | ⌥+0onnumerickeypad* |
| Toggle Mercury Transmit video preview | /(onnumerickeypad) |
| Take snapshot | ⇧+F5or⇧+F6or⇧+F7oror⇧+F8 |
| Display snapshot in active viewer | F5orF6orF7ororF8 |
| Purge snapshot | ⌃+⇧+F5or⌃+⇧+F6or⌃+⇧+F7oror⌃+⇧+F8 |
| Fast Previews > Off | ⌃+⌥+1 |
| Fast Previews > Adaptive Resolution | ⌃+⌥+2 |
| Fast Previews > Draft | ⌃+⌥+3 |
| Fast Previews > Fast Draft | ⌃+⌥+4 |
| Fast Previews > Wireframe | ⌃+⌥+5 |
Views
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Turn display color management on or off for active view | ⇧+/(onnumerickeypad) |
| Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as grayscale | ⌥+1or⌥+2or⌥+3or⌥+4 |
| Show colorized red, green, or blue channel | ⌥+⇧+1or⌥+⇧+2or⌥+⇧+3 |
| Toggle showing straight RGB color | ⌥+⇧+4 |
| Show alpha boundary (outline between transparent and opaque regions) in Layer panel | ⌥+5 |
| Show alpha overlay (colored overlay on transparent regions) in Layer panel | ⌥+6 |
| Show Refine Edge X-ray | ⌥+X |
| Center composition in the panel | DoubleclickHandtool |
| Zoom-in in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | .(period)onmainkeyboard |
| Zoom-out in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | or(comma) |
| Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | /(onmainkeyboard) |
| Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | ⇧+/(onmainkeyboard) |
| Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | ⌥+/(onmainkeyboard) |
| Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in Composition panel | ⌘+Jor⌘+⇧+Jor⌘+⌥+J |
| Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel | ⌘+⌥+U |
| Zoom out time | (hyphen)onmainkeyboard |
| Zoom in Timeline panel to single-frame units (Press again to zoom out to show entire composition duration.) | ;(semicolon) |
| Zoom out in Timeline panel to show the entire composition duration (Press again to zoom back in to the duration specified by the Time Navigator.) | ⇧+;(semicolon) |
| Prevent images from being rendered for previews in viewer panels | CapsLock |
| Show or hide safe zones | '(apostrophe) |
| Show or hide grid | ⌘+'(apostrophe) |
| Show or hide proportional grid | ⌥+'(apostrophe) |
| Show or hide rulers | ⌘+R |
| Show or hide guides | ⌘+;(semicolon) |
| Turn snapping to grid on or off | ⌘+⇧+'(apostrophe) |
| Turn snapping to guides on or off | ⌘+⇧+;(semicolon) |
| Lock or unlock guides | ⌘+⌥+⇧+;(semicolon) |
| Show or hide layer controls (masks, motion paths, light and camera wireframes, effect control points, and layer handles) | ⌘+⇧+H |
| Turn display color management on or off for active view | ⇧+/(onnumerickeypad) |
| Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as grayscale | ⌥+1or⌥+2or⌥+3or⌥+4 |
| Show colorized red, green, or blue channel | ⌥+⇧+1or⌥+⇧+2or⌥+⇧+3 |
| Toggle showing straight RGB color | ⌥+⇧+4 |
| Show alpha boundary (outline between transparent and opaque regions) in Layer panel | ⌥+5 |
| Show alpha overlay (colored overlay on transparent regions) in Layer panel | ⌥+6 |
| Show Refine Edge X-ray | ⌥+X |
| Center composition in the panel | DoubleclickHandtool |
| Zoom-in in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | .(period)onmainkeyboard |
| Zoom-out in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | or(comma) |
| Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | /(onmainkeyboard) |
| Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | ⇧+/(onmainkeyboard) |
| Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | ⌥+/(onmainkeyboard) |
| Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in Composition panel | ⌃+Jor⌃+⇧+Jor⌃+⌥+J |
| Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel | ⌃+⌥+U |
| Zoom out time | (hyphen)onmainkeyboard |
| Zoom in Timeline panel to single-frame units (Press again to zoom out to show entire composition duration.) | ;(semicolon) |
| Zoom out in Timeline panel to show the entire composition duration (Press again to zoom back in to the duration specified by the Time Navigator.) | ⇧+;(semicolon) |
| Prevent images from being rendered for previews in viewer panels | CapsLock |
| Show or hide safe zones | '(apostrophe) |
| Show or hide grid | ⌃+'(apostrophe) |
| Show or hide proportional grid | ⌥+'(apostrophe) |
| Show or hide rulers | ⌃+R |
| Show or hide guides | ⌃+;(semicolon) |
| Turn snapping to grid on or off | ⌃+⇧+'(apostrophe) |
| Turn snapping to guides on or off | ⌃+⇧+;(semicolon) |
| Lock or unlock guides | ⌃+⌥+⇧+;(semicolon) |
| Show or hide layer controls (masks, motion paths, light and camera wireframes, effect control points, and layer handles) | ⌃+⇧+H |
Footage
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Import one file or image sequence | ⌘+I |
| Import multiple files or image sequences | ⌘+⌥+I |
| Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel | DoubleclickthefootageitemintheProjectpanel |
| Add selected items to most recently activated composition | ⌘+/(onmainkeyboard) |
| Replace selected source footage for selected layers with footage item selected in Project panel | ⌘+⌥+/(onmainkeyboard) |
| Replace source for a selected layer | ⌥dragfootageitemfromProjectpanelontoselectedlayer |
| Delete a footage item without a warning | ⌘+Delete |
| Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected footage item | ⌘+⌥+G |
| Remember footage interpretation | ⌘+⌥+C |
| Edit selected footage item in application with which it’s associated (Edit Original) | ⌘+E |
| Replace selected footage item | ⌘+H |
| Reload selected footage items | ⌘+⌥+L |
| Set proxy for selected footage item | ⌘+⌥+P |
| Import one file or image sequence | ⌃+I |
| Import multiple files or image sequences | ⌃+⌥+I |
| Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel | DoubleclickthefootageitemintheProjectpanel |
| Add selected items to most recently activated composition | ⌃+/(onmainkeyboard) |
| Replace selected source footage for selected layers with footage item selected in Project panel | ⌃+⌥+/(onmainkeyboard) |
| Replace source for a selected layer | ⌥dragfootageitemfromProjectpanelontoselectedlayer |
| Delete a footage item without a warning | ⌃+Backspace |
| Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected footage item | ⌃+⌥+G |
| Remember footage interpretation | ⌃+⌥+C |
| Edit selected footage item in application with which it’s associated (Edit Original) | ⌃+E |
| Replace selected footage item | ⌃+H |
| Reload selected footage items | ⌃+⌥+L |
| Set proxy for selected footage item | ⌃+⌥+P |
Effects and animation presets
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Delete all effects from selected layers | ⌘+⇧+E |
| Apply most recently applied effect to selected layers | ⌘+⌥+⇧+E |
| Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected layers | ⌘+⌥+⇧+F |
| Delete all effects from selected layers | ⌃+⇧+E |
| Apply most recently applied effect to selected layers | ⌃+⌥+⇧+E |
| Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected layers | ⌃+⌥+⇧+F |
Layers
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| New solid layer | ⌘+Y |
| New null layer | ⌘+⌥+⇧+Y |
| New adjustment layer | ⌘+⌥+Y |
| Select layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) | 0+9onnumerickeypad* |
| Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) | ⇧+0+9onnumerickeypad* |
| Select next layer in stacking order | ⌘+↓ |
| Select previous layer in stacking order | ⌘+↑ |
| Extend selection to next layer in stacking order | ⌘+⇧+↓ |
| Extend selection to previous layer in stacking order | ⌘+⇧+↑ |
| Deselect all layers | ⌘+⇧+A |
| Scroll topmost selected layer to top of Timeline panel | X |
| Show or hide Parent column | ⇧+F4 |
| Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns | F4 |
| Setting the sampling method for selected layers (Best/Bilinear) | ⌥+B |
| Setting the sampling method for selected layers (Best/Bicubic) | ⌥+⇧+B |
| Turn off all other solo switches | ⌥clicksoloswitch |
| Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or off for selected layers | ⌘+⌥+⇧+V |
| Turn off Video switch for all video layers other than selected layers | ⌘+⇧+V |
| Open settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layer | ⌘+⇧+Y |
| Paste layers at current time | ⌘+⌥+V |
| Split selected layers. (If no layers are selected, split all layers.) | ⌘+⇧+D |
| Precompose selected layers | ⌘+⇧+C |
| Open Effect Controls panel for selected layers | ⌘+⇧+T |
| Open layer in Layer panel (opens source composition for precomposition layer in Composition panel) | DoubleclickAlayer |
| Open source of a layer in Footage panel (opens precomposition layer in Layer panel) | ⌥doubleclickAlayer |
| Reverse selected layers in time | ⌘+⌥+R |
| Enable time remapping for selected layers | ⌘+⌥+T |
| Move selected layers so that their In point or Out point is at the current time | [(leftbracket)or](rightbracket) |
| Trim In point or Out point of selected layers to current time | ⌥+[(leftbracket)or⌥+](rightbracket) |
| Add or remove expression for a property | ⌥clickstopwatch |
| Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected layers | DoubleclickeffectselectioninEffects&Presetspanel |
| Set In point or Out point by time-stretching | ⌘+⇧or(comma)or⌘+⌥or(comma) |
| Move selected layers so that their In point is at beginning of composition | ⌥+Home |
| Move selected layers so that their Out point is at end of composition | ⌥+End |
| Lock selected layers | ⌘+L |
| Unlock all layers | ⌘+⇧+L |
| Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Wireframe for selected layers | ⌘+Uor⌘+⇧+Uor⌘+⌥+⇧+U |
| Cycle forward or backward through blending modes for selected layers | ⇧(hyphen)or⇧+=(equalsign)onthemainkeyboard |
| Find in Timeline panel | ⌘+F |
| New solid layer | ⌃+Y |
| New null layer | ⌃+⌥+⇧+Y |
| New adjustment layer | ⌃+⌥+Y |
| Select layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) | 0+9onnumerickeypad* |
| Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) | ⇧+0+9onnumerickeypad* |
| Select next layer in stacking order | ⌃+DownArrow |
| Select previous layer in stacking order | ⌃+UpArrow |
| Extend selection to next layer in stacking order | ⌃+⇧+DownArrow |
| Extend selection to previous layer in stacking order | ⌃+⇧+UpArrow |
| Deselect all layers | ⌃+⇧+A |
| Scroll topmost selected layer to top of Timeline panel | X |
| Show or hide Parent column | ⇧+F4 |
| Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns | F4 |
| Setting the sampling method for selected layers (Best/Bilinear) | ⌥+B |
| Setting the sampling method for selected layers (Best/Bicubic) | ⌥+⇧+B |
| Turn off all other solo switches | ⌥clicksoloswitch |
| Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or off for selected layers | ⌃+⌥+⇧+V |
| Turn off Video switch for all video layers other than selected layers | ⌃+⇧+V |
| Open settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layer | ⌃+⇧+Y |
| Paste layers at current time | ⌃+⌥+V |
| Split selected layers. (If no layers are selected, split all layers.) | ⌃+⇧+D |
| Precompose selected layers | ⌃+⇧+C |
| Open Effect Controls panel for selected layers | ⌃+⇧+T |
| Open layer in Layer panel (opens source composition for precomposition layer in Composition panel) | DoubleclickAlayer |
| Open source of a layer in Footage panel (opens precomposition layer in Layer panel) | ⌥doubleclickAlayer |
| Reverse selected layers in time | ⌃+⌥+R |
| Enable time remapping for selected layers | ⌃+⌥+T |
| Move selected layers so that their In point or Out point is at the current time | [(leftbracket)or](rightbracket) |
| Trim In point or Out point of selected layers to current time | ⌥+[(leftbracket)or⌥+](rightbracket) |
| Add or remove expression for a property | ⌥clickstopwatch |
| Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected layers | DoubleclickeffectselectioninEffects&Presetspanel |
| Set In point or Out point by time-stretching | ⌃+⇧or(comma)or⌃+⌥or(comma) |
| Move selected layers so that their In point is at beginning of composition | ⌥+Home |
| Move selected layers so that their Out point is at end of composition | ⌥+End |
| Lock selected layers | ⌃+L |
| Unlock all layers | ⌃+⇧+L |
| Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Wireframe for selected layers | ⌃+Uor⌃+⇧+Uoror⌃+⌥+⇧+U |
| Cycle forward or backward through blending modes for selected layers | ⇧(hyphen)or⇧+=(equalsign)onthemainkeyboard |
| Find in Timeline panel | ⌃+F |
Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Toggle expansion of selected layers to show all properties | ⌘+`(accentgrave) |
| Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties | ⌘clicktriangletotheLeftofthepropertygroupname |
| Show only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest) | A |
| Show only Audio Levels property | L |
| Show only Mask Feather property | F |
| Show only Mask Path property | M |
| Show only Mask Opacity property | TT |
| Show only Opacity property (for lights, Intensity) | T |
| Show only Position property | P |
| Show only Rotation and Orientation properties | R |
| Show only Scale property | S |
| Show only Time Remap property | RR |
| Show only instances of missing effects | FF |
| Show only Effects property group | E |
| Show only mask property groups | MM |
| Show only Material Options property group | AA |
| Show only expressions | EE |
| Show properties with keyframes | U |
| Show only modified properties | UU |
| Show only paint strokes, Roto Brush strokes, and Puppet pins | PP |
| Show only audio waveform | LL |
| Show only selected properties and groups | SS |
| Hide property or group | ⌥+⇧clickpropertyorgroupname |
| Add or remove property or group from set that is shown | ⇧propertyorgroupshortcut |
| Add or remove keyframe at current time | ⌥propertyshortcut |
| Toggle expansion of selected layers to show all properties | ⌃+`(accentgrave) |
| Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties | ⌃clicktriangletotheLeftofthepropertygroupname |
| Show only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest) | A |
| Show only Audio Levels property | L |
| Show only Mask Feather property | F |
| Show only Mask Path property | M |
| Show only Mask Opacity property | TT |
| Show only Opacity property (for lights, Intensity) | T |
| Show only Position property | P |
| Show only Rotation and Orientation properties | R |
| Show only Scale property | S |
| Show only Time Remap property | RR |
| Show only instances of missing effects | FF |
| Show only Effects property group | E |
| Show only mask property groups | MM |
| Show only Material Options property group | AA |
| Show only expressions | EE |
| Show properties with keyframes | U |
| Show only modified properties | UU |
| Show only paint strokes, Roto Brush strokes, and Puppet pins | PP |
| Show only audio waveform | LL |
| Show only selected properties and groups | SS |
| Hide property or group | ⌥+⇧clickpropertyorgroupname |
| Add or remove property or group from set that is shown | ⇧propertyorgroupshortcut |
| Add or remove keyframe at current time | ⌥+⇧propertyshortcut |
Showing properties in the Effect Controls panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties | ⌘+`(accentgrave) |
| Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties | ⌃+`(accentgrave) |
Modifying layer properties
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Modify property value by default increments | Dragpropertyvalue |
| Modify property value by 10x default increments | ⇧dragpropertyvalue |
| Modify property value by 1/10 default increments | ⌘dragpropertyvalue |
| Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected layers | ⌘+⌥+O |
| Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers | ⌘+⇧+O |
| Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers | ⌘+⇧+R |
| Open Position dialog box for selected layers | ⌘+⇧+P |
| Center-selected layers in view (modifies Position property to place anchor points of selected layers in center of current view) | ⌘+Home |
| Center anchor point in the visible content | ⌘+⌥+Home |
| Move selected layers 1 pixel at current magnification (Position) | Arrowkey |
| Move selected layers 10 pixels at current magnification (Position) | ⇧arrowkey |
| Move selected layers 1 frame earlier or later | ⌥PageUpor⌥PageDown |
| Move selected layers 10 frames earlier or later | ⌥+⇧PageUpor⌥+⇧PageDown |
| Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 1° | (plus)or(minus)onnumerickeypad |
| Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 10° | ⇧(plus)or⇧(minus)onnumerickeypad |
| Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 1% | ^+⌥(plus)or^+⌥(minus)onnumerickeypad |
| Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 10% | ^+⌥+⇧(plus)or^+⌥+⇧(minus)onnumerickeypad |
| Increase Scale of selected layers by 1% | ⌘(plus)or⌥(plus)onnumerickeypad |
| Decrease Scale of selected layers by 1% | ⌘(minus)or⌥(minus)onnumerickeypad |
| Increase Scale of selected layers by 10% | ⌘+⇧(plus)or⌥+⇧(plus)onnumerickeypad |
| Decrease Scale of selected layers by 10% | ⌘+⇧(minus)or⌥+⇧(minus)onnumerickeypad |
| Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments | ⇧dragwithRotationtool |
| Modify Scale, constrained to footage frame aspect ratio | ⇧draglayerhandlewithSelectiontool |
| Reset Rotation to 0° | DoubleclickRotationtool |
| Reset Scale to 100% | DoubleclickSelectiontool |
| Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition | ⌘+⌥+F |
| Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition width, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer | ⌘+⌥+⇧+H |
| Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition height, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer | ⌘+⌥+⇧+G |
| Modify property value by default increments | Dragpropertyvalue |
| Modify property value by 10x default increments | ⇧dragpropertyvalue |
| Modify property value by 1/10 default increments | ⌃dragpropertyvalue |
| Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected layers | ⌃+⌥+O |
| Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers | ⌃+⇧+O |
| Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers | ⌃+⇧+R |
| Open Position dialog box for selected layers | ⌃+⇧+P |
| Center-selected layers in view (modifies Position property to place anchor points of selected layers in center of current view) | ⌃+Home |
| Center anchor point in the visible content | ⌃+⌥+Home |
| Move selected layers 1 pixel at current magnification (Position) | Arrowkey |
| Move selected layers 10 pixels at current magnification (Position) | ⇧arrowkey |
| Move selected layers 1 frame earlier or later | ⌥PageUpor⌥PageDown |
| Move selected layers 10 frames earlier or later | ⌥+⇧PageUpor⌥+⇧PageDown |
| Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 1° | (plus)or(minus)onnumerickeypad |
| Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 10° | ⇧(plus)or⇧(minus)onnumerickeypad |
| Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 1% | ⌃+⌥(plus)or⌃+⌥(minus)onnumerickeypad |
| Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 10% | ⌃+⌥+⇧(plus)or⌃+⌥+⇧(minus)onnumerickeypad |
| Increase Scale of selected layers by 1% | ⌃(plus)or⌥(plus)onnumerickeypad |
| Decrease Scale of selected layers by 1% | ⌃(minus)or⌥(minus)onnumerickeypad |
| Increase Scale of selected layers by 10% | ⌃+⇧(plus)or⌥+⇧(plus)onnumerickeypad |
| Decrease Scale of selected layers by 10% | ⌃+⇧(minus)or⌥+⇧(minus)onnumerickeypad |
| Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments | ⇧dragwithRotationtool |
| Modify Scale, constrained to footage frame aspect ratio | ⇧draglayerhandlewithSelectiontool |
| Reset Rotation to 0° | DoubleclickRotationtool |
| Reset Scale to 100% | DoubleclickSelectiontool |
| Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition | ⌃+⌥+F |
| Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition width, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer | ⌃+⌥+⇧+H |
| Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition height, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer | ⌃+⌥+⇧+G |
3D Layers
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front) | F10 |
| Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 1) | F11 |
| Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera) | F12 |
| Return to previous view | Esc |
| New light | ⌘+⌥+⇧+L |
| New camera | ⌘+⌥+⇧+C |
| Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers | ⌘+⌥+⇧+\ |
| With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers | F |
| With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at all 3D layers | ⌘+⇧+F |
| Turn Casts Shadows property on or off for selected 3D layers | ⌥+⇧+C |
| Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front) | F10 |
| Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 1) | F11 |
| Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera) | F12 |
| Return to previous view | Esc |
| New light | ⌃+⌥+⇧+L |
| New camera | ⌃+⌥+⇧+C |
| Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers | ⌃+⌥+⇧+\ |
| With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers | F |
| With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at all 3D layers | ⌃+⇧+F |
| Turn Casts Shadows property on or off for selected 3D layers | ⌥+⇧+C |
Keyframes and the Graph Editor
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Toggle between Graph Editor and layer bar modes | ⇧+F3 |
| Select all keyframes for a property | Clickpropertyname |
| Select all visible keyframes and properties | ⌘+⌥+A |
| Deselect all keyframes, properties, and property groups | ⇧+F2or⌘+⌥+⇧+A |
| Move keyframe 1 frame later or earlier | ⌥+→or⌥+← |
| Move keyframe 10 frames later or earlier | ⌥+⇧+→or⌥+⇧+← |
| Set interpolation for selected keyframes (layer bar mode) | ⌘+⌥+K |
| Set keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier | ⌘+⌥+H |
| Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier | ⌘clickinlayerbarmode |
| Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold | ⌘+⌥clickinlayerbarmode |
| Easy ease selected keyframes | F9 |
| Easy ease selected keyframes in | ⇧+F9 |
| Easy ease selected keyframes out | ⌘+⇧+F9 |
| Set velocity for selected keyframes | ⌘+⇧+K |
| Add or remove keyframe at current time. For property shortcuts, see Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel (keyboard shortcuts). | ⌥propertyshortcut |
| Toggle between Graph Editor and layer bar modes | ⇧+F3 |
| Select all keyframes for a property | Clickpropertyname |
| Select all visible keyframes and properties | ⌃+⌥+A |
| Deselect all keyframes, properties, and property groups | ⇧+F2or⌃+⌥+⇧+A |
| Move keyframe 1 frame later or earlier | ⌥+RightArrowor⌥+LeftArrow |
| Move keyframe 10 frames later or earlier | ⌥+⇧+RightArrowor⌥+⇧+LeftArrow |
| Set interpolation for selected keyframes (layer bar mode) | ⌃+⌥+K |
| Set keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier | ⌃+⌥+H |
| Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier | ⌃clickinlayerbarmode |
| Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold | ⌃+⌥clickinlayerbarmode |
| Easy ease selected keyframes | F9 |
| Easy ease selected keyframes in | ⇧+F9 |
| Easy ease selected keyframes out | ⌃+⇧+F9 |
| Set velocity for selected keyframes | ⌃+⇧+K |
| Add or remove keyframe at current time. For property shortcuts, see Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel (keyboard shortcuts). | ⌥+⇧propertyshortcut |
Text
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| New text layer | ⌘+⌥+⇧+T |
| Align selected horizontal text left, center, or right | ⌘+⇧+Lor⌘+⇧+Coror⌘+⇧+R |
| Align selected vertical text top, center, or bottom | ⌘+⇧+Lor⌘+⇧+Coror⌘+⇧+R |
| Extend or reduce selection by one character to right or left in horizontal text | ⇧+→or⇧+← |
| Extend or reduce selection by one word to right or left in horizontal text | ⌘+⇧+→or⌘+⇧+← |
| Extend or reduce selection by one line up or down in horizontal text | ⇧+↑or⇧+↓ |
| Extend or reduce selection by one line to right or left in vertical text | ⇧+→or⇧+← |
| Extend or reduce selection one word up or down in vertical text | ⌘+⇧+↑or⌘+⇧+↓ |
| Extend or reduce selection by one character up or down in vertical text | ⇧+↑or⇧+↓ |
| Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of line | ⇧+Homeor⇧+End |
| Move insertion point to beginning or end of line | HomeorEnd |
| Select all text on a layer | Doubleclicktextlayer |
| Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of text frame | ⌘+⇧+Homeor⌘+⇧+End |
| To mouse-click point, select text from insertion point | ⇧click |
| In horizontal text, move insertion point one character left or right; one line up or down; one word left or right; or one paragraph up or down | ←or→;↑or↓;⌘+←or⌘→;or⌘+↑or⌘+↓ |
| In vertical text, move insertion point one character up or down; one left or right; one word up or down; or one paragraph left or right | ↑or↓;←or→;⌘+↑or⌘↓;or⌘+←or⌘+→ |
| Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text frame | DoubleclickortripleclickorquadrupleclickororquintupleclickwithTypetool |
| Turn All Caps on or off for selected text | ⌘+⇧+K |
| Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text | ⌘+⌥+⇧+K |
| Turn Superscript on or off for selected text | ⌘+⇧+=(equalsign) |
| Turn Subscript on or off for selected text | ⌘+⌥+⇧+=(equalsign) |
| Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text | ⌘+⇧+X |
| Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text | ⌘+⌥+⇧+X |
| Auto leading for selected text | ⌘+⌥+⇧+A |
| Reset tracking to 0 for selected text | ⌘+⇧+^+Q |
| Justify paragraph; left align last line | ⌘+⇧+J |
| Justify paragraph; right align last line | ⌘+⌥+⇧+J |
| Justify paragraph; force last line | ⌘+⇧+F |
| Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 2 units | ⌘+⇧or(comma)or⌘+⇧+.(period) |
| Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 10 units | ⌘+⌥+⇧or(comma)or⌘+⌥+⇧+.(period) |
| Increase or decrease leading by 2 units | ⌥+↓or⌥+↑ |
| Increase or decrease leading by 10 units | ⌘+⌥+↓or⌘+⌥+↑ |
| Decrease or increase baseline shift by 2 units | ⌥+⇧+↓or⌥+⇧+↑ |
| Decrease or increase baseline shift by 10 units | ⌘+⌥+⇧+↓or⌘+⌥+⇧+↑ |
| Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems) | ⌥+←or⌥+→ |
| Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems) | ⌘+⌥+←or⌘+⌥+→ |
| Toggle paragraph composer | ⌘+⌥+⇧+T |
| New text layer | ⌃+⌥+⇧+T |
| Align selected horizontal text left, center, or right | ⌃+⇧+Lor⌃+⇧+Coror⌃+⇧+R |
| Align selected vertical text top, center, or bottom | ⌃+⇧+Lor⌃+⇧+Coror⌃+⇧+R |
| Extend or reduce selection by one character to right or left in horizontal text | ⇧+RightArrowor⇧+LeftArrow |
| Extend or reduce selection by one word to right or left in horizontal text | ⌃+⇧+RightArrowor⌃+⇧+LeftArrow |
| Extend or reduce selection by one line up or down in horizontal text | ⇧+UpArrowor⇧+DownArrow |
| Extend or reduce selection by one line to right or left in vertical text | ⇧+RightArrowor⇧+LeftArrow |
| Extend or reduce selection one word up or down in vertical text | ⌃+⇧+UpArrowor⌃+⇧+DownArrow |
| Extend or reduce selection by one character up or down in vertical text | ⇧+UpArrowor⇧+DownArrow |
| Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of line | ⇧+Homeor⇧+End |
| Move insertion point to beginning or end of line | HomeorEnd |
| Select all text on a layer | Doubleclicktextlayer |
| Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of text frame | ⌃+⇧+Homeor⌃+⇧+End |
| To mouse-click point, select text from insertion point | ⇧click |
| In horizontal text, move insertion point one character left or right; one line up or down; one word left or right; or one paragraph up or down | LeftArroworRightArrow;UpArroworDownArrow;⌃+LeftArrowor⌃+RightArrow;or⌃+UpArrowor⌃+DownArrow |
| In vertical text, move insertion point one character up or down; one left or right; one word up or down; or one paragraph left or right | UpArroworDownArrow;LeftArroworRightArrow;⌃+UpArrowor⌃+DownArrow;or⌃+LeftArrowor⌃+RightArrow |
| Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text frame | DoubleclickortripleclickorquadrupleclickororquintupleclickwithTypetool |
| Turn All Caps on or off for selected text | ⌃+⇧+K |
| Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text | ⌃+⌥+⇧+K |
| Turn Superscript on or off for selected text | ⌃+⇧+=(equalsign) |
| Turn Subscript on or off for selected text | ⌃+⌥+⇧+=(equalsign) |
| Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text | ⌃+⇧+X |
| Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text | ⌃+⌥+⇧+X |
| Auto leading for selected text | ⌃+⌥+⇧+A |
| Reset tracking to 0 for selected text | ⌃+⇧+Q |
| Justify paragraph; left align last line | ⌃+⇧+J |
| Justify paragraph; right align last line | ⌃+⌥+⇧+J |
| Justify paragraph; force last line | ⌃+⇧+F |
| Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 2 units | ⌃+⇧or(comma)or⌃+⇧+.(period) |
| Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 10 units | ⌃+⌥+⇧or(comma)or⌃+⌥+⇧+.(period) |
| Increase or decrease leading by 2 units | ⌥+DownArrowor⌥+UpArrow |
| Increase or decrease leading by 10 units | ⌃+⌥+DownArrowor⌃+⌥+UpArrow |
| Decrease or increase baseline shift by 2 units | ⌥+⇧+DownArrowor⌥+⇧+UpArrow |
| Decrease or increase baseline shift by 10 units | ⌃+⌥+⇧+DownArrowor⌃+⌥+⇧+UpArrow |
| Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems) | ⌥+LeftArrowor⌥+RightArrow |
| Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems) | ⌃+⌥+LeftArrowor⌃+⌥+RightArrow |
| Toggle paragraph composer | ⌃+⌥+⇧+T |
Masks
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| New mask | ⌘+⇧+N |
| Select all points in a mask | ⌥clickmask |
| Select next or previous mask | ⌥+`(accentgrave)or⌥+⇧+`(accentgrave) |
| Enter free-transform mask editing mode | DoubleclickmaskwithSelectiontoolorselectmaskinTimelinepanelandpress⌘+T |
| Exit free-transform mask editing mode | Esc |
| Scale around center point in Free Transform mode | ⌘drag |
| Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification | Arrowkey |
| Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification | ⇧arrowkey |
| Toggle between smooth and corner points | ⌘+⌥clickvertex |
| Redraw Bezier handles | ⌘+⌥dragvertex |
| Invert selected mask | ⌘+⇧+I |
| Open Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask | ⌘+⇧+F |
| Open Mask Shape dialog box for selected mask | ⌘+⇧+M |
| Subtract mode | S |
| Darken mode | D |
| Difference mode | F |
| Add mode | S |
| Intersect mode | I |
| None | N |
| New mask | ⌃+⇧+N |
| Select all points in a mask | ⌥clickmask |
| Select next or previous mask | ⌥+`(accentgrave)or⌥+⇧+`(accentgrave) |
| Enter free-transform mask editing mode | DoubleclickmaskwithSelectiontoolorselectmaskinTimelinepanelandpress⌃+T |
| Exit free-transform mask editing mode | Esc |
| Scale around center point in Free Transform mode | ⌃drag |
| Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification | Arrowkey |
| Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification | ⇧arrowkey |
| Toggle between smooth and corner points | ⌃+⌥clickvertex |
| Redraw Bezier handles | ⌃+⌥dragvertex |
| Invert selected mask | ⌃+⇧+I |
| Open Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask | ⌃+⇧+F |
| Open Mask Shape dialog box for selected mask | ⌃+⇧+M |
| Subtract mode | S |
| Darken mode | D |
| Difference mode | F |
| Add mode | A |
| Intersect mode | I |
| None | N |
Paint tools
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Swap paint background color and foreground colors | X |
| Set paint foreground color to black and background color to white | D |
| Set foreground color to the color currently under any paint tool pointer | ⌥click |
| Set foreground color to the average color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer | ⌘+⌥click |
| Set brush size for a paint tool | ⌘drag |
| Set brush hardness for a paint tool | ⌘dragorthenrelease⌘whiledragging |
| Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke | Hold⇧whilebeginningstroke |
| Set starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp tool pointer | ⌥click |
| Momentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option | ⌘+⇧ |
| Show and move overlay (change Offset value of alignedClone Stamp tool or change Source Position value of unaligned Clone Stamp tool) | ⌥+⇧dragwithCloneStamptool |
| Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset | 3or4or5or6oror7onthemainkeyboard |
| Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paint panel | ⌥clickthebuttonforthepreset |
| Set opacity for a paint tool | Digitonnumerickeypad(forexampleor9=90%or1=10%)* |
| Set opacity for a paint tool to 100% | .(decimal)onnumerickeypad* |
| Set flow for a paint tool | ⇧+Adigitonnumerickeypad(forexampleor9=90%or1=10%)* |
| Set flow for a paint tool to 100% | ⇧+.(decimal)onnumerickeypad* |
| Move earlier or later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration | ⌘PageUpor⌘PageDown(or1or2onthemainkeyboard) |
| Swap paint background color and foreground colors | X |
| Set paint foreground color to black and background color to white | D |
| Set foreground color to the color currently under any paint tool pointer | ⌥click |
| Set foreground color to the average color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer | ⌃+⌥click |
| Set brush size for a paint tool | ⌃drag |
| Set brush hardness for a paint tool | ⌃dragorthenrelease⌃whiledragging |
| Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke | Hold⇧whilebeginningstroke |
| Set starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp tool pointer | ⌥click |
| Momentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option | ⌃+⇧ |
| Show and move overlay (change Offset value of alignedClone Stamp tool or change Source Position value of unaligned Clone Stamp tool) | ⌥+⇧dragwithCloneStamptool |
| Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset | 3or4or5or6oror7onthemainkeyboard |
| Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paint panel | ⌥clickthebuttonforthepreset |
| Set opacity for a paint tool | Digitonnumerickeypad(forexampleor9=90%or1=10%)* |
| Set opacity for a paint tool to 100% | .(decimal)onnumerickeypad* |
| Set flow for a paint tool | ⇧+Adigitonnumerickeypad(forexampleor9=90%or1=10%)* |
| Set flow for a paint tool to 100% | ⇧+.(decimal)onnumerickeypad* |
| Move earlier or later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration | ⌃PageUpor⌃PageDown(or1or2onthemainkeyboard) |
Shape Layers
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Group selected shapes | ⌘+G |
| Ungroup selected shapes | ⌘+⇧+G |
| Enter free-transform path editing mode | SelectPathpropertyinTimelinepanelandpress⌘+T |
| Increase star inner roundness | PageUpwhendraggingtocreateshape |
| Decrease star inner roundness | PageDownwhendraggingtocreateshape |
| Increase number of points for star or polygon; increase roundness for rounded rectangle | ↑whendraggingtocreateshape |
| Decrease number of points for star or polygon; decrease roundness for rounded rectangle | ↓whendraggingtocreateshape |
| Reposition shape during creation | HoldSpacebarwhendraggingtocreateshape |
| Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 (sharp corners); decrease polygon and star outer roundness | ←whendraggingtocreateshape |
| Set rounded rectangle roundness to maximum; increase polygon and star outer roundness | →whendraggingtocreateshape |
| Constrain rectangles to squares; constrain ellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation | ⇧whendraggingtocreateshape |
| Change outer radius of star | ⌘whendraggingtocreateshape |
| Group selected shapes | ⌃+G |
| Ungroup selected shapes | ⌃+⇧+G |
| Enter free-transform path editing mode | SelectPathpropertyinTimelinepanelandpress⌃+T |
| Increase star inner roundness | PageUpwhendraggingtocreateshape |
| Decrease star inner roundness | PageDownwhendraggingtocreateshape |
| Increase number of points for star or polygon; increase roundness for rounded rectangle | UpArrowwhendraggingtocreateshape |
| Decrease number of points for star or polygon; decrease roundness for rounded rectangle | DownArrowwhendraggingtocreateshape |
| Reposition shape during creation | HoldSpacebarwhendraggingtocreateshape |
| Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 (sharp corners); decrease polygon and star outer roundness | LeftArrowwhendraggingtocreateshape |
| Set rounded rectangle roundness to maximum; increase polygon and star outer roundness | RightArrowwhendraggingtocreateshape |
| Constrain rectangles to squares; constrain ellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation | ⇧whendraggingtocreateshape |
| Change outer radius of star | ⌃whendraggingtocreateshape |
Markers
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Set marker at current time (works during preview and audio-only preview) | *(multiply)onnumerickeypador^+8onmainkeyboard |
| Set marker at current time and open marker dialog box | ⌥+*(multiply)onnumerickeypador^+⌥+8onmainkeyboard |
| Set and number a composition marker (0-9) at the current time | ⇧+0+9onmainkeyboard |
| Go to a composition marker (0-9) | 0+9onmainkeyboard |
| Display the duration between two layer markers or keyframes in the Info panel | ⌥clickthemarkersorkeyframes |
| Remove marker | ⌘clickmarker |
| Set marker at current time (works during preview and audio-only preview) | *(multiply)onnumerickeypad |
| Set marker at current time and open marker dialog box | ⌥+*(multiply)onnumerickeypad |
| Set and number a composition marker (0-9) at the current time | ⇧+0+9onmainkeyboard |
| Go to a composition marker (0-9) | 0+9onmainkeyboard |
| Display the duration between two layer markers or keyframes in the Info panel | ⌥clickthemarkersorkeyframes |
| Remove marker | ⌃clickmarker |
Motion Tracking
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move feature region, search region, and attach point 1 pixel at current magnification | Arrowkey |
| Move feature region, search region, and attach point 10 pixels at current magnification | ⇧arrowkey |
| Move feature region and search region 1 pixel at current magnification | ⌥arrowkey |
| Move feature region and search region 10 pixels at current magnification | ⌥+⇧arrowkey |
| Move feature region, search region, and attach point 1 pixel at current magnification | Arrowkey |
| Move feature region, search region, and attach point 10 pixels at current magnification | ⇧arrowkey |
| Move feature region and search region 1 pixel at current magnification | ⌥arrowkey |
| Move feature region and search region 10 pixels at current magnification | ⌥+⇧arrowkey |
Saving, exporting, and rendering
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Save project | ⌘+S |
| Increment and save project | ⌘+⌥+⇧+S |
| Save As | ⌘+⇧+S |
| Add active composition or selected items to render queue | ⌘+⇧+/(onmainkeyboard) |
| Add current frame to render queue | ⌘+⌥+S |
| Duplicate render item with same output filename as original | ⌘+⇧+D |
| Add a composition to the Adobe Media Encoder encoding queue | ⌘+⌥+M |
| Save project | ⌃+S |
| Increment and save project | ⌃+⌥+⇧+S |
| Save As | ⌃+⇧+S |
| Add active composition or selected items to render queue | ⌃+⇧+/(onmainkeyboard) |
| Add current frame to render queue | ⌃+⌥+S |
| Duplicate render item with same output filename as original | ⌃+⇧+D |
| Add a composition to the Adobe Media Encoder encoding queue | ⌃+⌥+M |