2015 ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS CC

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS CHEAT SHEET

interrupt
running script

help

maximize or
restore panel
under pointer

deselect all

effect controls

set marker

set marker

mask & shape

tools

set marker

display
snapshot

set marker

effects
property

rotate tool

display
snapshot

layer switches

set marker

rotate property

set marker
opacity

tab

display
snapshot

set marker

display
snapshot

easy ease
in/out

set marker

properties with
keyframes

pan behind

3D view 1

zoom
out

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

next
item

audio levels
property

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

alt

select prev
layer

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

in Tools panel

in Tools panel

Activate and cycle through mask and shape

Activate Selection tool

tools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle,

Activate Hand tool

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,

Activate Zoom In tool

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

Activate Rotation tool

Mask Feather tools (CS6)

Activate Roto Brush tool

Option+W

Alt+W

Temporarily activate Selection tool when a

Cmd

Ctrl

Activate and cycle through

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

Ctrl+B

a segment; Convert Vertex tool when pointer

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)

Ctrl (in shape layer)

Temporarily convert Selection

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

Ctrl+F11

(Press again to resize window so that contents

fill the screen.)

flowchart
Switch to workspace

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)

\ (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

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

marker, work area beginning or

Go to layer Out point

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

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,

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

on main keyboard

3D layers

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
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

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+'

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

Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer,

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

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

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

Cycle forward or backward

Cmd+Opt+Shift+U

Shift+ - (hyphen) or

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