After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts

Deselect Effect Control

All Layers Panel After
esc F1 F2 F3 Selection F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12

Maximize The Tools Panel Info Panel Preview Panel Audio Panel Effects & Character Panel Paragraph Panel Paint Panel Brushes Panel Project Panel Zoom Out Zoom In Delete Footage
~ Panel The Preset Panel Render Queue _ + Without Warning
Cursor Is Currently
Hovering
` Above
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = backspace

Effects Reveal Rotation Reveal Opacity Pan Behind Tool

Mini-Flowchart View Mask & Shape Rotation Tool Reveal Properties Import File Open Project Reveal Position
New Solid Layer
Tools Property Group Type Tools
Change settings
With Keyframes Invert Selected Property { } |
Show Only Effects Control Show Only Mask Puppet Tools
for AE native
Expressions Panel objects
Modified Recent
tab Q W E R T Y New NULL
Layer
U Properties
I O P Project [ ] \

Anchor Property Scale Property Scroll To Current Show Mask Pen Tools Hand Tool Previous Keyframe Next Keyframe Show Audio
Deselect All Layers Save Time In Feather Property Group Selected Set Comp To Open Comp Levels Property : “
Select All Full Resolution
Timeline Panel Shapes Settings
Visible Keyframes Change Comp
Ungroup Project
caps lock A & Properties
S D F G Shapes H J Resolution
K Settings L ; ‘ enter

Remember Set Work Area End Show Mask

Zoom Tool Selection Tool Set Work Area Property
Zoom Out Zoom In
Footage New Comp
Interpretation
Beginning
New Mask Show All Mask < Comp > Comp ?
Precompose New Project Properties
Open Mask
shift Z X C Selected
Layers V B N New Folder
M Shape
Dialog Box
, . / shift

Prev Frame
10 frames back
alt page up
Beginning of Comp, Next Frame
Layer, Footage 10 frames forward
ctrl option command command
home page down end

Single Key Single Key

Double Tap Double Tap
Shift Shift
Command Control
Alt Alt
Command + Shift Control + Shift
Command + Alt Control + Alt
Command + Option / Alt + Shift Control + Alt + Shift
mac Repeat windows Repeat
 After Effects
Keyboard Shortcuts

Purge All Set Markers

On Layers
num
lock / * –

7 8 9

Show Alpha
Channel

4 5 6 +

Show Show Show

Channel R Channel G Channel B

1 2 3

RAM Preview
. Preview
Audio From
Current Time

0 Preview
del Audio enter

Single Key Single Key

Double Tap Double Tap
Shift Shift
Command Control
Alt Alt
Command + Shift Control + Shift
Command + Alt Control + Alt
Command + Option / Alt + Shift Control + Alt + Shift
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