2015 Adobe After Effects CC - Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

2015 ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS CC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS CHEAT SHEET interrupt running script help maximize or restore panel under pointer 1 deselect all effect controls 2 set marker 3 set marker mask & shape tools 4 set marker display snapshot 5 set marker effects property rotate tool display snapshot layer switches 6 set marker rotate property 7 set marker opacity tab display snapshot set marker display snapshot easy ease in/out 8 9 set marker properties with keyframes pan behind 3D view 1 zoom out 0 set marker layer in point 3D view 2 3D view 3 zoom in delete set marker layer out point position property move in point move out point toggle compostion & timeline panel text tool anchor point property scroll to current timeline scale property mask feather property hand tool pen tools previous item audio levels property next item zoom in single frames safe zones enter rename caps lock return zoom scroll topmost layer camera tool selection tool beginning of work area shift end of work area mask properties zoom out zoom in 100% Zoom shift brush tool select prev layer alt alt play / pause fn control option command command option select next layer move keyframe 1 frame early move keyframe 1 frame later Tools SHORTCUTS Cycle through tools Opt-click tool button Alt-click tool button Activate Pan Behind tool Y Y in Tools panel in Tools panel Activate and cycle through mask and shape Q Q Activate Selection tool V V tools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Activate Hand tool H H Ellipse, Polygon, Star) Temporarily activate Hand tool Hold down spacebar Hold down spacebar Activate and cycle through Type tools Cmd+T Ctrl+T or the middle mouse or the middle mouse (Horizontal and Vertical) button. button. Activate and cycle through pen tools (Pen, G G Activate Zoom In tool Z Z Add Vertex, Delete Vertex, and Convert Activate Zoom Out tool Option (when Zoom Alt (when Zoom In Vertex) (CS5.5, and earlier) In tool is active) tool is active) Activate and cycle between the Pen and G G Activate Rotation tool W W Mask Feather tools (CS6) Activate Roto Brush tool Option+W Alt+W Temporarily activate Selection tool when a Cmd Ctrl Activate and cycle through C C pen tool is selected Cmd+Option Ctrl+Alt Camera tools (Unified Camera, Temporarily activate pen tool when the Orbit Camera, Track XY Camera, Selection tool is selected and pointer is over and Track Z Camera) a path (Add Vertex tool when pointer is over Activate and cycle through Cmd+B a segment; Convert Vertex tool when pointer Ctrl+B Brush, Clone Stamp, and is over a vertex) Eraser tools Activate and cycle through Puppet tools Cmd+P Ctrl+P Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Option (in Alt (in shape Duplication tool shape layer) layer) Temporarily convert Selection Ctrl (in shape layer) Cmd (in shape layer) tool to Direct Selection tool Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, & windows SHORTCUTS Open / close Project panel Cmd+0 Ctrl+0 Close active viewer or panel (closes content first) Cmd+W Ctrl+W Open / close Render Queue panel Cmd+Option+0 Ctrl+Alt+0 Close active panel or all viewers of type of active Cmd+Shift+W Ctrl+Shift+W Open / close Tools panel Cmd+1 Ctrl+1 viewer (closes content first). For example, if a Open / close Info panel Cmd+2 Ctrl+2 Timeline panel is active, this command closes Open / close Preview panel Cmd+3 Ctrl+3 all Timeline panels. Open / close Audio panel Cmd+4 Ctrl+4 Split the frame containing the active viewer and Cmd+Opt+Shift+N Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N Open / close Effects & Cmd+5 Ctrl+5 create a new viewer with opposite Presets panel locked/unlocked state Open or close Character panel Cmd+6 Ctrl+6 Maximize or restore panel under pointer ` (accent grave) ` (accent grave) Open or close Paragraph panel Cmd+7 Ctrl+7 Resize application window or floating window Cmd+\ (backslash) Ctrl+\ (backslash) Open or close Paint panel Cmd+8 Ctrl+8 to fit screen. (Press again to resize window Open or close Brushes panel Cmd+9 Ctrl+9 so that contents fill the screen.) Open or close Effect Controls F3 or Cmd+Shift+T F3 or Ctrl+Shift+T Move application window or floating window to Cmd+Opt+\ Ctrl+Alt+\ main monitor; resize window to fit screen. (backslash) panel for selected layer Open Flowchart panel for project Cmd+F11 (Press again to resize window so that contents Ctrl+F11 flowchart fill the screen.) Switch to workspace \ (backslash) \ (backslash) Cycle to previous or next item in active viewer Shift+, (comma) or Shift+, (comma) or (for example, cycle through open compositions) Shift+. (period) Shift+. (period) Activate a view in a multi-view layout in the click with middle click with middle Composition panel without affecting layer mouse button mouse button Shift+F10, Shift+F11, Shift+F10, Shift+F11, Toggle activation between Composition panel or Shift+F12 or Shift+F12 and Timeline panel for current composition Cycle to previous or next panel in Opt+Shift+, (comma) Alt+Shift+, (comma) active frame (for example, cycle or Opt+Shift+.(period) or Alt+Shift+.(period) through open Timeline panels) selection Projects SHORTCUTS New project Cmd+Option+N Ctrl+Alt+N Open project Cmd+O Ctrl+O Open most recent project Cmd+Opt+Shift+P Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P New folder in Project panel Cmd+Opt+Shift+N Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N Open Project Settings dialog box Cmd+Opt+Shift+K Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K Find in Project panel Cmd+F Ctrl+F Cycle through color bit depths Opt-click bit-depth Alt-click bit-depth for project button at bottom of button at bottom of Project panel Project panel Click bit-depth Click bit-depth button at bottom of button at bottom of Project panel Project panel Open Project Settings dialog box Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, & windows SHORTCUTS Select all Cmd+A Ctrl+A Extend selection to previous item Deselect all F2 or Cmd+Shift+A F2 or Ctrl+Shift+A in Project panel, Render Queue Rename selected layer, Return Enter on main panel, or Effect Controls panel keyboard Duplicate selected layers, masks, composition, folder, effect, group, or mask Shift+Up Arrow Shift+Up Arrow Cmd+D Ctrl+D effects, text selectors, animators, Open selected layer, composition, Enter on numeric Enter on numeric puppet meshes, shapes, render or footage item keypad keypad items, output modules, or Move selected layers, masks, Cmd+Opt+Down Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow compositions effects, or render items down Arrow or or Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow Quit Cmd+Q Ctrl+Q (back) or up (forward) in stacking Cmd+Opt+Up Undo Cmd+Z Ctrl+Z order Arrow Redo Cmd+Shift+Z Ctrl+Shift+Z Move selected layers, masks, Cmd+Opt+Shift+ Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Purge all Cmd+Opt+/ Ctrl+Alt+/ effects, or render items to bottom Down Arrow or Arrow or (on numeric keypad) (on numeric keypad) (back) or top (front) of stacking Cmd+Opt+Shift+Up Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Esc Esc order Arrow Arrow Extend selection to next item in Shift+Down Arrow Shift+Down Arrow Interrupt running a script Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel Time Navigation SHORTCUTS Go to specific time Opt+Shift+J Alt+Shift+J Go to beginning or end of work Shift+Home Shift+Home or area or Shift+End Shift+End Go to previous or next visible item J or K J or K Go backward 1 frame Go backward 10 frames Page Up or Cmd+ Page Up or Ctrl+ Left Arrow Left Arrow Shift+Page Up or Shift+Page Up or Cmd+Shift+Left Arrow Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow in time ruler (keyframe, layer Go to layer In point I I marker, work area beginning or Go to layer Out point O O end) Note: Also goes to Go to previous In point Cmd+Opt+Shift+ Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ beginning, end, or base frame of or Out point Left Arrow Left Arrow Roto Brush span if viewing Roto Go to next In point Cmd+Opt+Shift+ Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ Brush in Layer panel." or Out point Right Arrow Right Arrow D D Go to beginning of composition, Home or Cmd+Opt+ Home or Ctrl+Alt+ Scroll to current time in layer, or footage item Left Arrow Left Arrow Timeline panel Go to end of composition, layer, End or Cmd+Opt+ End or Ctrl+Alt+ or footage item Right Arrow Right Arrow Go forward 1 frame Page Down or Cmd Page Down or Ctrl+ +Right Arrow Right Arrow Shift+Page Down or Shift+Page Down or Cmd+Shift+Right Arrow Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow Go forward 10 frames Preview SHORTCUTS 3D Layers SHORTCUTS Start or stop standard preview spacebar spacebar Switch to 3D view 1 RAM preview 0 on numeric keypad* or 0 on numeric (defaults to Front) Ctrl+0 (zero) on main keyboard keypad* Switch to 3D view 2 RAM preview with alternate Shift+0 on numeric keypad* or Shift+0 on numeric (defaults to Custom View 2) settings Shift+Ctrl+0 (zero) on main keypad* Switch to 3D view 3 F10 F10 F11 F11 F12 F12 (defaults to Active Camera) keyboard Command-click RAM Preview Ctrl-click RAM Preview Return to previous view Esc Esc button or press Cmd+0 on button or press Ctrl+0 New light Cmd+Opt+Shift+L Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L numeric keypad* on numeric keypad* New camera Cmd+Opt+Shift+C Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C Save RAM preview with Command+Shift-click RAM Ctrl+Shift-click RAM Move the camera and its point Cmd+Opt+Shift+\ Ctrl+Alt+Shift+\ alternate settings Preview button or press Preview button or press of interest to look at selected Cmd+Shift+0 on numeric Ctrl+Shift+0 on numeric 3D layers keypad* keypad* With a camera tool selected, F F Preview only audio, from . (decimal point) on numeric . (decimal point) on move the camera and its point current time keypad* or Control+. (period) numeric keypad* of interest to look at selected Cmd+Shift+F Ctrl+Shift+F Opt+Shift+C Alt+Shift+C arrow key arrow key Shift+arrow key Shift+arrow key Option+arrow key Alt+arrow key Move feature region and Option+Shift+ Alt+Shift+arrow key search region 10 pixels at arrow key Save RAM preview 3D layers on main keyboard Preview only audio, in Option+. (decimal point) on Alt+. (decimal point) With a camera tool selected, work area numeric keypad* or Ctrl+Opt+. on numeric keypad* move the camera and its point of interest to look at all 3D (period) on main keyboard Drag or Option-drag Drag or Alt-drag layers current-time indicator, current-time indicator, Turn Casts Shadows property depending on Live Update depending on Live on or off for selected 3D layers setting Update setting Cmd-drag current-time Ctrl-drag current-time indicator indicator RAM preview number of Opt+0 on numeric keypad* or Alt+0 on numeric frames specified by Alternate Ctrl+Opt+0 (zero) on main keypad* RAM Preview preference keyboard Manually preview (scrub) video Manually preview (scrub) audio Motion Tracking SHORTCUTS (defaults to 5) Show current frame on video Move feature region, search / (on numeric keypad) / (on numeric keypad) region, and attach point 1 pixel preview device Toggle Output Device at current magnification Cmd+/ (on numeric keypad) preference between Desktop Ctrl+/ Move feature region, search (on numeric keypad) region, and attach point 10 Only and video preview device pixels at current magnification Move feature region and Take snapshot Display snapshot in active Shift+F5, Shift+F6, Shift+F7, Shift+F5, Shift+F6, search region 1 pixel at current or Shift+F8 Shift+F7, or Shift+F8 magnification F5, F6, F7, or F8 F5, F6, F7, or F8 viewer Purge snapshot current magnification Command+Shift+F5, Ctrl+Shift+F5, Cmd+Shift+F6, Cmd+Shift+F7, Ctrl+Shift+F6, or Cmd+Shift+F8 Ctrl+Shift+F7, or Ctrl+Shift+F8 Views SHORTCUTS Cmd+Opt+U Ctrl+Alt+U Zoom in time = = Alt+3, Alt+4 Zoom out time - (hyphen) - (hyphen) Opt+Shift+1, Opt+Shift+2, Alt+Shift+1, Alt+Shift+2, Zoom in Timeline panel to ; (semicolon) ; (semicolon) Opt+Shift+3 Alt+Shift+3 single-frame units (Press again Toggle showing straight RGB color Opt+Shift+4 Alt+Shift+4 to zoom out to show entire Alt+5 composition duration.) Shift+; (semicolon) Shift+; Suspend image updates Caps Lock Caps Lock panel to 100% and center compo- Show or hide safe zones ' (apostrophe) ' (apostrophe) sition in the panel Show or hide grid Cmd+' (apostrophe) Ctrl+' Turn display color management Shift+/ (on numeric Shift+/ (on numeric Open View Options dialog box on or off for active view keypad) keypad) for active Composition panel Show red, green, blue, or alpha Opt+1, Opt+2, Alt+1, Alt+2, channel as grayscale Opt+3, Opt+4 Show colorized red, green, or blue channel Show alpha boundary (outline Opt+5 between transparent and opaque Zoom out in Timeline panel to regions) in Layer panel show the entire composition Show alpha overlay (colored Opt+6 Alt+6 duration (Press again to zoom overlay on transparent regions) in back in to the duration specified Layer panel by the Time Navigator.) Reset view in the Composition Double-click Hand tool Double-click Hand tool Zoom in in Composition, Layer, or . (period) on main . (period) on main Show or hide proportional grid Opt +' (apostrophe) Alt+' Footage panel keyboard keyboard Show or hide rulers Cmd+R Ctrl+R Zoom out in Composition, Layer, or , (comma) , (comma) Show or hide guides Cmd+; (semicolon) Ctrl+; Turn snapping to grid on/off Cmd+Shift+' (apostrophe) Ctrl+Shift+' Turn snapping to guides on/off Cmd+Shift+; (semicolon) Ctrl+Shift+; Lock or unlock guides Cmd+Opt+Shift+; Ctrl+Alt+Shift+; Show or hide layer controls Cmd+Shift+H Ctrl+Shift+H Footage panel Zoom to 100% in Composition, / (on main keyboard) / (on main keyboard) Layer, or Footage panel Shift+/ (on main keyboard) Shift+/ (on main keyboard) Opt+/ (on main keyboard) Alt+/ (on main keyboard) Set resolution to Full, Half, or Cmd+J, Cmd+Shift+J, Ctrl+J, Ctrl+Shift+J, Custom in Composition panel Cmd+Opt+J Ctrl+Alt+J Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel Text SHORTCUTS New text layer Cmd+Opt+Shift+T Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T Align selected horizontal text left, center, or right Cmd+Shift+L, Cmd+Shift+C, or Cmd+Shift+R Ctrl+Shift+L, Ctrl+Shift+C, or Ctrl+Shift+R Align selected vertical text top, center, or bottom Cmd+Shift+L, Cmd+Shift+C, or Cmd+Shift+R Ctrl+Shift+L, Ctrl+Shift+C, or Ctrl+Shift+R Extend or reduce selection by one character to Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left Arrow Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left Arrow Cmd+Shift+Right Arrow or Cmd+Shift+Left Arrow Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow or Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left Arrow Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left Arrow Cmd+Shift+Up Arrow or Cmd+Shift+Down Arrow Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of line Shift+Home or Shift+End Shift+Home or Shift+End Move insertion point to beginning or end of line Home or End Home or End Select all text on a layer Double-click text layer Double-click text layer Select text from insertion point to beginning or Cmd+Shift+Home or Cmd+Shift+End Ctrl+Shift+Home or Ctrl+Shift+End end of text frame Shift-click Shift-click Select text from insertion point to mouse click point Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or Down Arrow; In horizontal text, move insertion point one character left or Cmd+Left Arrow or Cmd+Right Arrow; or Cmd+Up Ctrl+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Right Arrow; or Ctrl+Up Arrow right; one line up or down; one word left or right; or one Arrow or Cmd+Down Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow In vertical text, move insertion point one character up or Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left Arrow or Right Arrow; down; one left or right; one word up or down; or one Cmd+Up Arrow or Cmd+Down Arrow; or Cmd+Left Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow; or Ctrl+Left Arrow paragraph left or right Arrow or Cmd+Right Arrow or Ctrl+Right Arrow Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text frame Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, quintuple-click with Type tool or quintuple-click with Type tool Turn All Caps on or off for selected text Cmd+Shift+K Ctrl+Shift+K Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text Cmd+Opt+Shift+K Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K Turn Superscript on or off for selected text Cmd+Shift+= (equals) Ctrl+Shift+= (equals) Turn Subscript on or off for selected text Cmd+Opt+Shift+= (equals) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+= (equals) Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text Cmd+Shift+X Ctrl+Shift+X Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text Cmd+Opt+Shift+X Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X Auto leading for selected text Cmd+Opt+Shift+A Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A Reset tracking to 0 for selected text Cmd+Shift+Ctrl+Q Ctrl+Shift+Q Justify paragraph; left align last line Cmd+Shift+J Ctrl+Shift+J Justify paragraph; right align last line Cmd+Opt+Shift+J Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J Justify paragraph; force last line Cmd+Shift+F Ctrl+Shift+F Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 2 units Cmd+Shift+, (comma) or Cmd+Shift+. (period) Ctrl+Shift+, (comma) or Ctrl+Shift+. (period) Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 10 units Cmd+Opt+Shift+, (comma) or Cmd+Opt+ Ctrl+Alt+Shift+, (comma) or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+. (period) right or left in horizontal text Extend or reduce selection by one word to right or left in horizontal text Extend or reduce selection by one line up or down in horizontal text Extend or reduce selection by one line to right or left in vertical text Extend or reduce selection one word up or down in vertical text Extend or reduce selection by one character up or down in vertical text paragraph up or down Shift+. (period) Increase or decrease leading by 2 units Opt+Down Arrow or Opt+Up Arrow Alt+Down Arrow or Alt+Up Arrow Increase or decrease leading by 10 units Cmd+Opt+Down Arrow or Cmd+Opt+Up Arrow Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow Decrease or increase baseline shift by 2 units Opt+Shift+Down Arrow or Opt+Shift+Up Arrow Alt+Shift+Down Arrow or Alt+Shift+Up Arrow Decrease or increase baseline shift by 10 units Cmd+Opt+Shift+Down Arrow or Cmd+Opt+ Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Arrow Shift+Up Arrow Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 20 units Opt+Left Arrow or Opt+Right Arrow Alt+Left Arrow or Alt+Right Arrow Cmd+Opt+Left Arrow or Cmd+Opt+Right Arrow Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow Cmd+Opt+Shift+T Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T (20/1000 ems) Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems) Toggle paragraph composer Layers SHORTCUTS New solid layer Cmd+Y Ctrl+Y Paste layers at current time Cmd+Opt+V Ctrl+Alt+V New null layer Cmd+Opt+Shift+Y Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Split selected layers (If no layers are Cmd+Shift+D Ctrl+Shift+D New adjustment layer Cmd+Opt+Y Ctrl+Alt+Y selected, split all layers.) Select layer (1-999) by its number 0-9 on numeric 0-9 on numeric Precompose selected layers Cmd+Shift+C Ctrl+Shift+C (enter digits rapidly for two-digit keypad* keypad* Open Effect Controls panel for selected Cmd+Shift+T Ctrl+Shift+T and three-digit numbers) layers Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by Shift+0-9 on numeric Shift+0-9 on Open layer in Layer panel (opens its number (enter digits rapidly for keypad* numeric keypad* source composition for precomposition a layer two-digit and three-digit numbers) Double-click Double-click a layer layer in Composition panel) Select next layer in stacking order Cmd+Down Arrow Ctrl+Down Arrow Open source of a layer in Footage panel Opt-double-click Select previous layer in stacking Cmd+Up Arrow Ctrl+Up Arrow (opens precomposition layer in Layer order Alt-double-click a layer a layer panel) Extend selection to next layer in Cmd+Shift+ Ctrl+Shift+ Reverse selected layers in time Cmd+Opt+R Ctrl+Alt+R stacking order Down Arrow Down Arrow Enable time remapping for selected Cmd+Opt+T Ctrl+Alt+T Extend selection to previous layer Cmd+Shift+Up Arrow Ctrl+Shift+ layers Up Arrow Move In point or Out point of selected [ (left bracket) or ] (right [ (left bracket) or ] (right in stacking order Deselect all layers Cmd+Shift+A Ctrl+Shift+A layers to current time bracket) bracket) Scroll topmost selected layer to X X Trim In point or Out point of selected Opt+[ (left bracket) or Alt+[ (left bracket) or layers to current time Opt+] (right bracket) Alt+] (right bracket) top of Timeline panel Show or hide Parent column Shift+F4 Shift+F4 Add / remove expression for a property Opt-click stopwatch Alt-click stopwatch Show or hide Layer Switches and F4 F4 Add an effect (or multiple selected Double-click effect Double-click effect effects) to selected layers selection in Effects & selection in Effects & Presets panel Presets panel Modes columns Turn off all other solo switches Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or Opt-click solo switch Cmd+Opt+Shift+V Alt-click solo switch Set In point or Out point by Cmd+Shift+, (comma) or Ctrl+Shift+, (comma) or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V time-stretching Cmd+Opt+, (comma) Ctrl+Alt+, (comma) Move In point of selected layers to Opt+Home Alt+Home Opt+End Alt+End off for selected layers Turn off Video switch for all video Cmd+Shift+V Ctrl+Shift+V layers other than selected layers Open settings dialog box for beginning of composition Move Out point of selected layers Cmd+Shift+Y Ctrl+Shift+Y to end of composition selected solid, light, camera, null, Lock selected layers Cmd+L Ctrl+L or adjustment layer Unlock all layers Cmd+Shift+L Ctrl+Shift+L Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Cmd+U, Cmd+Shift+U, Ctrl+U, Ctrl+Shift+U, Wireframe for selected layers or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U Shift+ - (hyphen) or Cycle forward or backward Cmd+Opt+Shift+U through blending modes for Shift+ - (hyphen) or Shift+= Shift+= (equal sign) on selected layers (equal sign) on the main the main keyboard keyboard Find in Timeline panel Cmd+F Ctrl+F