Adobe After Effects 2021 keyboard shortcuts

Adobe After Effects 2021  

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- Shortcuts

We have listed default keyboard shortcuts of After Effects below. The list can be daunting at first glance - we recommends looking at "General" section first. These shortcuts can be customized in Visual Keyboard Shortcut Editor which can be opened by pressing Ctrl + Alt + ' or selecting Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.

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Ctrl + A

Select all

4
F2

Deselect all

2
Num Enter

Open selected layer, composition, or footage item

3
Ctrl + Alt +   

Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items up (forward) down (back) in stacking order

1
Ctrl + D

Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects, text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, render items, output modules, or compositions

14
Ctrl + Z

Undo

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Z

Redo

4
Ctrl + Alt + Num /

Purge All Memory

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1

(click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel) Open Project Settings dialog box

1
Ctrl + 7

Open or close Paragraph panel

5
F3

Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer

2
Ctrl + \

Resize application window or floating window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.)

Note: 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.
1
Alt +

(alt-click tool button in Tools panel) Cycle through tools

2
C

Activate and cycle through Camera tools (Unified Camera, Orbit Camera, Track XY Camera, and Track Z Camera)

2
Q

Activate and cycle through mask and shape tools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star)

1
G

Activate and cycle between the Pen and Mask Feather tools. (Note: You can turn off this setting in the Preferences dialog box.)

1
Alt + [

Trim In point or Out point of selected layers to current time

1
Ctrl + Alt + Home

Center anchor point in the visible content

2
F9

Easy ease selected keyframes

1
↑  Shift + F9

Easy ease selected keyframes in

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Program information

Program name: Adobe After Effects 2021 Adobe After Effects 2021 (Imaging)

Adobe After Effects is a visual effects software used in the post-production of filmmaking, video games, and more. It can be used for tracking, keying, compositing, and animation among other purposes.

Web page: helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/...

Last update: 3/7/2022 10:42 AM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 73%

More information >>

Updated: Updated program information. (5 updates.) 10/28/2021 10:51:30 AM New program added.
10/28/2021 10:54:06 AM Added some shortcuts.
10/28/2021 10:54:28 AM Added some shortcuts.
11/2/2021 10:04:26 AM Added some shortcuts.
11/2/2021 10:06:58 AM Updated program information.

Shortcut count: 450

Platform detected: Windows or Linux



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