List of shortcut keys for Adobe After Effects CS4. Shortcuts: general keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: projects keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: preferences keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: panels, viewers, workspaces, and windows keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: activating tools keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: compositions and the work area keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: time navigation keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: previews keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: views keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: footage keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: effects and animation presets keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: layers keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: showing properties in the Effect Controls panel keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: modifying layer properties keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: 3D layers keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: keyframes and the Graph Editor keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: text keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: masks keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: paint tools keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: shape layers keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: markers keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: motion tracking keyboard shortcuts keys,Shortcuts: saving, exporting, and rendering keyboard shortcuts keys
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: general keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | ||
| Cmnd+A | Select all | |
| F2 or Cmnd+Shft+A | Deselect all | |
| Return | Rename selected layer, composition, folder, effect, group, or mask | |
| Enter on numeric keypad | Open selected layer, composition, or footage item | |
| Cmnd+Optn+Down Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+Up Arrow | Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items down (back) or up (forward) in stacking order | |
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Down Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Up Arrow | Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items to bottom (back) or top (front) of stacking order | |
| Shft+Down Arrow | Extend selection to next item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel | |
| Shft+Up Arrow | Extend selection to previous item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel | |
| Cmnd+D | Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects, text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, render items, output modules, or compositions | |
| Cmnd+Q | Quit | |
| Cmnd+Z | Undo | |
| Cmnd+Shft+Z | Redo | |
| Cmnd+Optn+/ (on numeric keypad) | Purge all | |
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: projects keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd+Optn+N | New project | ||
| Cmnd+O | Open project | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+P | Open most recent project | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+N | New folder in Project panel | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+K | Open Project Settings dialog box | ||
| Cmnd+F | Find in Project panel | ||
| Optn-click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel | Cycle through color bit depths for project | ||
| Click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel | Open Project Settings dialog box | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: preferences keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Mac OS | Result | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+; (semicolon) | Open Preferences dialog box | ||
| Hold down Cmnd+Optn+Shft while starting After Effects | Restore default preferences settings | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: panels, viewers, workspaces, and windows keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Note: (Mac OS) Shortcuts involving function keys F9-F12 may conflict with shortcuts used by the operating system. See Mac OS Help for instructions to reassign Dashboard & Expose shortcuts. | |||
| Cmnd+0 | Open or close Project panel | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+0 | Open or close Render Queue panel | ||
| Cmnd+1 | Open or close Tools panel | ||
| Cmnd+2 | Open or close Info panel | ||
| Cmnd+3 | Open or close Preview panel | ||
| Cmnd+4 | Open or close Audio panel | ||
| Cmnd+5 | Open or close Effects & Presets panel | ||
| Cmnd+6 | Open or close Character panel | ||
| Cmnd+7 | Open or close Paragraph panel | ||
| Cmnd+8 | Open or close Paint panel | ||
| Cmnd+9 | Open or close Brushes panel | ||
| F3 or Cmnd+Shft+T | Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer | ||
| Cmnd+F11 | Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart | ||
| Shft+F10, Shft+F11, or Shft+F12 | Switch to workspace | ||
| Cmnd+W | Close active viewer or panel (closes content first) | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+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. | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+N | Split the frame containing the active viewer and create a new viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state | ||
| ` (accent grave) | Maximize or restore panel under pointer | ||
| Cmnd+\ (backslash) | Resize application window or floating window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.) | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+\ (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 | ||
| Shft+, (comma) or Shft+. (period) | Cycle to previous or next item in active viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions) | ||
| Optn+Shft+, (comma) or Optn+Shft+. (period) | Cycle to previous or next panel in active frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels) | ||
| click with middle mouse button | Activate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition panel without affecting layer selection | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: activating tools keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Note: You can activate some tools only under certain circumstances. For example, you can activate a camera tool only when the active composition contains a camera layer. To momentarily activate a tool with a single-letter keyboard shortcut, hold down the key; release the key to return to the previously active tool. To activate a tool and keep it active, press the key and immediately release it. | |||
| Optn-click tool button in Tools panel | Cycle through tools | ||
| V | Activate Selection tool | ||
| H | Activate Hand tool | ||
| Hold down spacebar or the middle mouse button. | Temporarily activate Hand tool | ||
| Z | Activate Zoom In tool | ||
| Optn (when Zoom In tool is active) | Activate Zoom Out tool | ||
| W | Activate Rotation tool | ||
| C | Activate and cycle through Camera tools (Unified Camera, Orbit Camera, Track XY Camera, and Track Z Camera) | ||
| Y | Activate Pan Behind tool | ||
| Q | Activate and cycle through mask and shape tools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star) | ||
| Cmnd+T | Activate and cycle through Type tools (Horizontal and Vertical) | ||
| G | Activate and cycle through pen tools (Pen, Add Vertex, Delete Vertex, and Convert Vertex) | ||
| Cmnd | Temporarily activate Selection tool when a pen tool is selected | ||
| Cmnd+Optn | 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) | ||
| Cmnd+B | Activate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools | ||
| Cmnd+P | Activate and cycle through Puppet tools | ||
| Optn (in shape layer) | Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Duplication tool | ||
| Cmnd (in shape layer) | Temporarily convert Selection tool to Direct Selection tool | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: compositions and the work area keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd+N | New composition | ||
| Cmnd+K | Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+B | Set composition background color | ||
| B or N | Set beginning or end of work area to current time | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+B | Set work area to duration of selected layers or, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration | ||
| Tap Shft | Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active compositionNote: If you tap Shift several times without any intervening keystrokes, you may invoke a feature of your operating system*â„¢s StickyKeys or Sticky Keys accessibility software. See your operating system*â„¢s documentation for disabling this feature. | ||
| Shft+Esc | Activate the most recently active composition that is in the same composition hierarchy (network of nested compositions) as the currently active composition | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: time navigation keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn+Shft+J | Go to specific time | ||
| Shft+Home or Shft+End | Go to beginning or end of work area | ||
| J or K | Go to previous or next visible item in time ruler (keyframe, marker, work area beginning or end) | ||
| Home or Cmnd+Optn+Left Arrow | Go to beginning of composition, layer, or footage item | ||
| End or Cmnd+Optn+Right Arrow | Go to end of composition, layer, or footage item | ||
| Page Down or Cmnd+Right Arrow | Go forward 1 frame | ||
| Shft+Page Down or Cmnd+Shft+Right Arrow | Go forward 10 frames | ||
| Page Up or Cmnd+Left Arrow | Go backward 1 frame | ||
| Shft+Page Up or Cmnd+Shft+Left Arrow | Go backward 10 frames | ||
| I | Go to layer In point | ||
| O | Go to layer Out point | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Left Arrow | Go to previous In point or Out point | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Right Arrow | Go to next In point or Out point | ||
| D | Scroll to current time in Timeline panel | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: previews keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| spacebar | Start or stop standard preview | ||
| 0 on numeric keypad* | RAM preview | ||
| Shft+0 on numeric keypad* | RAM preview with alternate settings | ||
| Cmnd-click RAM Preview button or press Cmnd+0 on numeric keypad* | Save RAM preview | ||
| Cmnd+Shft-click RAM Preview button or press Cmnd+Shft+0 on numeric keypad* | Save RAM preview with alternate settings | ||
| . (decimal point) on numeric keypad* | Preview only audio, from current time | ||
| Optn+. (decimal point) on numeric keypad* | Preview only audio, in work area | ||
| Drag or Optn-drag current-time indicator, depending on Live Update setting | Manually preview (scrub) video | ||
| Cmnd-drag current-time indicator | Manually preview (scrub) audio | ||
| Optn+0 on numeric keypad* | Wireframe preview | ||
| Optn+Shft+0 on numeric keypad* | Wireframe preview, leaving panel contents | ||
| / (on numeric keypad) | Show current frame on video preview device | ||
| Cmnd+/ (on numeric keypad) | Toggle Output Device preference between Desktop Only and video preview device | ||
| Shft+F5, Shft+F6, Shft+F7, or Shft+F8 | Take snapshot | ||
| F5, F6, F7, or F8 | Display snapshot in active viewer | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+F5, Cmnd+Shft+F6, Cmnd+Shft+F7, or Cmnd+Shft+F8 | Purge snapshot | ||
| Note: Some shortcuts are marked with an asterisk (*) to remind you to make sure that Num Lock is on when you use the numeric keypad. | |||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: views keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Shft+/ (on numeric keypad) | Turn display color management on or off for active view | ||
| Optn+1, Optn+2, Optn+3, Optn+4 | Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as grayscale | ||
| Optn+Shft+1, Optn+Shft+2, Optn+Shft+3 | Show colorized red, green, or blue channel | ||
| Optn+Shft+4 | Toggle showing straight RGB color | ||
| Double-click Hand tool | Reset view in the Composition panel to 100% and center composition in the panel | ||
| . (period) on main keyboard | Zoom in in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | ||
| , (comma) | Zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | ||
| / (on main keyboard) | Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | ||
| Shft+/ (on main keyboard) | Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | ||
| Optn+/ (on main keyboard) | Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel | ||
| Cmnd+J, Cmnd+Shft+J, Cmnd+Optn+J | Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in Composition panel | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+U | Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel | ||
| ; (semicolon) | Zoom in Timeline panel to single-frame units or zoom out to show entire composition duration | ||
| - (hyphen) on main keyboard | Zoom out time | ||
| Caps Lock | Suspend image updates | ||
| (apostrophe) | Show or hide safe zones | ||
| Cmnd+' (apostrophe) | Show or hide grid | ||
| Optn+' (apostrophe) | Show or hide proportional grid | ||
| Cmnd+R | Show or hide rulers | ||
| Cmnd+; (semicolon) | Show or hide guides | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+' (apostrophe) | Turn snapping to grid on or off | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+; (semicolon) | Turn snapping to guides on or off | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+; (semicolon) | Lock or unlock guides | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+H | Show or hide layer controls | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: footage keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Mac OS | Result | ||
| Cmnd+I | Import one file or image sequence | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+I | Import multiple files or image sequences | ||
| Optn-double-click | Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel | ||
| Cmnd+/ (on main keyboard) | Add selected items to most recently activated composition | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+/ (on main keyboard) | Replace selected source footage for selected layers with footage item selected in Project panel | ||
| Optn-drag footage item from Project panel onto selected layer | Replace source for a selected layer | ||
| Cmnd+Delete | Delete a footage item without a warning | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+G | Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected footage item | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+C | Remember footage interpretation | ||
| Cmnd+E | Edit selected footage item in application with which it*â„¢s associated (Edit Original) | ||
| Cmnd+H | Replace selected footage item | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+L | Reload selected footage items | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+P | Set proxy for selected footage item | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: effects and animation presets keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Mac OS | Result | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+E | Delete all effects from selected layers | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+E | Apply most recently applied effect to selected layers | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+F | Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected layers | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: layers keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Note: Some operations do not affect shy layers. | |||
| Cmnd+Y | New solid layer | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Y | New null layer | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Y | New adjustment layer | ||
| 0-9 on numeric keypad* | Select layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) | ||
| Shft+0-9 on numeric keypad* | Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) | ||
| Cmnd+Down Arrow | Select next layer in stacking order | ||
| Cmnd+Up Arrow | Select previous layer in stacking order | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+Down Arrow | Extend selection to next layer in stacking order | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+Up Arrow | Extend selection to previous layer in stacking order | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+A | Deselect all layers | ||
| X | Scroll topmost selected layer to top of Timeline panel | ||
| Shft+F4 | Show or hide Parent column | ||
| F4 | Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns | ||
| Optn-click solo switch | Turn off all other solo switches | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+V | Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or off for selected layers | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+V | Turn off Video switch for all video layers other than selected layers | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+Y | Open settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layer | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+V | Paste layers at current time | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+D | Split selected layers (If no layers are selected, split all layers.) | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+C | Precompose selected layers | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+T | Open Effect Controls panel for selected layers | ||
| Double-click a layer | Open layer in Layer panel (opens source composition for precomposition layer in Composition panel) | ||
| Optn-double-click a layer | Open source of a layer in Footage panel (opens precomposition layer in Layer panel) | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+R | Reverse selected layers in time | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+T | Enable time remapping for selected layers | ||
| [ (left bracket) or ] (right bracket) | Move In point or Out point of selected layers to current time | ||
| Optn+[ (left bracket) or Optn+] (right bracket) | Trim In point or Out point of selected layers to current time | ||
| Optn-click stopwatch | Add or remove expression for a property | ||
| Double-click effect selection in Effects & Presets panel | Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected layers | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+, (comma) or Cmnd+Optn+, (comma) | Set In point or Out point by time-stretching | ||
| Optn+Home | Move In point of selected layers to beginning of composition | ||
| Optn+End | Move Out point of selected layers to end of composition | ||
| Cmnd+L | Lock selected layers | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+L | Unlock all layers | ||
| Cmnd+U, Cmnd+Shft+U, Cmnd+Optn+Shft+U | Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Wireframe for selected layers | ||
| Shft+ - (hyphen) or Shft+= (equal sign) on the main keyboard | Cycle forward or backward through blending modes for selected layers | ||
| Cmnd+F | Find in Timeline panel | ||
| Note: Some shortcuts are marked with an asterisk (*) to remind you to make sure that Num Lock is on when you use the numeric keypad. | |||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Note: This table contains double-letter shortcuts (for example, LL). To use these shortcuts, press the letters in quick succession. | |||
| Cmnd+F | Find in Timeline panel | ||
| Cmnd+` (accent grave) | Toggle expansion of selected layers to show all properties | ||
| Cmnd-click triangle to the left of the property group name | Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties | ||
| A | Show only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest) | ||
| L | Show only Audio Levels property | ||
| F | Show only Mask Feather property | ||
| M | Show only Mask Path property | ||
| TT | Show only Mask Opacity property | ||
| T | Show only Opacity property (for lights, Intensity) | ||
| P | Show only Position property | ||
| R | Show only Rotation and Orientation properties | ||
| S | Show only Scale property | ||
| RR | Show only Time Remap property | ||
| FF | Show only instances of missing effects | ||
| E | Show only Effects property group | ||
| MM | Show only mask property groups | ||
| AA | Show only Material Options property group | ||
| EE | Show only expressions | ||
| UU | Show only modified properties | ||
| PP | Show only paint strokes and Puppet pins | ||
| LL | Show only audio waveform | ||
| U | Show only properties with keyframes or expressions | ||
| SS | Show only selected properties and groups | ||
| Optn+Shft-click property or group name | Hide property or group | ||
| Shft+property or group shortcut | Add or remove property or group from set that is shown | ||
| Optn+Shft+property shortcut | Add or remove keyframe at current time | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: showing properties in the Effect Controls panel keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Mac OS | Result | ||
| Cmnd+` (accent grave) | Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties | ||
| Cmnd-click triangle to the left of the property group name | Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: modifying layer properties keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Drag property value | Modify property value by default increments | ||
| Shft-drag property value | Modify property value by 10x default increments | ||
| Cmnd-drag property value | Modify property value by 1/10 default increments | ||
| Cmnd+Alt+O | Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected layers | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+O | Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+R | Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+P | Open Position dialog box for selected layers | ||
| Cmnd+Home | Center selected layers in view (modifies Position property to place anchor points of selected layers in center of current view) | ||
| arrow key | Move selected layers 1 pixel at current magnification (Position) | ||
| Shft+arrow key | Move selected layers 10 pixels at current magnification (Position) | ||
| Optn+Page Up or Optn+Page Down | Move selected layers 1 frame earlier or later | ||
| Optn+Shft+Page Up or Optn+Shft+Page Down | Move selected layers 10 frames earlier or later | ||
| + (plus) or - (minus) on numeric keypad | Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 1º | ||
| Shft++ (plus) or Shft+- (minus) on numeric keypad | Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 10º | ||
| Ctrl+Optn++ (plus) or Ctrl+Optn+- (minus) on numeric keypad | Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 1% | ||
| Ctrl+Optn+Shft++ (plus) or Ctrl+Optn+Shft+- (minus) on numeric keypad | Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 10% | ||
| Cmnd++ (plus) or Optn++ (plus) on numeric keypad | Increase Scale of selected layers by 1% | ||
| Cmnd+- (minus) or Optn+- (minus) on numeric keypad | Decrease Scale of selected layers by 1% | ||
| Cmnd+Shft++ (plus) or Optn+Shft++ (plus) on numeric keypad | Increase Scale of selected layers by 10% | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+- (minus) or Optn+Shft+- (minus) on numeric keypad | Decrease Scale of selected layers by 10% | ||
| Shft-drag with Rotation tool | Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45º increments | ||
| Shft-drag layer handle with Selection tool | Modify Scale, constrained to footage frame aspect ratio | ||
| Double-click Rotation tool | Reset Rotation to 0º | ||
| Double-click Selection tool | Reset Scale to 100% | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+F | Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+H | Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition width, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+G | Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition height, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: 3D layers keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Note: (Mac OS) Shortcuts involving function keys F9-F12 may conflict with shortcuts used by the operating system. See Mac OS Help for instructions to reassign Dashboard & Expose shortcuts. | |||
| F10 | Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front) | ||
| F11 | Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 2) | ||
| F12 | Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera) | ||
| Esc | Return to previous view | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+L | New light | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+C | New camera | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+\ | Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D objects | ||
| Optn+Shft+C | Turn Casts Shadows property on or off for selected 3D layers | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: keyframes and the Graph Editor keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Note: (Mac OS) Shortcuts involving function keys F9-F12 may conflict with shortcuts used by the operating system. See Mac OS Help for instructions to reassign Dashboard & Expose shortcuts. | |||
| Shft+F3 | Toggle between Graph Editor and layer bar modes | ||
| Click property name | Select all keyframes for a property | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+A | Select all visible keyframes and properties | ||
| Shft+F2 or Cmnd+Optn+Shft+A | Deselect all keyframes, properties, and property groups | ||
| Optn+Right Arrow or Optn+Left Arrow | Move keyframe 1 frame later or earlier | ||
| Optn+Shft+Right Arrow or Optn+Shft+Left Arrow | Move keyframe 10 frames later or earlier | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+K | Set interpolation for selected keyframes (layer bar mode) | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+H | Set keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier | ||
| Cmnd-click in layer bar mode | Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier | ||
| Cmnd+Optn-click in layer bar mode | Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold | ||
| F9 | Easy ease selected keyframes | ||
| Shft+F9 | Easy ease selected keyframes in | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+F9 | Easy ease selected keyframes out | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+K | Set velocity for selected keyframes | ||
| Optn+Shft+property shortcut | Add or remove keyframe at current time (For property shortcuts, see Shortcuts: showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel.) | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: text keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+T | New text layer | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+L, Cmnd+Shft+C, or Cmnd+Shft+R | Align selected horizontal text left, center, or right | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+L, Cmnd+Shft+C, or Cmnd+Shft+R | Align selected vertical text top, center, or bottom | ||
| Shft+Right Arrow or Shft+Left Arrow | Extend or reduce selection by one character to right or left in horizontal text | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+Right Arrow or Cmnd+Shft+Left Arrow | Extend or reduce selection by one word to right or left in horizontal text | ||
| Shft+Up Arrow or Shft+Down Arrow | Extend or reduce selection by one line up or down in horizontal text | ||
| Shft+Right Arrow or Shft+Left Arrow | Extend or reduce selection by one line to right or left in vertical text | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+Up Arrow or Cmnd+Shft+Down Arrow | Extend or reduce selection one word up or down in vertical text | ||
| Shft+Up Arrow or Shft+Down Arrow | Extend or reduce selection by one character up or down in vertical text | ||
| Shft+Home or Shft+End | Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of line | ||
| Home or End | Move insertion point to beginning or end of line | ||
| Double-click text layer | Select all text on a layer | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+Home or Cmnd+Shft+End | Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of text frame | ||
| Shft-click | Select text from insertion point to mouse click point | ||
| Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Cmnd+Left Arrow or Cmnd+Right Arrow; or Cmnd+Up Arrow or Cmnd+Down Arrow | 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 | ||
| Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Cmnd+Up Arrow or Cmnd+Down Arrow; or Cmnd+Left Arrow or Cmnd+Right Arrow | 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 | ||
| Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click with Type tool | Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text frame | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+K | Turn All Caps on or off for selected text | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+K | Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+= (equals) | Turn Superscript on or off for selected text | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+= (equals) | Turn Subscript on or off for selected text | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+X | Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+X | Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+A | Auto leading for selected text | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+Ctrl+Q | Reset tracking to 0 for selected text | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+J | Justify paragraph; left align last line | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+J | Justify paragraph; right align last line | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+F | Justify paragraph; force last line | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+, (comma) or Cmnd+Shft+. (period) | Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 2 units | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+, (comma) or Cmnd+Optn+Shft+. (period) | Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 10 units | ||
| Optn+Down Arrow or Optn+Up Arrow | Increase or decrease leading by 2 units | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Down Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+Up Arrow | Increase or decrease leading by 10 units | ||
| Optn+Shft+Down Arrow or Optn+Shft+Up Arrow | Decrease or increase baseline shift by 2 units | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Down Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Up Arrow | Decrease or increase baseline shift by 10 units | ||
| Optn+Left Arrow or Optn+Right Arrow | Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems) | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Left Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+Right Arrow | Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems) | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+T | Toggle paragraph composer | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: masks keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd+Shft+N | New mask | ||
| Optn-click mask | Select all points in a mask | ||
| Optn+` (accent grave) or Optn+Shft+` (accent grave) | Select next or previous mask | ||
| Double-click mask with Selection tool or select mask in Timeline panel and press Cmnd+T | Enter free-transform mask editing mode | ||
| Esc | Exit free-transform mask editing mode | ||
| Cmnd-drag | Scale around center point in Free Transform mode | ||
| arrow key | Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification | ||
| Shft+arrow key | Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification | ||
| Cmnd+Optn-click vertex | Toggle between smooth and corner points | ||
| Cmnd+Optn-drag vertex | Redraw Bezier handles | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+I | Invert selected mask | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+F | Open Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+M | Open Mask Shape dialog box for selected mask | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: paint tools keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| X | Swap paint background color and foreground colors | ||
| D | Set paint foreground color to black and background color to white | ||
| Optn-click | Set foreground color to the color currently under any paint tool pointer | ||
| Cmnd+Optn-click | Set foreground color to the average color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer | ||
| Cmnd-drag | Set brush size for a paint tool | ||
| Cmnd-drag, then release Cmnd while dragging | Set brush hardness for a paint tool | ||
| Hold Shft while beginning stroke | Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke | ||
| Optn-click | Set starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp tool pointer | ||
| Cmnd+Shft | Momentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option | ||
| Optn+Shft-drag with Clone Stamp tool | Show and move overlay. (Change Offset value of aligned Clone Stamp tool or change Source Position value of unaligned Clone Stamp tool.) | ||
| Optn-click the button for the preset | Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paint panel | ||
| Digit on numeric keypad (for example, 9=90%, 1=10%)* | Set opacity for a paint tool | ||
| . (decimal) on numeric keypad* | Set opacity for a paint tool to 100% | ||
| Shft+a digit on numeric keypad (for example, 9=90%, 1=10%)* | Set flow for a paint tool | ||
| Shft+. (decimal) on numeric keypad* | Set flow for a paint tool to 100% | ||
| Cmnd+Page Up or Cmnd+Page Down | Move earlier or later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration | ||
| Note: Some shortcuts are marked with an asterisk (*) to remind you to make sure that Num Lock is on when you use the numeric keypad. | |||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: shape layers keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd+G | Group selected shapes | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+G | Ungroup selected shapes | ||
| Select Path property in Timeline panel and press Cmnd+T | Enter free-transform path editing mode | ||
| Page Up when dragging to create shape | Increase star inner roundness | ||
| Page Down when dragging to create shape | Decrease star inner roundness | ||
| Up Arrow when dragging to create shape | Increase number of points for star or polygon; increase roundness for rounded rectangle | ||
| Down Arrow when dragging to create shape | Decrease number of points for star or polygon; decrease roundness for rounded rectangle | ||
| Hold spacebar when dragging to create shape | Reposition shape during creation | ||
| Left Arrow when dragging to create shape | Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 (sharp corners); decrease polygon and star outer roundness | ||
| Right Arrow when dragging to create shape | Set rounded rectangle roundness to maximum; increase polygon and star outer roundness | ||
| Shft when dragging to create shape | Constrain rectangles to squares; constrain ellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation | ||
| Cmnd when dragging to create shape | Change outer radius of star | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: markers keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| * (multiply) on numeric keypad | Set marker at current time (works during RAM preview and audio-only preview) | ||
| Optn+* (multiply) on numeric keypad | Set marker at current time and open marker dialog box | ||
| Shft+0-9 on main keyboard | Set and number a composition marker (0-9) at the current time | ||
| 0-9 on main keyboard | Go to a composition marker (0-9) | ||
| Optn-click the markers or keyframes | Display the duration between two layer markers or keyframes in the Info panel | ||
| Cmnd-click marker | Remove marker | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: motion tracking keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| arrow key | Move feature region, search region, and attach point 1 pixel at current magnification | ||
| Shft+arrow key | Move feature region, search region, and attach point 10 pixels at current magnification | ||
| Optn+arrow key | Move feature region and search region 1 pixel at current magnification | ||
| Optn+Shft+arrow key | Move feature region and search region 10 pixels at current magnification | ||
Adobe After Effects CS4 Shortcuts: saving, exporting, and rendering keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd+S | Save project | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+S | Increment and save project | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+S | Save As | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+/ (on main keyboard) | Add active composition or selected items to render queue | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+S | Add current frame to render queue | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+D | Duplicate render item with same output filename as original | ||
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