List of shortcut keys for Adobe After Effects CS5. General (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Projects (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Preferences (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Panels, viewers, workspaces, and windows (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Activating tools (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Compositions and the work area (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Time navigation (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Previews (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Views (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Footage (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Effects and animation presets (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Layers (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Showing properties in the Effect Controls panel (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Modifying layer properties (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,3D layers (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Keyframes and the Graph Editor (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Text (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Masks (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Paint tools (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Shape layers (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Markers (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Motion tracking (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys,Saving, exporting, and rendering (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keys
Adobe After Effects CS5 General (keyboard shortcuts) 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 | |
Esc | Interrupt running a script |
Adobe After Effects CS5 Projects (keyboard shortcuts) 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 CS5 Preferences (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Cmnd+Optn+; (semicolon) | Open Preferences dialog box | ||
Hold down Cmnd+Optn+Shft while starting After Effects | Restore default preferences settings |
Adobe After Effects CS5 Panels, viewers, workspaces, and windows (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
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 CS5 Activating tools (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
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 | ||
Optn+W | Activate Roto Brush 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 CS5 Compositions and the work area (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
Cmnd+N | New composition | ||
Cmnd+K | Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition | ||
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 composition | ||
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 CS5 Time navigation (keyboard shortcuts) 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 CS5 Previews (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
spacebar | Start or stop standard preview | ||
0 on numeric keypad* or Ctrl+0 (zero) on main keyboard | RAM preview | ||
Shft+0 on numeric keypad* or Shft+Ctrl+0 (zero) on main keyboard | 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* or Ctrl+. (period) on main keyboard | Preview only audio, from current time | ||
Optn+. (decimal point) on numeric keypad* or Ctrl+Optn+. (period) on main keyboard | 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* or Ctrl+Optn+0 (zero) on main keyboard | RAM preview number of frames specified by Alternate RAM Preview preference (defaults to 5) | ||
/ (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 |
Adobe After Effects CS5 Views (keyboard shortcuts) 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 | ||
Optn+5 | Show alpha boundary (outline between transparent and opaque regions) in Layer panel | ||
Optn+6 | Show alpha overlay (colored overlay on transparent regions) in Layer panel | ||
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 | ||
= (equal sign) on main keyboard | Zoom in time | ||
- (hyphen) on main keyboard | Zoom out time | ||
; (semicolon) | Zoom in Timeline panel to single-frame units (Press again to zoom out to show entire composition duration.) | ||
Shft+; (semicolon) | Zoom out in Timeline panel to show the entire composition duration (Press again to zoom back in to the duration specified by the Time Navigator.) | ||
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 CS5 Footage (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
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'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 CS5 Effects and animation presets (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
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 CS5 Layers (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
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 |
Adobe After Effects CS5 Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
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, Roto Brush 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 CS5 Showing properties in the Effect Controls panel (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
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 CS5 Modifying layer properties (keyboard shortcuts) 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 CS5 3D layers (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
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 layers | ||
F | With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers | ||
Cmnd+Shft+F | With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at all 3D layers | ||
Optn+Shft+C | Turn Casts Shadows property on or off for selected 3D layers |
Adobe After Effects CS5 Keyframes and the Graph Editor (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
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 Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel (keyboard shortcuts).) |
Adobe After Effects CS5 Text (keyboard shortcuts) 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 CS5 Masks (keyboard shortcuts) 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 CS5 Paint tools (keyboard shortcuts) 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) | ||
3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 on the main keyboard | Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset | ||
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 (or 1 or 2 on the main keyboard) | Move earlier or later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration |
Adobe After Effects CS5 Shape layers (keyboard shortcuts) 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 CS5 Markers (keyboard shortcuts) keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
* (multiply) on numeric keypad or Ctrl+8 on main keyboard | Set marker at current time (works during RAM preview and audio-only preview) | ||
Optn+* (multiply) on numeric keypad or Ctrl+Optn+8 on main keyboard | 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 CS5 Motion tracking (keyboard shortcuts) 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 CS5 Saving, exporting, and rendering (keyboard shortcuts) 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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