List of shortcut keys for Adobe After Effects CS3. General keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with projects keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with preferences keyboard shortcuts keys,Panels, viewers, workspaces and windows keyboard shortcuts keys,Activating tools keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with compositions and the work area keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with previews keyboard shortcuts keys,Time navigation keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with footage keyboard shortcuts keys,Using and modifying views keyboard shortcuts keys,Effects and animation presets keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with layers keyboard shortcuts keys,Showing properties in the Timeline panel keyboard shortcuts keys,Modifying properties keyboard shortcuts keys,3D layers keyboard shortcuts keys,Keyframes keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with text keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with masks keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with paint tools keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with shape layers keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with markers keyboard shortcuts keys,Motion tracking keyboard shortcuts keys,Saving, exporting and rendering keyboard shortcuts keys
Adobe After Effects CS3 General keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | ||
Ctrl+A | Select all | |
F2 or Ctrl+Shft+A | Deselect all | |
Enter on main keyboard | Rename selected layer, composition, folder,effect, group, or mask | |
Enter on numeric keypad | Open selected layer, composition, or footageitem | |
Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow | Move selected layers, masks, or effectsdown (back) or up (forward) in stacking order | |
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Down Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Up Arrow | Move selected layers, masks, or effectsto bottom (back) or top (front) of stacking order | |
Shft+Down Arrow | Extend selection to next item in Projectpanel or Effect Controls panel | |
Shft+Up Arrow | Extend selection to previous item in Projectpanel or Effect Controls panel | |
Ctrl+D | Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects,text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, or compositions | |
Ctrl+Q | Quit | |
Ctrl+Z | Undo | |
Ctrl+Shft+Z | Redo | |
Ctrl+Alt+/ (on numeric keypad) | Purge all |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Working with projects keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Ctrl+Alt+N | New project | ||
Ctrl+O | Open project | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+P | Open most recent project | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+N | New folder in Project panel | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+K | Open Project Settings dialog box | ||
Ctrl+Alt+G | Find in Project panel | ||
Alt+Shft+G | Find again in Project panel | ||
Alt-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 CS3 Working with preferences keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Ctrl+Alt+; (semicolon) | Open Preferences dialog box | ||
Hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shft while starting After Effects | Restore default preferences settings |
Panels, viewers, workspaces and windows
Adobe After Effects CS3 Panels, viewers, workspaces and windows keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Ctrl+0 | Open or close Project panel | ||
Ctrl+Alt+0 | Open or close Render Queue panel | ||
Ctrl+1 | Open or close Tools panel | ||
Ctrl+2 | Open or close Info panel | ||
Ctrl+3 | Open or close Time Controls panel | ||
Ctrl+4 | Open or close Audio panel | ||
Ctrl+5 | Open or close Effects & Presets panel | ||
Ctrl+6 | Open or close Character panel | ||
Ctrl+7 | Open or close Paragraph panel | ||
Ctrl+8 | Open or close Paint panel | ||
Ctrl+9 | Open or close Brush Tips panel | ||
F3 or Ctrl+Shft+T | Open or close Effect Controls panel forselected layer | ||
Ctrl+F11 | Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart | ||
Shft+F10, Shft+F11, or Shft+F12 | Switch to workspace | ||
Ctrl+W | Close active viewer or panel (closes contentfirst) | ||
Ctrl+Shft+W | Close active panel or all viewers of typeof active viewer (closes content first) | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+N | Split the frame containing the active viewerand create a new viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state | ||
` (accent grave) | Maximize or restore panel under pointer | ||
Ctrl+\ (backslash) | Resize application window or floating windowto fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fillthe screen.) | ||
Ctrl+Alt+\ (backslash) | Move application window or floating windowto main monitor; resize window to fit screen. (Press again to resizewindow so that contents fill the screen.) | ||
\ (backslash) | Toggle activation between Composition paneland Timeline panel for current composition | ||
Shft+, (comma) or Shft+. (period) | Cycle to previous or next item in activeviewer | ||
Alt+Shft+, (comma) or Alt+Shft+. (period) | Cycle to previous or next panel in activeframe |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Activating tools keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Alt-click tool button in Tools panel | Cycle through tools | ||
V | Activate Selection tool | ||
H | Activate Hand tool | ||
Hold down spacebar. | Temporarily activate Hand tool | ||
Z | Activate Zoom In tool | ||
Alt (when Zoom In tool is active) | Activate Zoom Out tool | ||
W | Activate Rotation tool | ||
C | Activate and cycle through Camera tools(Orbit, Track XY, and Track Z) | ||
Y | Activate Pan Behind tool | ||
Q | Activate and cycle through mask and shapetools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star) | ||
Ctrl+T | Activate and cycle through Type tools (Horizontaland Vertical) | ||
G | Activate and cycle through pen tools (Pen,Add Vertex, Delete Vertex, and Convert Vertex) | ||
Ctrl | Temporarily activate Selection tool whena pen tool is selected | ||
Ctrl+Alt | Temporarily activate pen tool when the Selectiontool is selected and pointer is over a path (Add Vertex tool whenpointer is over a segment; Convert Vertex tool when pointer is overa vertex) | ||
Ctrl+B | Activate and cycle through Brush, CloneStamp, and Eraser tools | ||
Ctrl+P | Activate and cycle through Puppet tools | ||
Alt (in shape layer) | Temporarily convert Selection tool to ShapeDuplication tool | ||
Ctrl (in shape layer) | Temporarily convert Selection tool to DirectSelection tool |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Working with compositions and the work area keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Ctrl+N | New composition | ||
Ctrl+K | Open Composition Settings dialog box forselected composition | ||
Ctrl+Shft+B | Set composition background color | ||
B or N | Set beginning or end of work area to currenttime | ||
Ctrl+Alt+B | Set work area to duration of selected layersor, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Working with 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 | ||
Ctrl-click RAM Preview button or press Ctrl+0 on numeric keypad | Save RAM preview | ||
Ctrl+Shft-click RAM Preview button or press Ctrl+Shft+0 on numeric keypad | Save RAM preview with alternate settings | ||
. (decimal point) on numeric keypad* | Preview only audio, from current time | ||
Alt+. (decimal point) on numeric keypad* | Preview only audio, in work area | ||
Drag or Alt-drag current-time indicator, depending on Live Update setting | Manually preview (scrub) video | ||
Ctrl-drag current-time indicator | Manually preview (scrub) audio | ||
Alt+0 on numeric keypad* | Wireframe preview | ||
Alt+Shft+0 on numeric keypad* | Wireframe preview, leaving panel contents | ||
/ (on numeric keypad) | Show current frame on video preview device | ||
Shft+/ (on numeric keypad) | Turn display color management on or offfor active view | ||
Ctrl+/ (on numeric keypad) | Toggle Output Device preference betweenDesktop 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 panel | ||
Ctrl+Shft+F5, Ctrl+Shft+F6, Ctrl+Shft+F7, or Ctrl+Shft+F8 | Purge snapshot |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Time navigation keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Alt+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 timeruler (keyframe, marker, work area beginning or end) | ||
Home or Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow | Go to beginning of composition, layer, orfootage item | ||
End or Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow | Go to end of composition, layer, or footageitem | ||
Page Down or Ctrl+Right Arrow | Go forward 1 frame | ||
Shft+Page Down or Ctrl+Shft+Right Arrow | Go forward 10 frames | ||
Page Up or Ctrl+Left Arrow | Go backward 1 frame | ||
Shft+Page Up or Ctrl+Shft+Left Arrow | Go backward 10 frames | ||
I | Go to layer In point | ||
O | Go to layer Out point | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Left Arrow | Go to previous In point or Out point | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Right Arrow | Go to next In point or Out point | ||
D | Scroll to current time in Timeline panel |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Working with footage keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Ctrl+I | Import one file or image sequence | ||
Ctrl+Alt+I | Import multiple files or image sequences | ||
Alt-double-click | Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel | ||
Ctrl+/ (on main keyboard) | Add selected items to most recently activatedcomposition | ||
Ctrl+Alt+/ (on main keyboard) | Replace selected layers' source footagewith footage item selected in Project panel | ||
Alt-drag footage item from Project panel onto selected layer | Replace a selected layer's source | ||
Ctrl+Backspace | Delete a footage item without a warning | ||
Ctrl+F | Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selectedfootage item | ||
Ctrl+Alt+C | Remember footage interpretation | ||
Ctrl+E | Edit selected footage item in applicationwith which it's associated (Edit Original) | ||
Ctrl+H | Replace selected footage item | ||
Ctrl+Alt+L | Reload selected footage items | ||
Ctrl+Alt+P | Set proxy for selected footage item | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Q | Scan for changed footage |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Using and modifying views keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Alt+1, Alt+2, Alt+3, Alt+4 | Show red, green, blue, or alpha channelas grayscale | ||
Alt+Shft+1, Alt+Shft+2, Alt+Shft+3 | Show colorized red, green, or blue channel | ||
Alt+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 Footagepanel | ||
, (comma) | Zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footagepanel | ||
/ (on main keyboard) | Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footagepanel | ||
Shft+/ (on main keyboard) | Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footagepanel | ||
Alt+/ (on main keyboard) | Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer,or Footage panel | ||
Ctrl+J, Ctrl+Shft+J, Ctrl+Alt+J | Set resolution to Full, Half, or Customin Composition panel | ||
Ctrl+Alt+U | Open View Options dialog box for activeComposition panel | ||
; (semicolon) | Zoom in Timeline panel to single-frame units | ||
#NAME? | Zoom in time | ||
#NAME? | Zoom out time | ||
Caps Lock | Suspend image updates | ||
' (apostrophe) | Show or hide safe zones | ||
Ctrl+' (apostrophe) | Show or hide grid | ||
Alt+' (apostrophe) | Show or hide proportional grid | ||
Ctrl+R | Show or hide rulers | ||
Ctrl+; (semicolon) | Show or hide guides | ||
Ctrl+Shft+' (apostrophe) | Turn snapping to grid on or off | ||
Ctrl+Shft+; (semicolon) | Turn snapping to guides on or off | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+; (semicolon) | Lock or unlock guides | ||
Ctrl+Shft+H | Show or hide layer controls |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Effects and animation presets keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Ctrl+Shft+E | Delete all effects from selected layers. | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+E | Apply most recently applied effect to selectedlayers. | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+F | Apply most recently applied animation presetto selected layers. |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Working with layers keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Ctrl+Y | New solid layer | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Y | New null layer | ||
0-9 on numeric keypad* | Select layer (1-999) by its number (enterdigits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) | ||
Shft+0-9 on numeric keypad* | Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by itsnumber (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) | ||
Ctrl+Down Arrow | Select next layer in stacking order | ||
Ctrl+Up Arrow | Select previous layer in stacking order | ||
Ctrl+Shft+Down Arrow | Extend selection to next layer in stackingorder | ||
Ctrl+Shft+Up Arrow | Extend selection to previous layer in stackingorder | ||
Ctrl+Shft+A | Deselect all layers | ||
X | Scroll topmost selected layer to top ofTimeline panel | ||
Shft+F4 | Show or hide Parent column | ||
F4 | Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns | ||
Alt-click solo switch | Turn off all other solo switches | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+V | Turn Video switch on or off for selectedlayers | ||
Ctrl+Shft+V | Turn off Video switch for all video layersother than selected layers | ||
Ctrl+Shft+Y | Open settings dialog box for selected solid,light, camera, null, or adjustment layer | ||
Ctrl+Alt+V | Paste layers at current time | ||
Ctrl+Shft+D | Split selected layers (If no layers areselected, split all layers.) | ||
Ctrl+Shft+C | Precompose selected layers | ||
Ctrl+Shft+T | Open Effect Controls panel for selectedlayers | ||
Alt-double-click a layer | Open source of a layer in Footage panel | ||
Ctrl+Alt+R | Reverse selected layers in time | ||
Ctrl+Alt+T | Enable time remapping for selected layers | ||
[ (left bracket) or ] (right bracket) | Move In point or Out point of selected layersto current time | ||
Alt+[ (left bracket) or Alt+] (right bracket) | Trim In point or Out point of selected layersto current time | ||
Alt-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 | ||
Ctrl+Shft+, (comma) or Ctrl+Alt+, (comma) | Set In point or Out point by time-stretching | ||
Alt+Home | Move In point of selected layers to beginningof composition | ||
Alt+End | Move Out point of selected layers to endof composition | ||
Ctrl+L | Lock selected layers | ||
Ctrl+Shft+L | Unlock all layers | ||
Ctrl+U, Ctrl+Shft+U, or Ctrl+Alt+Shft+U | Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Wireframefor selected layers |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Showing properties in the Timeline panel keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Ctrl+` (accent grave) | Toggle expansion of selected layers to showall properties | ||
Ctrl-click triangle to the left of the property group name | Toggle expansion of property group and allchild property groups to show all properties | ||
A | Show only Anchor Point property (for lightsand 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 | ||
RR | Show only Time Remap property | ||
S | Show only Scale property | ||
E | Show only Effects property group | ||
MM | Show only mask property groups | ||
AA | Show only Material Options property group(3D) | ||
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 | ||
Alt+Shft-click property or group name | Hide property or group | ||
Shft+property or group shortcut | Add or remove property or group from setthat is shown | ||
Alt+Shft+property shortcut | Add or remove keyframe at current time |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Modifying 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 | ||
Ctrl-drag property value | Modify property value by 1/10 default increments | ||
Ctrl+Alt+O | Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selectedlayers | ||
Ctrl+Shft+O | Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers | ||
Ctrl+Shft+R | Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers | ||
Ctrl+Shft+P | Open Position dialog box for selected layers | ||
arrow key | Move selected layers 1 pixel at currentmagnification (Position) | ||
Shft+arrow key | Move selected layers 10 pixels at currentmagnification (Position) | ||
Alt+Page Up or Alt+Page Down | Move selected layers 1 frame earlier orlater | ||
Alt+Shft+Page Up or Alt+Shft+Page Down | Move selected layers 10 frames earlier orlater | ||
=+ (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++ (plus) or Ctrl+- (minus) on numeric keypad | Increase or decrease Scale of selected layers by 1% | ||
Ctrl+Shft++ (plus) or Ctrl+Shft+- (minus) on numeric keypad | Increase or 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 frameaspect ratio | ||
Double-click Rotation tool | Reset Rotation to 0º | ||
Double-click Selection tool | Reset Scale to 100% | ||
Ctrl+Alt+F | Scale and reposition selected layers tofit composition | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+H | Scale and reposition selected layers tofit composition width, preserving aspect ratio | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+G | Scale and reposition selected layers tofit composition height, preserving aspect ratio |
Adobe After Effects CS3 3D layers keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
F10 | Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front) | ||
F11 | Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to CustomView 2) | ||
F12 | Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to ActiveCamera) | ||
Esc | Return to previous view | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+L | New light | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+C | New camera | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+\ | Move the camera and its point of interestto look at selected 3D objects | ||
Alt+Shft+C | Turn Casts Shadows property on or off forselected 3D layers |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Keyframes keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Shft+F3 | Toggle between Graph Editor and layer barmodes | ||
Click property name | Select all keyframes for a property | ||
Ctrl+Alt+A | Select all visible keyframes and properties | ||
Shft+F2 or Ctrl+Alt+Shft+A | Deselect all keyframes, properties, andproperty groups | ||
Alt+Right Arrow or Alt+Left Arrow | Move keyframe 1 frame later or earlier | ||
Alt+Shft+Right Arrow or Alt+Shft+LeftArrow | Move keyframe 10 frames later or earlier | ||
Ctrl+Alt+K | Set interpolation for selected keyframes(layer bar mode) | ||
Ctrl+Alt+H | Set keyframe interpolation method to holdor Auto Bezier | ||
Ctrl-click in layer bar mode | Set keyframe interpolation method to linearor Auto Bezier | ||
Ctrl+Alt-click in layer bar mode | Set keyframe interpolation method to linearor hold | ||
F9 | Easy ease selected keyframes | ||
Shft+F9 | Easy ease selected keyframes in | ||
Ctrl+Shft+F9 | Easy ease selected keyframes out | ||
Ctrl+Shft+K | Set velocity for selected keyframes | ||
Alt+Shft+property shortcut | Add or remove keyframe at current time |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Working with text keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+T | New text layer | ||
Ctrl+Shft+L, C, or R | Align selected horizontal text left, center,or right | ||
Ctrl+Shft+L, C, or R | Align selected vertical text top, center,or bottom | ||
Shft+Right Arrow or Shft+Left Arrow | Extend or reduce selection by one characterto right or left in horizontal text | ||
Shft+Right Arrow or 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 upor down in horizontal text | ||
Shft+Right Arrow or Shft+Left Arrow | Extend or reduce selection by one line toright or left in vertical text | ||
Ctrl+Shft+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Shft+Down Arrow | Extend or reduce selection one word up ordown in vertical text | ||
Shft+Up Arrow or Shft+Down Arrow | Extend or reduce selection by one characterup or down in vertical text | ||
Shft+Home or Shft+End | Select text from insertion point to beginningor end of line | ||
Home or End | Move insertion point to beginning or endof line | ||
Double-click text layer | Select all text on a layer | ||
Ctrl+Shft+Home or Ctrl+Shft+End | Select text from insertion point to beginningor end of text frame | ||
Shft-click | Select text from insertion point to mouseclick point | ||
Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Ctrl+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Right Arrow; or Ctrl+Up A | 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; Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow; or Ctrl+Left Ar | 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 | ||
Ctrl+Shft+K | Turn All Caps on or off for selected text | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+K | Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text | ||
Ctrl+Shft+= (equals) | Turn Superscript on or off for selectedtext | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+= (equals) | Turn Subscript on or off for selected text | ||
Ctrl+Shft+X | Set horizontal scale to 100% for selectedtext | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+X | Set vertical scale to 100% for selectedtext | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+A | Auto leading for selected text | ||
Ctrl+Shft+Q | Reset tracking to 0 for selected text | ||
Ctrl+Shft+J | Justify paragraph; left align last line | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+J | Justify paragraph; right align last line | ||
Ctrl+Shft+F | Justify paragraph; force last line | ||
Ctrl+Shft+, (comma) or Ctrl+Shft+. (period) | Decrease or increase type size of selected text by 2 units | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+, (comma) or Ctrl+Alt+Shft+. (period) | Decrease or increase type size of selected text by 10 units | ||
Alt+Down Arrow or Alt+Up Arrow | Increase or decrease leading by 2 units | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow | Increase or decrease leading by 10 units | ||
Alt+Shft+Down Arrow or Alt+Shft+Up Arrow | Decrease or increase baseline shift by 2units | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Down Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Up Arrow | Decrease or increase baseline shift by 10 units | ||
Alt+Left Arrow or Alt+Right Arrow | Decrease or increase kerning or tracking20 units (20/1000 ems) | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow | Decrease or increase kerning or tracking100 units (100/1000 ems) | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+T | Toggle paragraph composer |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Working with masks keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Ctrl+Shft+N | New mask | ||
Alt-click mask | Select all points in a mask | ||
Alt+` (grave accent) or Alt+Shft+` (grave accent) | Select next or previous mask | ||
Double-click mask with Selection tool or select mask in Timeline panel and press Ctrl+T | Enter free-transform mask editing mode | ||
Esc | Exit free-transform mask editing mode | ||
Ctrl-drag | Scale around center point in Free Transformmode | ||
arrow key | Move selected path points 1 pixel at currentmagnification | ||
Shft+arrow key | Move selected path points 10 pixels at currentmagnification | ||
Ctrl+Alt-click point | Toggle between smooth and corner points | ||
Ctrl+Alt-drag point | Redraw handles | ||
Ctrl+Shft+I | Invert selected mask | ||
Ctrl+Shft+F | Open Mask Feather dialog box for selectedmask | ||
Ctrl+Shft+M | Open Mask Shape dialog box for selectedmask |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Working with paint tools keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
X | Swap paint background color and foregroundcolors | ||
D | Set paint foreground color to black andbackground color to white | ||
Alt-click | Set foreground color to the color currentlyunder any paint tool pointer | ||
Ctrl+Alt-click | Set foreground color to the average colorof a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer | ||
Ctrl-drag | Set a paint tool's brush size | ||
Ctrl-drag, then release Ctrl while dragging | Set a paint tool's brush hardness | ||
Hold Shft while beginning stroke | Join current paint stroke to the previousstroke | ||
Alt-click | Set starting sample point to point currentlyunder Clone Stamp tool pointer | ||
Ctrl+Shft | Momentarily activate Eraser tool with LastStroke Only option | ||
Alt+Shft-drag with Clone Stamp tool | Show and move overlay. (Change aligned CloneStamp tool's Offset value or change unaligned Clone Stamptool's Source Position value.) | ||
Alt-click the preset | Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paintpanel | ||
Digit on numeric keypad (e.g., 9=90%, 1=10%) | Set a paint tool's opacity | ||
. (decimal) on numeric keypad* | Set a paint tool's opacity to 100% | ||
Shft+a digit on numeric keypad (e.g., 9=90%, 1=10%) | Set a paint tool's flow | ||
Shft+. (decimal) on numeric keypad* | Set a paint tool's flow to 100% | ||
Ctrl+Page Up or Ctrl+Page Down | Move earlier or later by number of framesspecified for stroke Duration |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Working with shape layers keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Ctrl+G | Group selected shapes | ||
Ctrl+Shft+G | Ungroup selected shapes | ||
Select Path property in Timeline panel and press Ctrl+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 (sharpcorners); 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; constrainellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation | ||
Ctrl when dragging to create shape | Change outer radius of star |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Working with markers keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
* (multiply) on numeric keypad | Set layer-time marker at current time (worksduring RAM preview and audio-only preview) | ||
Alt+* (multiply) on numeric keypad | Set layer-time marker at current time andopen marker dialog box | ||
Shft+0-9 on main keyboard | Set and number a composition-time marker(0-9) at the current time | ||
0-9 on main keyboard | Go to a composition-time marker (0-9) | ||
Alt-click the markers or keyframes | See the duration between two layer-timemarkers or keyframes in the Info panel | ||
Ctrl-click marker | Remove marker |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Motion tracking keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
arrow key | Move feature region, search region, andattach point 1 pixel at current magnification | ||
Shft+arrow key | Move feature region, search region, andattach point 10 pixels at current magnification | ||
Alt+arrow key | Move feature region and search region 1pixel at current magnification | ||
Alt+Shft+arrow key | Move feature region and search region 10pixels at current magnification |
Adobe After Effects CS3 Saving, exporting and rendering keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Ctrl+S | Save project | ||
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+S | Increment and save project | ||
Ctrl+Shft+S | Save As | ||
Ctrl+Shft+/ (on main keyboard) | Add active composition or selected itemsto render queue | ||
Ctrl+M | Add active or selected composition to renderqueue and specify name of output file (Make Movie) | ||
Ctrl+Alt+S | Add current frame to render queue | ||
Ctrl+Shft+D | Duplicate render item with same output filenameas original |
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